Ratnadip Choudhury

Jailed Activist Akhil Gogoi Seeks United Opposition Candidate In Assam

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday March 3, 2021

Jailed Assam activist Akhil Gogoi, who has been in prison for over a year after his arrest in a case related to the violence during the anti-citizenship law protests in the state, has written a letter urging opposition leaders to project a united chief ministerial candidate to defeat the ruling BJP-led alliance in the upcoming Assam assembly electi...

Centre Steps In After Manipur Journalist Gets Notice Under Digital Media Law

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday March 2, 2021

On Monday hours after a Manipur journalist was served a notice under the controversial new rules to regulate digital content, including that on news websites, it was withdrawn and, on Tuesday it emerged the centre had pointed out the issuing authority - a district magistrate - had no authority to send the notice

Law To Nullify CAA In Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's "Guarantees" List For Assam

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday March 2, 2021

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is in Assam for the upcoming assembly elections, launched the party's five-guarantee campaign on Tuesday.

How Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Explained Alliance With Muslim Cleric In Bengal

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday March 2, 2021

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, campaigning in Assam for elections ahead, today responded to allegations - even from dissidents within -- of the party compromising its core ideology with its tie-ups with organisations like the AIUDF and ISF. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, she defended the alliances but avoided comment on the dissidents...

"BJP Doesn't Have Courage To Talk About CAA In Assam": Priyanka Gandhi

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday March 1, 2021

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in Assam to campaign for Assembly polls, said on Monday that the BJP didn't have the courage to talk about the controversial citizenship law in Assam, ahead of Assembly elections in the state

Watch: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's 'Jhumur' Dance With Tea Tribes Of Assam

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Stela Dey | Monday March 1, 2021

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds hands and participates in a traditional 'Jhumur' dance with young teens of the tea tribes of Assam's Lakhimpur, shows a video shared by the party on Twitter.

Congress's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra In Assam To Launch Poll Campaign

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday March 1, 2021

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached Assam this morning to launch campaign for the three-phased state elections that begin on March 27. Guwahati is the first stop for the 49-year-old party leader as she begins her two-day visit.

"Congress A Stooge, AIUDF Supports Mughals": BJP's Tejasvi Surya In Assam

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Sunday February 28, 2021

With less than a month for Assam elections, controversial BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Sunday attacked the Congress-AIUDF alliance, comparing the latter to the Mughals

After Joining Congress-Led Alliance, Assam 'Kingmaker' Challenges BJP

India News | Written by Ratnadip Chowdhury, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday February 28, 2021

Once known as a kingmaker in Assam politics, Hagrama Mohilary, the chief of the Bodoland People's Front (BPF), today formally returned to the Congress fold, joining the Mahajath or grand alliance led by the state's main opposition party. It is, technically, still in alliance with the BJP till the end of this Assembly's term, one that it had yesterd...

Priyanka Gandhi To Start Assam Campaign Tomorrow With Temple Visit

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Sunday February 28, 2021

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will on March 1 visit poll-bound Assam to campaign for her party. In her two-day campaign, she will be travelling to several districts on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river, where the BJP and its ally, the AGP, have a strong presence.

Tripura Truck Driver Assaulted By Gang In SUV, Dies From His Injuries

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday February 27, 2021

A truck driver was assaulted and killed by a group of unidentified men in Tripura's Dhalai district, around 70 km east of state capital Agartala, sometime between 8 pm and 8.30 pm on Friday, police sources said

"Not Only Assam": In Poll Season, Tejashwi Yadav Plans To Cast A Wide Net

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday February 27, 2021

Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) may have lost the Bihar Assembly polls of October-November 2020 to the NDA, but not before giving incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar a minor scare. He is now carrying the battle scars of that contest over to Assam, which is set to vote in March-April. And the northeastern state may only be the beginnin...

Assam Votes In Three Phases From March 27, Results On May 2

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday February 26, 2021

The Election Commission today announced a three-phased assembly polls for Assam from March 27. Counting for all the three phases will take place on May 2. The ruling BJP will try to retain power in the state while the Congress will try to win Assam back. Both parties and even the state's people however wanted the elections to take place before the ...

Masked Mob Attacks Migrant Workers In Meghalaya, 1 Killed

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday February 26, 2021

A migrant worker from Assam was killed and eight were injured on Wednesday, when a masked mob attacked them at a village in Meghalaya's South West Khasi Hills district.

Assam Schools Not Letting Guard Down Amid Dip In Covid Cases

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday February 26, 2021

As India prepares for the next phase of coronavirus vaccination from March with over 1.3 crore doses administered since January 16, several states are witnessing a surge in cases. Assam, which has logged 2.17 lakh cases so far, recorded just 30 new cases in the last 24 hours, the government data shows.