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People of Assam deserve better, they will get it after 2026 polls: Gaurav Gogoi

Guwahati, Sept 12 (PTI) Taking a jibe at Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said that people of Assam deserve better and they will receive better after the 2026 assembly elections. Gogoi also took a dig at Sarma for his “latest flop show”, referring to the Assam Police’s investigation into alleged Pakistani links of the Congress’ deputy leader in Lok Sabha, the probe report of which has not yet been disclosed. “I feel sorry for a chief minister whose words have lost all credibility and whose actions have made a mockery of the chair,” Gogoi said in

BJD suspends ex-Odisha minister Prafulla Kumar Mallik for anti-party activities

Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 (PTI) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday suspended former Odisha minister and senior leader Prafulla Kumar Mallik for his alleged involvement in anti-party activities. The party’s action came a day after Mallik, considered to be a close confidant of BJD president Naveen Patnaik, said that he might quit the regional outfit if it does not function properly. BJD vice-president (headquarters) Pratap Jena, in an order, said, “Sri Prafulla Kumar Mallik, Ex-MLA Kamakhyanagar, District- Dhenkanal, is hereby suspended from Biju Janata Dal for his anti-party activities with immediate effect.”C

Stock markets trade higher tracking rally in global peers on US Fed rate cut hopes

Mumbai, Sep 12 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Friday in-tandem with a global market rally amid rising hopes that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 287.93 points to 81,836.66 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty rallied 84.25 points to 25,089.75. From the Sensex firms, Infosys climbed 1.50 per cent after the IT services giant said its board has approved the company’s largest-ever share buyback programme worth Rs 18,000 crore. Tata Motors, Maruti, Mahindra & Mahindra, Axis Bank and Larsen & Toubro were also

Rupee falls 7 paise to 88.42 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Sep 12 (PTI) The rupee witnessed range-bound trading in moring deals on Friday and depreciated 7 paise to 88.42 against the US dollar, as tariff-led pressure on India’s exports and sustained foreign fund outflows dented investors sentiments. Forex traders said the domestic unit is hovering around its all-time low level amid a recovery in the US dollar index and persistent foreign fund outflows. Dollar demand from importers and ongoing tariff issues between India and US also pressurised the rupee, they said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 88.39, then lost ground and touched an early

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