Assam's eviction drive ends, 1900 hectare land freed; Oppn calls it illegal

An Assam Congress MLA on Thursday attempted to stall the state government's anti-encroachment exercise for a brief period on the third and final day of the drive to clear nearly 1,900 hectares of......

CPI to fight on 60 seats, declares 39 names for LS polls

Probodh Panda and Atul Kumar Anjaan are among 39 candidates declared by the Communist Party of India for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the party said that it would fight on 60 seats in 24 states.......

Assam govt tables bill to abolish state-run madrassas

The Assam government on Monday tabled a bill in the Legislative Assembly to abolish all state-run madrassas by converting them into general schools from April 1 next year.  ......

Landslide win for Hasina in Bangladesh polls; Opposition rejects results

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ruling alliance on Monday swept to a landslide victory in the general elections, securing a third straight term, an outcome that would be good news for......