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Assam

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Assam: Congress leader Jitendra Singh Alwar defends alliance partner AJP candidate Kunki Chowdhury’s mother after CM targeted her for support to Sharjeel Imam, insulting...

OpIndia Staff - 3 April, 2026

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has triggered a sharp political row by alleging that the mother of Assam Jatiya Parishad’s (AJP) Guwahati Central...

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PM Modi visits a tea garden in Assam, plucks leaves amid traditional song sung by workers, calls it “a very memorable experience”

OpIndia Staff - 1 April, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Manohari Tea Estate in Dibrugarh district this morning, where he plucked tea leaves with women workers, interacted warmly...

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UCC, pushback against Bangladeshi intruders, Love Jihad and more: Read what BJP’s ‘Sankalp Patra’ for upcoming Assam assembly elections promises

OpIndia Staff - 31 March, 2026

The BJP has promised to "protect the land, heritage and dignity of the indigenous people of Assam," in its election manifesto.

Crime

Assam: Mysterious blast in a rented house rocks Jorhat town ahead of elections, tenant Noor Mohammad and his minor son killed

OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2026

A powerful explosion rocked a rented house in the in Assam’s Jorhat on Saturday, claiming two lives and leaving a child critically injured, just...

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Singapore court rules Zubeen Garg’s death an accidental drowning, cites exhaustion and finds no foul play in the yacht incident

OpIndia Staff - 25 March, 2026

During the inquiry, Assistant Superintendent of Police, David Lim told the court that Garg had consumed alcohol before jumping into the water from a yacht.

Crime

Four Assam Police commandos injured in RPG attack on battalion camp in Tinsukia by suspected ULFA-I militants

OpIndia Staff - 22 March, 2026

At least four Assam Police commandos were injured in a pre-dawn attack on a commando battalion camp in Jagun, Tinsukia district. It is believed...

Fact-Check

Congress, The Wire peddle fake news about BJP workers ‘vandalising’ party office in Assam: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff - 21 March, 2026

In reality, the incident did not take place in Assam as alleged by Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh. The clash instead occurred on 16th March in the Alipurduars district of West Bengal.

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Assam Elections 2026: The arithmetic of power and the psychology of victory as BJP-led NDA appears set for a comfortable hat-trick

Dr. Prosenjit Nath - 21 March, 2026

When Assam’s voters deliver their verdict on May 4, it is likely to reaffirm not just a government but a political order, one defined by the BJP’s ability to combine structural advantage with strategic execution.

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