In a historic conservation effort, Kaziranga Tiger Reserve and the Bombay Natural History Society released five captive-bred slender-billed vultures in Assam. The birds are undergoing acclimatisation before release, marking a major step to revive the critically endangered species in India

On Thursday, the BJP had released its first list of 88 candidates for Assam, fielding Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from Jalukbari and sitting BJP MP Hitendra Nath Goswami against state Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi from Jorhat