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    North East

    Borah's BJP switch is just the tip of Assam's pre-poll poaching iceberg

    Ubeer Naqushbandi
    8 March 2026 4:21 PM IST

    With delimitation giving both parties cover to deny sitting MLAs tickets, a wave of defections is on; at least a dozen BJP leaders are in talks with Congress

    A personality clash between Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (right) and the states Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi has become a major talking point ahead of the state polls in 2026.
    Assam
    Himanta Biswa Sarma
    Assam

    Assam to transfer Rs 3,600 crore to 40 lakh women on March 10

    8 March 2026 2:13 PM IST
    Congress prepares for Assam polls 2026
    Elections 2026

    Will Congress’ early start help it regain power in Assam?

    6 March 2026 3:40 PM IST
    Air Force
    Assam

    Two IAF pilots killed in Su-30 MKI plane crash in Assam's Karbi Anglong

    6 March 2026 8:27 AM IST
    Three Assam Congress MLAs join ruling BJP ahead of Assembly elections

    Three Assam Congress MLAs join ruling BJP ahead of Assembly elections

    5 March 2026 10:54 AM IST
    Gaurav Gogoi

    Assam elections: Congress responds to delimitation with first list of 42 candidates

    4 March 2026 8:21 AM IST
    Assam elections: Congress first list out; Gogoi from Jorhat

    Assam elections: Congress first list out; Gogoi from Jorhat

    3 March 2026 9:34 PM IST
    Garima Saikia Garg and Zubeen Garg

    Zubeen Garg death case: Assam to seek fast-track court; wife demands strict punishment

    27 Feb 2026 3:24 PM IST
    Meghalaya tops India in HIV caseload, over 10,000 patients on ART: Minister

    Meghalaya tops India in HIV caseload, over 10,000 patients on ART: Minister

    25 Feb 2026 3:22 PM IST
    Yet another allegation of gang-rape has emerged in Kolkata, which has seen a series of bone-chilling incidents of crime against women in the past several months. (Representative Image: iStock)

    Woman gang raped by 7 near Silchar, extorted Rs 10,000; 2 arrested

    25 Feb 2026 12:49 PM IST
    Narendra Modi, Khemchand Singh, Manipur deputy CMs

    Manipur CM briefs PM Modi on steps to restore harmony, invites him to visit

    24 Feb 2026 6:07 PM IST
    Modi and Himantas divisive election gambit could haunt India when crisis strikes

    Modi and Himanta's divide-to-win gambit could haunt India when crisis strikes

    23 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Shooting, crime

    Gujarat family booked for abuse, threats at Arunachal Pradesh resort staff

    23 Feb 2026 3:36 PM IST
    Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah joins BJP ahead of Assembly elections

    Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah joins BJP ahead of Assembly elections

    22 Feb 2026 3:23 PM IST
    Union Home Minister Amit Shah

    Naxalism will be out by March 31, infiltrators in 5 years, says Amit Shah

    Agencies
    21 Feb 2026 9:00 PM IST

    The Union home minister made the remarks at a CRPF event in Assam and laid the foundation stone for a new campus of the state police’s 10th Battalion

    Assam-eviction-drive

    Goalpara evictions: HC asks Assam govt to ensure basic facilities for evicted families

    21 Feb 2026 4:50 PM IST
    Forest land depletion in Arunachal Pradesh

    Arunachal Pradesh town loses a sixth of its forest to urban sprawl

    21 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

    Priyanka Gandhi pays tribute to Zubeen Garg, slams Himanta Sarma over Gogoi row

    20 Feb 2026 11:33 AM IST
    Priyanka Gandhi in Assam

    Priyanka Gandhi rallies Congress in Guwahati after Bhupen Borah exit

    20 Feb 2026 9:21 AM IST
    Assam BJP social media co-convenor removed for uploading controversial video

    Assamese community will become minority in 2027 census: CM Himanta Biswa

    19 Feb 2026 7:10 PM IST
    gaurav gogoi the pillar of Assam?

    Can Congress recover from Bhupen Borah's shocking exit?

    19 Feb 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Bhupen Borah

    Assam Congress not under Gogoi’s control, claims Bhupen Borah

    18 Feb 2026 3:17 PM IST
    Amid Bhupen Borahs BJP hop, suspended Assam Congress MLA switches to Raijor Dal

    Amid Bhupen Borah's BJP hop, suspended Assam Congress MLA switches to Raijor Dal

    18 Feb 2026 8:02 AM IST
    Bhupen Borahs resignation has left Assam Congress in a dicey situation.

    Why Bhupen Borah’s exit is a big ideological churn in Assam politics

    17 Feb 2026 9:12 PM IST
    Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah to join BJP on Feb 22: Himanta

    Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah to join BJP on Feb 22: Himanta

    17 Feb 2026 8:55 PM IST
    Senior journalist Monideepa Banerjee speaks about the SIR controversy, identity politics, and upcoming West Bengal and Assam assembly elections.

    The election is over; Mamata has already won: Monideepa Banerjee

    17 Feb 2026 1:20 PM IST
    Assam elections: What led to Borahs resignation and subsequent drama?

    Assam elections: What led to Borah's resignation and subsequent drama?

    17 Feb 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

    SC declines pleas against Assam CM over viral 'shooting' video, asks petitioners to move HC

    16 Feb 2026 2:36 PM IST
    Bhupen Kumar Borah resigns from Congress, then changes decision after speaking to Rahul

    Bhupen Kumar Borah resigns from Congress, then changes decision after speaking to Rahul

    16 Feb 2026 2:26 PM IST
    Akhil Gogoi and Gaurav Gogoi

    Targeting bullseye in Assam elections, Congress turns flexible on Raijor Dal

    15 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
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