Kaushik Deka

We can't be Hindus or Muslims, if we can't remain Assamese.

Many are disappointed with a low headcount of illegal immigrants in Assam. And this could well lead to a re-evaluation.

With a decision on the controversial National Register of Citizens approaching, we look at the history of the NRC and illegal immigration in Assam. We also decode if the NRC is 'anti-Muslim'.

The pace and the manner in which the party president-to-be handled the controversy marks a shift in Congress politics.

He is fortunate to be heading the state when there is a strong feel-good factor.

[Book extract] Within a decade, the young boy reduced his 'permanent disability' to a temporary aberration. He could walk again.

She could never be relied on, yet the AIADMK chief was frantically wooed.

The Karnataka CM failed to use the infamous water dispute as an opportunity to rise to the occasion.

On paper, this friendship has the potential to destroy all other rivals, including the BSP and BJP.

Prashant Kishor has added his own imprint to the strategy and that may be the difference between the party's success and failure.

His low profile and measured visibility has managed to keep him politically fresh in the public psyche.

The obsession with protocol and process has stymied the party’s growth.

The two were chiefly responsible for the bitter tussle between Tarun Gogoi and his most trusted deputy, Himanta Biswa Sarma.

It’s a lack of experience that has resulted in many questioning his administrative abilities.

The mother even tried to match up with the son’s new vocabulary such as 'suit boot ki sarkar' and 'bina dum ki prime minister'.

Will he be able to accommodate all the Congress MLAs who had supported him in his battle against Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi and ensure Assembly tickets for each one of them?

The nation is watching the Congress vice-president closely but there is no clear verdict on his performance.

As he embarks on his second innings, the Congress vice president must avoid the blunders that forced his father out of power.

The biggest challenge for the Congress vice-president comes from his home state Uttar Pradesh which has 80 Lok Sabha seats.

Personal conversations between rival leaders were never used as political tool in Indian politics.

The Congress president's reference to her sister-in-law's ministry on the last two occasions could just be a coincidence. Or is it a deliberate strategy?

Highlights of the historic pact with NSCN(I-M).

The primary demand of the NSCN has been Greater Nagaland which envisages bringing all Naga-inhabited areas under one administrative umbrella.

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It may also inspire many others to come forward and acknowledge their crimes.

It took just one tweet from the Union external affairs minister to bust the myth.

The Narendra Modi government is prepared for a huge face-off with the Opposition over the passage of these pieces of legislation.

The more things change, the more they remain the same with the Congress vice president.

Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal gained absolute power in their respective parties only after they won the support of the masses.