In a major breakthrough on the insurgency front, the anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) has expressed its willingness to engage in the peace process in Assam.

Separatists bombed a passenger train on Sunday night leaving at least 50 people injured, several of them critically, in Assam, officials said.

A police spokesman said preliminary reports indicate an

The dissension continues to rock the regional Asom Gana Parishad, which on Thursday decided to retain Chandra Mohan Patowary as party president till the next convention of the party. The party has convened the meeting of its

Social activist Swami Agnivesh on Thursday said the whole of India will support the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government if a “strong draft” of the Lokpal Bill is placed before Parliament in August.

Elusive Ulfa chief Paresh Baruah and his business associates are in serious trouble with Bangladesh asking its investigative agencies to confiscate their investments in that country.

The Indian security agencies are extremely worried over the ignorance of New Delhi in strengthening its claim on river Yarlung Tsangbo (as the Brahmaputra is known in Tibet) by expediting construction

In what may snowball into a major controversy, the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), constituted under Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution has lodged a complaint to the Planning Commission against the Assam government on the issue of allocation of funds to the council.

RTI activist Akhil Gogoi, who was arrested from Guwahati Press Club, was remanded to three days’ police custody. He was arrested for criminal offences for damaging public property, interference in the working of government officials on duty, physically harming government officials, illegally organising meetings, engaging in public fight,

The home ministry has agreed to set up at least nine designated camps to accommodate and confine the pro-talk faction of Ulfa rebels led by its chairman Arbinda Rajkhowa during the peace process.

Four senior Congress leaders in Assam has also joined the chorus with Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh and appealed to the central party leaders to hand over leadership of Congress Parliamentary Party to Rahul Gandhi.