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Purno Agitok Sangma, a man with many feathers in his cap, passed away at 68. (Photo: PTI)

Former Lok Sabha Speaker, jovial leader, PA Sangma passes away

He also was the chief minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990 besides serving as union minister in various governments.

4 March 2016 1:00 PM IST

Sarbananda Sonowal, the chief ministerial candidate of BJP in Assam, announced that BJP is joining hands with AGP. (Photo: PTI)

BJP joins hands with AGP to form pre-poll alliance in Assam

The party said its main objective is to free Assam from the corrupt regime of the Congress.

2 March 2016 7:25 PM IST

Pul had the support of 27 Congress MLAs now in the Arunachal Assembly. (Photo: PTI)

Pul wins confidence vote in Arunachal with support of 40 MLAs

17-Congress MLAs including the former chief minister Nabam Tuki and ex-speaker Nabam Rebia were absent from the House.

25 Feb 2016 8:01 PM IST

The adivasis, mostly working in Assams tea gardens, have been agitating for ST status. (Representatonal image)

Protests erupt in Assam seeking ST reservations

Hundreds of adivasi protesters blocked rail tracks in Western Assam's Kokrajhar district Monday to demand Scheduled...

23 Feb 2016 2:41 AM IST

Dissident Congress leader Kalikho Pul sworn in as Chief Minister of crisis-ridden Arunachal Pradesh by Governor J P Rajkhowa in Itanagar. (Photo: PTI)

Kalikho Pul new CM in Arunachal Pradesh as President's Rule is lifted

Pul belongs to a very small community called Kaman Mishmi, which has hardly 2,500 members.

20 Feb 2016 8:23 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Gandhi lashes out at Modi, says the he is superficial in his...

GHe also chided Modi for his inability to fulfill his much talked of promise of bringing back black money from abroad

16 Feb 2016 5:53 PM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Mahatma's killers want us to take patriotism lessons from them: Rahul

Speaking at the Assam rally, Gandhi said that Modi doesn't talk about the commitments he gave before Lok Sabha...

15 Feb 2016 4:53 PM IST

BJP National President Amit Shah, Union Minister for Sports Welfare Sarbananda Sonowal and others wave during a public rally on the occasion of 14th Bodoland Day in Kokrajhar. (Photo: PTI)

Amit Shah slams Congress in Assam, says give BJP a chance

The BJP chief said his party would stop entry of illegal immigrants into the state.

10 Feb 2016 4:01 PM IST

Mahanta who is shadowed by Z-plus security cover was on his way to Nagaon from Guwahati. (Photo: PTI)

Former Assam CM Prafulla Mahanta, his son hurt in road accident

Mahanta and his son were treated in the private nursing home. He will be shifted to Guwahati for better treatment,...

9 Feb 2016 8:53 PM IST

Oil and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan (Photo: PTI)

Union Petroleum Minister aims to double oil and gas output in 15 years

Pradhan also said that distribution network, including setting up of an additional 7,000 km pipelines, will be...

9 Feb 2016 8:41 PM IST

Modi in his speech also batted for a new development model for north- eastern states (Photo: Twitter)

Modi, Gogoi spar over credit for gas cracker project in Assam

Claiming that the delay has cost the exchequer dearly, Modi said that his government had fast-tracked the gas cracker...

5 Feb 2016 4:20 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a rally in Assam (Photo: Facebook)

Narendra Modi lashes out at Gandhi family for disrupting Parliament

Narendra Modi alleged that the Congress is taking revenge for their defeat in 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

5 Feb 2016 3:57 PM IST