Political parties are playing to the gallery, hoping to win Dalit sympathy and support by demanding Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram 

 Globally, the gold prices slipped more than 2% on Monday, extending their drop to a roughly four-month low. 

 Nandita Gorlosa’s defection has triggered a reshuffle in the Congress’s candidate list for Assam elections as the party decided to field her from Haflong. 

 Haflong’s sitting MLA Nandita Garlosa was denied a ticket by the BJP, which fielded Rupali Langthasa from the seat after dropping several sitting legislators. 

 Justice Bhuyan said the past few years have seen a pattern of “reckless registration” of criminal cases by the State, often in trivial matters.