Ali Ahmed

In the recent elections in Assam, party loyalty took a dramatic turn as five high-profile political figures, including former Congress members, emerged victorious. Notable victors such as Pradyut Bordoloi and Bhupen Kumar Borah, who made the leap to new political homes, secured vital constituencies.

Maharashtra FDA faces delays in testing watermelon samples linked to four deaths, as watermelons have vanished from local markets. Investigators require samples from a 5-10 km radius of the incident, but vendors are reluctant to sell due to public panic and police questioning, hindering the probe.

Sakib Hussain, a young cricketer from Bihar, made a remarkable IPL debut, taking 4 wickets for 24 runs. His journey from poverty, where his mother sold jewelry for his cricket spikes, highlights his resilience. Hussain's talent and determination, despite financial struggles, have propelled him to the big stage, with aspirations to reach 150 kph next season.

Assam is among a select group of states where the saffron party has maintained an unbroken winning streak since it secured a landmark national mandate in 2014. Will the BJP-led NDA be able to extend that dominance in the April 9 polls?

Congress ally Raijor Dal's preferred candidate for Mandia, Sherman Ali Ahmed, joined the Trinamool Congress and secured a ticket even before formally leaving his party. Raijor Dal dropped Sherman from their list, citing opposition unity, after Congress nominated Abdul Khaleque for the seat.

Nandigram's high-stakes poll battle intensifies as BJP inducts four Trinamool functionaries, including two Muslim leaders, to counter Pabitra Kar's defection. Abhishek Banerjee will visit on March 25 for a closed-door meeting with booth-level workers and panchayat members to strategize. Trinamool aims to leverage Kar's local knowledge to reclaim votes in Block II.

Raijor Dal, a Congress ally, withdrew three candidates to strengthen opposition unity against the BJP. Party chief Akhil Gogoi announced a revised list of 12 candidates, relinquishing three seats to Congress. This strategic move aims to consolidate efforts for defeating the saffron alliance in the upcoming elections.

Ahead of the Assam assembly elections, three Congress MLAs—Kamalakhya De Purakayastha, Sashikanta Das, and Basanta Das—joined the ruling BJP. This move follows former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah's switch to the saffron party, marking a significant shift in the state's political landscape.

A court here in Guwahati on Thursday granted bail to Congress MLA from Assam's Baghbar constituency, Sherman Ali Ahmed, in a government funds misappropriation case. But he will have to stay in prison as he is yet to get bail in a different case.

NEW DELHI: Rich tributes were paid to late President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on Tuesday on his 98th birth anniversary.

Surrounded by shops and business establishments in Guwahati’s bustling Lakhtokia area, a 113-year-old two-storey dilapidated house covered with creepers and climbers is crying for attention to keep alive the memories of its glorious past, including India’s fifth President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed’s journey to Raisina Hill.

Congress is all set to expel its rebel MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed, who was arrested last year after he called the martyrs of the anti-foreigners’ movement (Assam agitation) ‘ghataks’ (assassins), following the Dholpur eviction in lower Assam’s Darrang district where hundreds of migrant Muslims were evicted by the administration to free government lands of settlers.