Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that 1.25 crore Bangladeshis have infiltrated Assam in the past 40 years.

Sarma has been himself a state minister since 2002. His assertion has no logic or data is highly misleading .

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North East witnessing a huge pre monsoon rain deficit for the second consecutive year.

Remember Bibek Debroy's column about embracing a new Constitution in 2047?

A young Dalit man in an Uttar Pradesh village reminded me of it

I report on why Dalits in UP want to vote out the BJP

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Independent MLA and Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi slams Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for his continuous 'communal' remarks during the election campaigns.

'It is unfortunate that the chief minister of our state is making the most communal speech in the country right now'

Why are the original inhabitants of Maharashtra, the Kolis, angry with present government? Unchecked coastal development, shift from traditional to mechanised fishing, and new ports and refineries in coastal areas have declined their livelihood. scroll.in/article/106758…

View from the Margins: Why Mumbai’s indigenous Kolis are angry with unchecked coastal ‘development’. Tabassum reports scroll.in/article/106758… via Scroll.in

“I will feel morally unburdened when I vote in favour of Engineer Rashid. He suffered so much but did not compromise. That’s why he’s still in jail.”

A jailed politician stirs up Baramulla poll from prison, Safwat Zargar | صفوت زرگر's fascinating report

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Comedian Shyam Rangeela’s poll nomination from Varanasi rejected scroll.in/latest/1067923… via Scroll.in

This is crazy. Top ranking police officer getting arrested in the sex racket case. Tongam Rina Jarjum Ete

How are negotations for a Global Plastics Treaty in Canada and elsewhere connected to pollution in Panipat? Lookout for Scroll.in 's #commonground tomorrow! A look at plastic & oil and gas connection -- Plastic IS a climate issue.

In Dahanu, part of Maharashtra’s reserved ST seat Palghar, angry tribals are returning freebies to government as mark of protest. There is a bullet train that will pass by, a port being planned, but jobs still remain scarce. Palghar votes on May 20 scroll.in/article/106755…

Manipur’s descent into civil war: How Scroll.in reported on a year of deadly violence scroll.in/article/106737…

The ethnic violence that broke out on May 3 last year has resulted in an unofficial partition of the state.

Harrowing.

And yet the court gave bail to Revanna.

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“Nahi chahiye Modiji ka muft ka pishvi” I don’t want Modiji’s free bag. scroll.in/article/106755…

The development that BJP promised has been directed towards cities, and has been for the rich, not poor tribals, residents of Maharashtra's Palghar district say.

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Death toll rises to 16

An unexpected dust storm and some rains have brought Mumbai down. Atleast six dead today, another 78 injured over multiple incidents of hoarding collapse, tree falls, parking system collapse in the city

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#Manipur | The police personnel were allegedly brutally assaulted before being released blindfolded later on Saturday.

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Birubala Rabha, a crusader against witch hunting in Assam, breathed her last after a prolonged battle against cancer on Sunday morning.