Budget 2024: No Change in Income Tax Slab

When it comes to Budget, the only thing that the salaried class looks forward to is the income tax rebate. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam...

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma turns 55: PM Modi, HM Shah, NE CMs send birthday wishes

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has turned 55 today. Popular as the People’s Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma has been instrumen...

Assam’s gross enrollment ratio in higher education stuck between 17-18 per cent despite investments: CM Sarma

Expressing concerns over the gross enrolment ratio in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that it was not commensurate...

PM Modi to arrive in Assam on Feb 3 on 2-day visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to Assam on February 3 and 4. The visit is marked by the inauguration of a...

Physically challenged Assam beggar hits jackpot, pays Rs 1000, wins Mahindra Thar

Lady luck smiled on a physically-challenged beggar from Assam, as he won a Mahindra Thar worth Rs 18 lakh from a lottery ticket he bought fo...

Vikrant Massey’s ’12th Fail’ declared ‘Best Film’ at Filmfare Awards 2024

It’s a special moment for the team of ’12th Fail’ as the film bagged the Best Film Award at the 69th edition of the Filmfare Awards. The ‘B...

Assam CM, RSS Chief Attend 8th Triennial Conference and Gathering of Elders In Dibrugarh

Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma along with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat, in the presence of spiritua...

‘Things were not working out well…’ Nitish Kumar after returning to NDA fold

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: JD(U) chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday tendered his resignation saying that the state of affairs within ...

Rhino horn recovered in Kaziranga, poacher arrested

The Assam Forest Department has recovered a rhino horn which was cut off by a poacher after killing the rhino in the Kaziranga National Park...

Assam celebrates R-Day with nationalistic fervour, Governor Kataria hoists tricolour at Khanapara

GUWAHATI, Jan 26: Assam joined the rest of the country in celebrating the nation’s 75 th Republic Day with Governor Gulab Chand Kataria unf...

Assam: CM Sarma inaugurates high-performance sports training and rehabilitation centre

GUWAHATI, Jan 25: Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the High-Performance Sports Training and Rehabilitation Centre at Sarus...

Rahul Gandhi’s sole intention is to destabilize Assam, disturb its peace: CM Sarma

GUWAHATI, Jan 24: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma today fired fresh salvos at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his ‘Bharat Jodo...

Assam CM visits Bosa Bhorolua village, meets kin of bus accident victims; hands over Rs 2.5 lakh ex-gratia each to kin of 11 dead

GUWAHATI, Jan 23: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met families and next of kin of the Dergaon bus accident victims at Bocha Bharalu...

Assam Police to register criminal case against Rahul Gandhi after Congress supporters clash with police

GUWAHATI, Jan 23: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that Assam Police will register a criminal case against Congress le...

Ram Lalla’s homecoming: Festive atmosphere prevails across country

Ram Mandir will be inaugurated today in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya, four years after the landmark Supreme Court judgment. Prime Minister Narend...

Ram Mandir: Ayodhya in grip of religious fervour, ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony to start at 12.20 p.m.

The consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya will be held today, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending the rituals, following which t...

Assam: Union Home Minister Amit Shah to attend Tezpur, Guwahati events today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on the second day of his 2-day visit to Assam, is attending the 61st Raising Day celebration of the Sashastra...

Assam: FIR filed against ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ chief organizer

An FIR has been registered against the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ and its chief organiser KB Byju for allegedly deviating from its permitted r...

Assam CM meets his Nagaland counterpart Neiphiu Rio, discusses ways to maintain unity and peace between both states

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today met his Nagaland counterpart Neiphiu Rio in Dimapur, Nagaland. The duo held a crucial meetin...

Cancelled all my programmes in upper Assam to avoid clash with Cong yatra: CM Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he has cancelled all his prefixed programmes in the state’s upper districts on Janu...

Union Minister Amit Shah to visit Assam on Jan 20; CM Sarma takes stock of preparations

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Assam on January 20 to formally inaugurate the Brahmaputra Riverfront beautification pro...

Assam celebrates Magh Bihu with gusto

People across Assam celebrated Bhogali or Magh Bihu, the harvest festival of the State with much fanfare on Monday. After the Uruka feast o...

PM Modi wishes citizens on Makar Sankranti, Magh Bihu, Pongal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people of the country on Makar Sankranti, Magh Bihu and Pongal. Taking to Twitter, Th...

President Murmu to embark on 3-day visit of Assam, Meghalaya today

President Droupadi Murmu is gearing up to embark on a 3-day visit to Meghalaya and Assam from January 15 to 17, according to an official sta...

Assam gets ready for Uruka feast, Bhogali Bihu

GUWAHATI, Jan 14: People of Assam are preparing for tonight’s Uruka feast as people thronged fish markets from early morning hours to get th...

Assam: BJP’s clean sweep in NCHAC polls, Congress decimated

Its a clean sweep for the BJP in the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council polls as the Saffron party won 25 seats out of the total 28 seats...

Indigo’s Guwahati-bound Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Dhaka; Here’s Why

An IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Guwahati was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka due to dense fog on Saturday....

3 killed in a tragic road accident in Assam’s Koliabor

As many as three persons were killed in a horrific road accident in Misa in Assam’s Nagaon district last night. The deceased persons have b...

Derogatory remarks against PM Modi: 3 Maldives ministers suspended indefinitely with pay

Following derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maldives Deputy Youth Ministers Mariyam Shiuna, Mahzoom Majid and Malsha ...

Guwahati: Bhogali Mela 2024 organised by Pride East group kickstarts in Dighalipukhuri

Guwahati: With the festival of Bhogali Bihu or Magh Bihu just two away, preparations to celebrate the festival in its traditional fervour ar...

Assam: Solar fence installed in Udalguri to mitigate human-elephant conflict

A solar-powered electric fence has been installed in Assam’s Udalguri district to mitigate human-elephant conflict (HEC) in the region. The...

Suspected Pak cyber criminals try to hack Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Facebook account

Unknown hackers, possibly operating from Pakistan attempted to hack Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Facebook account on Tuesday n...

‘Irreplacable loss…’ Assamese entertainment industry mourns Bhupen Uzir’s demise

GUWAHATI, Jan 10: Luminaries from the Assamese entertainment industry have condoled the demise of music director, composer and sound enginee...

Assam CM orders IGP-level inquiry into Policeman’s death drowned in Brahmaputra

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced a IGP-level inquiry into the death of Kushal Kalita, the Personal Security Officer (P...

Ayodhya Temple Pran Pratishtha: “It’ll be better if all people connect themselves with God,” says Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that if both Hindus and Muslims connect themselves with God during the sacred time o...

PM Modi congratulates Sheikh Hasina on clinching fourth consecutive term as Bangladesh PM

Extending his wishes to Sheikh Hasina after she clinched a historic fourth consecutive term as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Sunday, P...

Assam CM declares January 22 as dry day to mark Ram Temple ‘Pran Pratishtha’

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa on Sunday announced a dry day on January 22 to commemorate Ram Mandir’s ‘Pran Pratishtha’. “Decisions ta...

‘Community very shaken’: Extortion threats prompt Hindu community leaders to hold public forum in Canada

Leaders of the Hindu community in Canada’s Surrey are set to hold a public forum on Saturday over the “current law and order situation” in t...

Two Rhinos return to Assam Wildlife Sanctuary after 40 yrs

Two rhinos have returned to the Laokhowa and Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary after almost a 40-year gap following a successful anti-encroach...

Indian Navy foils bid to hijack cargo ship off Somalia coast; crew including 15 Indians rescued

After a high-voltage drama in the high seas, all 21 crew members including 15 Indian nationals from the hijacked vessel MV Lila Norfolk off ...

Cargo Ship With 15 Indians Hijacked Off Somalia, Navy Keeping Close Watch

A cargo ship, ‘MV LILA NORFOLK’ has been hijacked late last evening near the coast of Somalia and is being closely watched by the Indian Nav...

Assam’s Education Minister and Deputy Speaker visit schools as part of Gunotsav 2024

As part of the Gunotsav 2024 exercise, Assam Education Minister Dr Ranoj Pegu visited Jururam Pathak Girls High School in Barpeta district a...

48-hr transport strike begins today in Assam

A two-day strike called by the All Assam Motor Transport Association, a conglomerate of transport bodies of the state, began today from 5 am...

Rare half-female, half-male bird caught on camera: Know how it is born

A team of researchers has been able to make a discovery that has not happened in nearly 100 years – a rare bird that is half-female and half...