When the world is busy applauding the success of Modi, in the remote corner of North East India something phenomenal has happened. Naba Saraniya alias Heera Saraniya, once a dreaded battalion Commander of the dreaded United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has swept Kokrajhar constituency with a record margin. Saraniya got total vote as 634428 beating his […]
With the last phase of the National Elections 2014 completing today, results are just round the corner. But even before May 16 arrives with dreams and nightmares, every political brain of India is engulfed in Exit Poll projections, assumptions and calculations. Times of Assam is bringing here for its readers, its own and unique high […]
There has been reports that a suicide car bomb attack planned on BJP’s Prime Ministerial Nominee Narendra Modi during his rally in Varanasi. This is the same reason – that the Local Administration had initially refused to give permission to Modi for the rally, citing security reasons. As per sources, a Sliver color Qualis vehicle […]
Modi Wave – cries the media, BJP supporters and a dreamy Indian Middle class who has been dying for change, but not sure what that change is or what will be the outcome of the change. Does Modi Fear of losing in Varanasi? It is no secret as to why Modi is fighting elections from […]
Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre with her husband Goldie Behl casts her vote in Mumbai during the 6th Phase of Lok Sabha polls on 24th April 2014. Photo Courtesy: Indus Images Anirban KalitaAnirban Kalita is Executive Editor of News Section. His role is also involved with reviewing, editing of articles before publishing. By academic Anirban is […]
Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar votes in Mumbai during the 6th Phase of Lok Sabha polls on 24th April 2014. Photo Courtesy: Biplov Bhuyan, Indus Images. Anirban KalitaAnirban Kalita is Executive Editor of News Section. His role is also involved with reviewing, editing of articles before publishing. By academic Anirban is MTech of Computer Science & […]
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan with his wife Kiran Rao votes in Mumbai during the 6th Phase of Lok Sabha polls on 24th April 2014. Photo Courtesy: Biplov Bhuyan, Indus Images Anirban KalitaAnirban Kalita is Executive Editor of News Section. His role is also involved with reviewing, editing of articles before publishing. By academic Anirban is […]
Bollywood actor Preity Zinta votes in Mumbai during the 6th Phase of Lok Sabha polls on 24th April 2014. Photo Courtesy: Biplov Bhuyan, Indus Images Anirban KalitaAnirban Kalita is Executive Editor of News Section. His role is also involved with reviewing, editing of articles before publishing. By academic Anirban is MTech of Computer Science & […]
Jean Dreze(Jean Drèze is Visiting Professor, at the Department of Economics, Ranchi University.) and Amartya Sen had in their book, An Uncertain Glory, debunked the claims of Narendra Modi, not in the context of elections. Gujarat has always remained an economically progressive state before Narendra Modi. A recent book by Hemant Kumar Shah of Gujarat University […]
Assam’s Jorhat parliamentary constituency Returning officer and Deputy Commissioner Vishal Vasant Solanki told that all EVMs in his custody are being put through a second level of test by engineers of the Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL), one of the two companies from Hyderabad, which manufactures EVMs. State chief electoral officer Vijyandra on Wednesday […]