Assam

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World+Biz

Five killed, 1 injured as suspected militants attack trucks in Assam district

Police said around 8.30pm, a group of armed men stopped the trucks, including six carrying cement and one loaded with coal, and started firing indiscriminately

The India-Bangladesh border. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

India imposes night curfew along Bangladesh border in Assam

Sanjoy Hazarika
Thoughts

From hot borders to peace and development belts

Policemen during a clash at Assam-Mizoram border at Lailapur in Cachar district on Monday. Photo :Hindustan Times
South Asia

Assam, Mizo CMs face off over violence at their border; 6 cops killed in clashes

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South Asia

6 cops killed in India's Assam state as border violence with Mizoram escalates

FILE PHOTO: A paramedic staff member enters a newly setup isolation ward for the people who suffer symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a hospital in Kolkata, India, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Stricter curbs in Assam from Sunday amid Covid-19 surge

Assam Chief Minister thanks FM Momen
Bangladesh

Assam Chief Minister thanks FM Momen

Carcasses of elephants that according to the forest officials possibly died because of a lightning strike are seen on the foothills of the Kundoli reserve forest area in Nagaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India, May 14, 2021. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Lightning strike may have killed 18 wild elephants in India, officials say

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS
Bangladesh

PM greets new Chief Minister of Assam

How Indian media outlets covering Assembly Election 2021
Politics

How Indian media outlets covering Assembly Election 2021

Tanjina Rahman Priti. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Plight of Tea Garden Workers

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that an electoral “tsunami” by the Congress can occur only in Bangladesh. Photo/Courtesy
South Asia

Congress electoral ‘tsunami’ can come only in Bangladesh, not in riverine Assam: Himanta

Schoolchildren study inside their classroom at a government-run school in Kolkata November 20, 2014. Picture taken November 20. To match story INDIA-RELIGION/EDUCATION REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
South Asia

Indian state bans Islamic schools, drawing criticism