Ali Ahmed

India's economy has faced significant challenges from global oil price surges over the past fifty years. From the 1973 Arab embargo to the recent Hormuz disruption, these shocks have impacted inflation and foreign exchange reserves. Policymakers have continuously adapted strategies to manage these crises, balancing economic stability with consumer needs.

In the recent elections in Assam, party loyalty took a dramatic turn as five high-profile political figures, including former Congress members, emerged victorious. Notable victors such as Pradyut Bordoloi and Bhupen Kumar Borah, who made the leap to new political homes, secured vital constituencies.

Maharashtra FDA faces delays in testing watermelon samples linked to four deaths, as watermelons have vanished from local markets. Investigators require samples from a 5-10 km radius of the incident, but vendors are reluctant to sell due to public panic and police questioning, hindering the probe.

Sakib Hussain, a young cricketer from Bihar, made a remarkable IPL debut, taking 4 wickets for 24 runs. His journey from poverty, where his mother sold jewelry for his cricket spikes, highlights his resilience. Hussain's talent and determination, despite financial struggles, have propelled him to the big stage, with aspirations to reach 150 kph next season.

Assam is among a select group of states where the saffron party has maintained an unbroken winning streak since it secured a landmark national mandate in 2014. Will the BJP-led NDA be able to extend that dominance in the April 9 polls?

Congress ally Raijor Dal's preferred candidate for Mandia, Sherman Ali Ahmed, joined the Trinamool Congress and secured a ticket even before formally leaving his party. Raijor Dal dropped Sherman from their list, citing opposition unity, after Congress nominated Abdul Khaleque for the seat.

Nandigram's high-stakes poll battle intensifies as BJP inducts four Trinamool functionaries, including two Muslim leaders, to counter Pabitra Kar's defection. Abhishek Banerjee will visit on March 25 for a closed-door meeting with booth-level workers and panchayat members to strategize. Trinamool aims to leverage Kar's local knowledge to reclaim votes in Block II.

Raijor Dal, a Congress ally, withdrew three candidates to strengthen opposition unity against the BJP. Party chief Akhil Gogoi announced a revised list of 12 candidates, relinquishing three seats to Congress. This strategic move aims to consolidate efforts for defeating the saffron alliance in the upcoming elections.

A court here in Guwahati on Thursday granted bail to Congress MLA from Assam's Baghbar constituency, Sherman Ali Ahmed, in a government funds misappropriation case. But he will have to stay in prison as he is yet to get bail in a different case.

NEW DELHI: Rich tributes were paid to late President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on Tuesday on his 98th birth anniversary.

Surrounded by shops and business establishments in Guwahati’s bustling Lakhtokia area, a 113-year-old two-storey dilapidated house covered with creepers and climbers is crying for attention to keep alive the memories of its glorious past, including India’s fifth President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed’s journey to Raisina Hill.

Congress is all set to expel its rebel MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed, who was arrested last year after he called the martyrs of the anti-foreigners’ movement (Assam agitation) ‘ghataks’ (assassins), following the Dholpur eviction in lower Assam’s Darrang district where hundreds of migrant Muslims were evicted by the administration to free government lands of settlers.

The nephew of India's fifth President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed is among the 19 lakh-plus people excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

amily members of India's fifth President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, who was an Assamese, have failed to find place in the updated draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

The ancestral home of former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed and one of the city's landmark was completely gutted along with several other houses at the Lakhtokia area in Guwahati today, official sources said.

A court here in Guwahati on Tuesday sent Congress MLA from Baghbar constituency in lower Assam’s Barpeta district, Sherman Ali Ahmed, to two-day police custody again for his disrespectful remarks against the martyrs of the Assam Agitation (1979-1985).

In a post on Facebook on Tuesday, his restaurant Shish Mahal announced Aslam’s passing. The post read, "Hey Shish Snobs…Mr Ali Passed away this morning….we are all absolutely devastated and heartbroken."

Congress is all set to expel its rebel MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed, who was arrested last year after he called the martyrs of the anti-foreigners’ movement (Assam agitation) ‘ghataks’ (assassins), following the Dholpur eviction in lower Assam’s Darrang district where hundreds of migrant Muslims

More than a year after the pipe bomb planted in BJP leader L K Advani's yatra route was detected in Madurai, the police are yet to arrest the prime accused.

A court here in Guwahati granted bail to Congress MLA from Assam's Baghbar constituency Sherman Ali Ahmed, who was arrested on October 2 on charges of making disrespectful remarks against the martyrs of the Assam agitation (1979-1985). Ali got bail after the police failed to submit the chargesheet within 60 days. He is being released after two months.

A nephew of former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed said on Tuesday his name and some of his family's names do not feature in the final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) that was released a day earlier, reported news agency ANI.