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Coronavirus Outbreak: Led by Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam medical fraternity takes a leap of faith in fight against COVID-19

Everyone in the country is nervous, only that people like Jenita Baruah, Dhiraj Pathak, Arun Kumar Konwar, Swapna Bhumic Das, Ratnawati Doley and many other unknown faces from the medical fraternity are braver than the rest.

BJP's Mizoram ally MNF votes in favour of resolution on religious freedom; don't follow saffron party's ideologies, says CM Zoramthanga

The Mizoram Assembly on Friday, including BJP ally, Mizo National Front (MNF) unanimously adopted a private member's resolution asking the Centre to take measures for the protection of religious freedom enshrined in the Constitution

Manipur cabinet passes resolution favoring NRC; N Biren Singh says state will approach Centre

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Monday said the state government is in favour of implementation of NRC and will approach the Centre for it in line with the one in Assam.

Ten SDF MLAs join BJP: Sikkim may be headed towards Arunachal Pradesh route, as mass crossovers leave ex-CM in the lurch

After 10 SDF MLAs joined the BJP, the party has got the status of the main Opposition party in Sikkim, where it had not won a single seat in the recent Assembly polls.

BJP-led NEDA's narrow victory in Nagaland has alarming message for decades-old peace process with militant outfits

The situation in Nagaland and other Naga-inhabited areas of the Northeast underwent a change last February when the BJP leadership decided not to give in to NSCN(IM)'s demands for a separate flag and constitution for Nagaland.

Lok Sabha Election Phase 1: Assam sees turnout of 67.4%; Narendra Modi addresses two rallies in Kamalpur, Silchar

This election is crucial for the BJP in the North East, as it has to prove its mettle in the region post the introduction of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill.

BJP may not achieve target of 22 Lok Sabha seats in North East as most NEDA partners decide to contest on their own

The BJP — which has set a target to win 22 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats spread over eight states in the region — may not find it easy to achieve its goal as most of its erstwhile allies have decided to contest forthcoming polls on their own.

Himanta Biswa Sarma has to cut short Delhi dreams: BJP brass asks Assam minister to strengthen party in North East amid Citizenship Bill row

Himanta Biswa Sarma comes handy for the BJP to forge these alliances and device a common election strategy. The BJP is depending on Sarma who helped them form the alliances during the Assam Assembly election two years ago.

BJP could have avoided messy situation in Assam over citizenship bill; 'people feel cheated' with last-minute damage-control plan

The extraordinary episode is yet another testimony of the anxieties of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Assam which seems to be caught between the popular movement against the Citizenship Amendment Bill and the party’s decision to pass it in Parliament.

Mizoram Assembly polls: Amit Shah isn't God, his prediction of BJP ruling for 50 years an exaggeration, says MNF

Former chief minister and MNF chief Zoramthanga told PTI in an interview that his party and the BJP can never be allies in the hill state because of the saffron party's Hindutva politics.