We can't be Hindus or Muslims, if we can't remain Assamese.
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...Full StoryWith 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'.
...Full StoryThe pace and the manner in which the party president-to-be handled the controversy marks a shift in Congress politics.
...Full StoryHe is fortunate to be heading the state when there is a strong feel-good factor.
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...Full StoryShe could never be relied on, yet the AIADMK chief was frantically wooed.
...Full StoryThe Karnataka CM failed to use the infamous water dispute as an opportunity to rise to the occasion.
...Full StoryOn paper, this friendship has the potential to destroy all other rivals, including the BSP and BJP.
...Full StoryPrashant Kishor has added his own imprint to the strategy and that may be the difference between the party's success and failure.
...Full StoryHis low profile and measured visibility has managed to keep him politically fresh in the public psyche.
...Full StoryThe obsession with protocol and process has stymied the party’s growth.
...Full StoryThe two were chiefly responsible for the bitter tussle between Tarun Gogoi and his most trusted deputy, Himanta Biswa Sarma.
...Full StoryIt’s a lack of experience that has resulted in many questioning his administrative abilities.
...Full StoryThe mother even tried to match up with the son’s new vocabulary such as 'suit boot ki sarkar' and 'bina dum ki prime minister'.
...Full StoryWill 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?
...Full StoryThe nation is watching the Congress vice-president closely but there is no clear verdict on his performance.
...Full StoryAs he embarks on his second innings, the Congress vice president must avoid the blunders that forced his father out of power.
...Full StoryThe biggest challenge for the Congress vice-president comes from his home state Uttar Pradesh which has 80 Lok Sabha seats.
...Full StoryPersonal conversations between rival leaders were never used as political tool in Indian politics.
...Full StoryThe 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?
...Full StoryHighlights of the historic pact with NSCN(I-M).
...Full StoryThe primary demand of the NSCN has been Greater Nagaland which envisages bringing all Naga-inhabited areas under one administrative umbrella.
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...Full StoryIt took just one tweet from the Union external affairs minister to bust the myth.
...Full StoryThe Narendra Modi government is prepared for a huge face-off with the Opposition over the passage of these pieces of legislation.
...Full StoryThe more things change, the more they remain the same with the Congress vice president.
...Full StoryNarendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal gained absolute power in their respective parties only after they won the support of the masses.
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