Assam Diary
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‘Police high-handedness’: What a government inquiry said about a shooting in Assam
Assam has seen numerous police shootings since last year. This is the only incident where the government set up an inquiry commission.
Rokibuz Zaman
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In Assam, a police crackdown on European visitors sparks demand for an anti-conversion law
Ten Europeans were detained and deported, with the police investigating whether they were conducting ‘mass conversions’ to Christianity.
Rokibuz Zaman
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In Assam, there is widespread resentment against internet shutdowns for government exams
The government argued it was necessary to conduct ‘free, fair and transparent’ exams.
Rokibuz Zaman
Trending
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‘The Archies’ review: A good-looking nostalgia piece
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How Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has created a climate of fear ahead of January’s poll
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Why caste divides Marathas as they rally for reservation
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Why does the Bible have no reference to any female godly presence, or to divine spouses or lovers?
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Rajasthan verdict in 30 charts: Poll was closer than results showed, Congress held on to vote share
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Why many in Assam are unhappy with a proposal to count ‘Assamese Muslims’
Muslim communities considered indigenous to the state resent the emphasis on religion over ethnicity.
Rokibuz Zaman
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Assam’s tea gardens will have high schools for the first time. But tea workers have one concern
They want the tea garden managements to stay out of the running of the schools.
Rokibuz Zaman
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Why wild mushrooms are causing deaths in Assam’s tea gardens
Impoverished tea garden workers have been driven to the free source of protein but knowledge of which mushrooms are poisonous is scarce on the ground.
Rokibuz Zaman
Video
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Gemini: Google posts videos of what its new AI model can do
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Watch: Panic among passengers after spotting flames under Bhubaneswar-Howrah Jan Shatabdi coach
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‘Not pregnant, lost my uterus to cancer’: TV journalist responds to email criticising her outfit
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Watch: Three rare white lion cubs born in Venezuelan zoo
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‘This year baby Jesus is in rubble’: Nativity scene in Bethlehem church is in solidarity with Gaza
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‘Deliberately creating enmity’: Assam MP Abdul Khaleque on his complaint against Himanta Biswa Sarma
The two men were once political allies in the Congress. Khaleque now wants Sarma booked for hate speech.
Rokibuz Zaman
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‘In the womb of the Brahmaputra’: A flawed land policy lies behind violent eviction drives in Assam
A close study of Sipajhar, where an eviction drive left two dead last month, reveals the many factors shaping ethnic tensions.
Bidyut Sagar Boruah, Anshuman Gogoi, Gaurav Rajkhowa & Ankur Tamuli Phukan
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How African Swine Fever – and government inaction – pushed Assam’s pig farmers into penury
The sector was flourishing till the virus wiped out farm after farm across the state last year as the government failed to cull the animals in time.
Arunabh Saikia
The Reel
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‘The Archies’ review: A good-looking nostalgia piece
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‘Chamak’ review: Exquisite music is the biggest draw
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Watch: A full-length ‘Dunki’ trailer is out
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‘Kabuliwala’ trailer: Mithun Chakraborty stars in latest adaptation of the Rabindranath Tagore story
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ trailer: Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta star in slice-of-life comedy
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In Assam’s Bodoland, a new peace accord propelled a new party to power
But so did the support of the BJP.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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As Kaziranga National Park spreads, residents tear down their homes before they are evicted
The park became central to Assamese pride, and the tussles over eviction grew political.
Arunabh Saikia
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In Assam, the Congress spars with BJP over its chief ministerial candidate's past
Last week, ULFA accused Sarbananda Sonowal of being involved in two 'secret killings'.
Ipsita Chakravarty
The Field
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England Tour of India: Sciver-Brunt, Wyatt lead visitors to victory in first T20I
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Pro Kabaddi League: Patna Pirates, UP Yoddhas record blowout victories in Ahmedabad
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mohun Bagan Super Giant snatch late draw against Odisha FC
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Sun setting on the Commonwealth Games: Is it time to say goodbye to the multi-sport event?
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WPL 2024: From Uma Chetry to Devika Vaidya, Indian players who can start bidding war at the auction