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    Assam tables UCC bill, proposes polygamy ban, mandatory live-in registration

    The Federal
    25 May 2026 1:11 PM IST

    Assam tables UCC Bill 2026 proposing a ban on polygamy and mandatory live-in relationship registration amid opposition criticism

    Parliamentary Affairs Minister Atul Bora (centre)
    Assam
    Gulf conflict brews trouble for Assam tea; exports likely to drop 20 pc
    Farm matters

    Record tea export gains at risk as West Asia crisis chokes shipping routes

    25 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Swine fever
    Nagaland

    North East battles African Swine Fever: Is it dangerous to humans?

    23 May 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Manipur CM urges people to stop bandhs
    Manipur

    Opt for dialogue, avoid bandhs: Manipur CM Y Khemchand Singh appeals for peace

    22 May 2026 2:15 PM IST
    Assam Assembly

    Several Assam MLAs take oath in native tongues not in Constitution’s Eighth Schedule

    21 May 2026 6:44 PM IST
    MK Yadava, Controversial ex-IFS officer gets third post-retirement extension in Assam

    Himanta govt defies backlash to retain MK Yadava as forest dept chief

    20 May 2026 11:24 AM IST
    Tribal body revives demand to strip ST status from converts ahead of Assam UCC Bill

    Tribal body revives demand to strip ST status from converts ahead of Assam UCC Bill

    20 May 2026 9:33 AM IST
    Manipur killings

    Hostage logic, killing fields: How horizontal ethnic conflicts eclipse Northeast vertical struggles

    17 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Fresh violence in Ukhrul district of Manipur

    Panel probing Manipur violence gets 6-month extension to submit report

    15 May 2026 8:07 AM IST
    Pawan Khera faces marathon grilling in cases filed by Himanta’s wife

    Pawan Khera faces marathon grilling in cases filed by Himanta’s wife

    14 May 2026 7:40 AM IST
    Student found dead in hostel of BITS Pilani Goa campus; cops launch probe

    3 killed, 5 injured in suspected militant attack in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district

    13 May 2026 4:37 PM IST
    Why Assam-Bangladesh border remains unsealed even after 10 yrs of BJP govt

    Why Assam-Bangladesh border remains unsealed even after 10 yrs of BJP govt

    13 May 2026 1:49 PM IST
    Anti-conversion storm rocks Arunachal as BJP pushes to revive 48-year Act

    Anti-conversion storm rocks Arunachal as BJP pushes to revive 48-year Act

    12 May 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Himanta Biswa Sarma meets Assam governor

    Himanta Biswa Sarma set for second term as Assam chief minister

    10 May 2026 4:24 PM IST
    Assam verdict rekindles debate on polarised and political shifts

    Assam verdict rekindles debate on polarised and political shifts

    Sandeep Sharma
    5 May 2026 9:16 AM IST

    Religious undertones, weakened regional forces, and shifting voter loyalties mark a deeper transformation in the state’s electoral landscape

    Panelists discuss Bengal Assam poll outcomes

    Deciphering BJP’s landmark victories in Bengal, Assam | AI With Sanket

    4 May 2026 9:21 PM IST
    Gaurav Gogoi (speaking)

    Assam polls: Why Gaurav Gogoi suffered shock defeat in Jorhat

    4 May 2026 8:26 PM IST
    Assam assembly elections

    Why BJP is set for a stronger return in Assam

    4 May 2026 8:23 PM IST
    2026 Assam elections delimitation confusion

    How Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma became the strategist who rewired the state’s politics

    4 May 2026 2:34 PM IST
    Manipur violence

    Three years on, renewed violence in Manipur casts a long shadow over calls for peace

    4 May 2026 10:55 AM IST
    Protest in Manipur against bomb attack that killed two children

    Three years on, Manipur’s hope for peace is shaken amid fresh unrest

    3 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Pawan Khera-Himanta Biswa Sarma legal tussle

    Why Supreme court refused to send Pawan Khera to custody

    2 May 2026 2:31 PM IST
    Lalduhoma, ZPM, Mizoram

    Mizoram’s last insurgent group lays down arms, CM calls for Mizo unity

    30 April 2026 8:50 PM IST
    Himanta Biswa Sarma Assam BJP Health Minister

    Cracks visible in Assam NDA despite projected landslide win: 'Fighting gaddars'

    30 April 2026 7:35 PM IST
    Exit polls 2026

    Today’s Chanakya exit poll: BJP wins in Assam, Bengal; TVK surprise in TN; Kerala close fight

    30 April 2026 7:26 PM IST
    Use of artificial intelligence in Assam election campaign

    Exit polls predict comfortable win for NDA in Assam

    29 April 2026 9:05 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee says she will dethrone BJP from Delhi

    Exit polls reflect Bengal uncertainty; most give BJP the edge

    29 April 2026 8:23 PM IST
    Campaigning in Sikkim

    Sikkim statehood at 50: How the Himalayan kingdom became an Indian state

    28 April 2026 4:10 PM IST
    Narendra Modi in Sikkim

    Modi in Sikkim: Northeast ‘Ashtalakshmi’; govt resolved to 'Act East, Act Fast'

    28 April 2026 12:32 PM IST
    Om Prakash Mathur, PM Modi, Prem Singh Tamang

    PM Modi launches projects worth Rs 4,000 cr at Sikkim statehood golden jubilee finale

    28 April 2026 11:27 AM IST
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