Sarbanand Sonowal

Assam floods: Flags hoisted in inundated school premises on 71st Independence Day

A teacher in Assam uploaded a photograph of hoisting a flag in the flooded school premises in Dhubri district's Fakirganj on social media on Tuesday showcasing the plight of people reeling under the floods.

Assam minority students' leader Lafiqul Islam shot dead: Probe underway say police

The police said an operation was on to arrest the killers of Lafiqul Islam Ahmed, a popular minority leader and president of All Bodo Minority Students' Union (ABMSU)

Assam floods: Over one lakh affected, situation remains critical in four districts of state

Flood situation in Assam remain critical in four district with 38,000 people still affected in the deluge, even as some areas showed signs of improvement.

Appeal of the local neta: Sarbanand Sonowal's presence helped BJP win Assam

Sonowal's being a tribal suited both the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and BJP in their quest for power, in Assam.