Muslims now 40% of Assam population: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma | India News – Times of India

RANCHI: Jharkhand should treat Assam as a cautionary tale of how demographic change caused by “infiltration from Bangladesh” has become “a matter of life and death” for the state’s indigenous population, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said Wednesday in Ranchi.“In Assam, Muslim population is 40%. It was 12% in 1951. We lost districts due to infiltration…

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Body of Sikkim ex-min, who was missing for 9 days, found floating in Teesta in Bangladesh | India News – Times of India

SILIGURI: The body of 80-year-old Ram Chandra Poudyal, a prominent pro-democratic politician and former Sikkim minister, was found late Tuesday floating in the Teesta in Bangladesh, nine days after he had gone missing from his hometown in Sikkim’s Chhota Singtam.Poudyal had been deputy speaker of the first Sikkim assembly – from 1975 to 1977 –…

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After attack on Donald Trump, right points finger at females in secret service – Times of India

WASHINGTON: In the hours after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, a sexist theory explaining how the Secret Service could have allowed such a grave security failure emerged in right-wing circles: It was the fault of incompetent women in his security detail.“Look, I’m not sure about who the individuals are on the individual…

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‘Will re-evaluate election bid if …’: Joe Biden responds to increasing pressure to drop out of White House race over health concerns – Times of India

NEW DELHI: For the first time, US President Joe Biden has indicated that he would consider withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race if a significant medical issue were to arise. In an interview with BET News, Biden stated that he would re-evaluate his decision to run if a doctor advised him of a health problem…

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