Mumbai woman forced to strip on video call; pays fraudsters Rs 1.7 lakh after threatened with ‘digital arrest’

GUWAHATI, Dec 1: A woman living in Mumbai and working with a pharma company has become the latest victim of “digital arrest” and was scamme...

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma dedicates Assam State Commission for Right to Public Services to people

GUWAHATI, Dec 1: As part of the initiative to ensure greater accountability in the provision of public services, Chief Minister Dr Himanta ...

Cyclone Fengal Updates: Heavy rains lash Chennai; schools shut, landfall likely tomorrow

GUWAHATI, Nov 29: As Tamil Nadu braces for Cyclone Fengal, Chennai and nearby districts are receiving heavy rainfall while other parts of t...

Guwahati: Man found dead at city hotel, police begins probe

GUWAHATI, Nov 29: Paltan Bazaar Police recovered the body of a man from a city hotel named Embassy Hotel Ambassador on Thursday night. The...

Armed Naga outfit demands Rs 25 lakh ransom to release abducted Assam shopkeeper

GUWAHATI, Nov 29: The armed Naga outfit that abducted a businessman of Sonari from his shop has demanded Rs 25 lakh for his release. Mosle...

People in Nepal making a beeline to buy gold… Here’s why

GUWAHATI, Nov 28: People in Nepal are making a beeline to jewellery shops to buy gold and silver ornaments after the Nepalese government r...

Maharashtra Chief Minister to be from BJP, will have 2 deputy CMs: Reports

GUWAHATI, Nov 28: The new Chief Minister of Maharashtra will be from the Bharatiya Janata Party and will be backed by two deputy CMs — most...

Israel, Hezbollah reach ceasefire deal for Lebanon

GUWAHATI, Nov 27: A US-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah got into effect early today (Nov 27) with the agreem...

Union Min Gadkari ‘onboards’ 11 contractors to speed up NH four-laning from Jorhat to Dibrugarh

GUWAHATI, Nov 27: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has written to Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma rega...

Assam: HS Final examination from Feb 13, HSLC exams Feb 15; ASSEB announces full schedule

GUWAHATI, Nov 26: The newly formed Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) has announced the examination schedule for the Higher Seconda...

Leopard creating reign of terror caged in Jorhat’s Charigaon

GUWAHATI, Nov 26: A leopard , which was creating a reign of terror near Charigaon in Jorhat’s northeastern outskirts, was successfully cage...

New Maharashtra Govt formation by Nov 25, CM face to be decided unanimously: Reports

GUWAHATI, Nov 24: After the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra swept the assembly elections winning 231 seats in the 288-member assembly, th...

Perth Test: India in driver’s seat after Jaiswal ton

GUWAHATI, Nov 24: Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed his first Test century in Australia and his fourth ton in the longer format of the...

New twist to pregnant woman’s ‘kidnapping’ in Guwahati

GUWAHATI, Nov 23: In a completely new twist to the alleged kidnapping of a woman from Paltan Bazaar in the heart of Guwahati city, alleged...

Father-daughter duo on way to school knocked down dead by speeding bus in Bongaigaon

GUWAHATI, Nov 22: A father-daughter duo was killed on the spot after they were knocked down by a speeding bus trying to overtake another ve...

Guwahati: Pregnant woman, enroute to Dimapur from Alipurduar by train, kidnapped from Paltan Bazaar

GUWAHATI, Nov 22: In another sensational incident, a woman, reportedly expecting a baby, was allegedly kidnapped by two motorcycle-borne yo...

News Live Impact: Man who killed mother of five newborn pups at Puranigudam held

GUWAHATI, Nov 22: Samaguri Police have detained a person named Dibyajyoti Saikia alias Dadul for allegedly battering to death a female dog ...

CBSE Class 10 & 12 Board exams to begin from Feb 15; full examination schedule available on board’s website

GUWAHATI, Nov 21: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the full routine for the upcoming Class 10 and 12 board exa...

PM Modi conferred with Guyana’s highest civilian honour for ‘impressive and visionary leadership’

GUWAHATI, Nov 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with Guyana ‘s highest civilian honour — the Order of Excellence — “for ...

NDA to win both Maharashtra & Jharkhand, exit polls indicate

GUWAHATI, Nov 21: The NDA is expected to win the assembly elections in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand with exit polls suggesting that the...

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma dedicates advanced MRI services at GMCH CN Centre

GUWAHATI, Nov 20: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma dedicated the MRI Machine at Cardiothoracic and Neurosciences Centre (CN Cen...

Maharashtra votes in single phase to elect new Govt; voting in second phase also underway in Jharkhand

GUWAHATI, Nov 20: Voting for 288 seats in Maharashtra is underway after a bitter campaign between the ruling Mahayuti and the Opposition Ma...

Tiger attacks woman at Tinsukia’s Guijan, people flay Forest Department’s ‘inaction’

GUWAHATI, Nov 19: A woman was injured after she was attacked, reportedly by a Royal Bengal Tiger, at Nalani Tea Estate in Tinsukia’s Guijan...

BSF holds pre-recruitment awareness programme for job aspirants of border areas

GUWAHATI, Nov 19: The Border Security Force, besides its unwavering commitment to protecting the borders of the nation, is also committed t...

Delhi chokes as AQI touches 500, educational institutions go online; smog engulfs NCR for 7th day

GUWAHATI, Nov 19: Air pollution in Delhi and the adjoining areas of Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram reached alarmingly levels with the air qu...

Prime Minister Modi addresses Indian diaspora in Nigeria, says India supports giving Africa greater voice on global platforms

GUWAHATI, Nov 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian diaspora at an event organized in his honour by the Indian community i...

NF Railway RPF recovers contraband substances valued at over Rs 1.42 crore in Oct

GUWAHATI, Nov 18: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of NF Railway , as part of regular checking activities, has recovered contraband and n...

Manipur tense; curfew remains clamped in 7 districts amid sporadic violence; 23 arrested so far

GUWAHATI, Nov 17: The situation in Manipur continues to be tense following the unprecedented violence yesterday when angry mobs vandalised...

Another Police brutality! 2-month baby ‘injured’ after Jorhat woman cop slaps mother with the minor in lap

GUWAHATI, Nov 17: Twenty-four hours after the officer-in-charge of Guwahati’s Pan Bazar Police Station came under criticism for assaulting ...

BREAKING: Two bakery employees bludgeoned to death by fellow worker using ‘belnamari’ in Nagaon

GUWAHATI, Nov 17: Two employees of a bakery were bludgeoned to death in Nagaon town by a fellow worker using a ‘belnamari’, the blunt woode...

Historic first! Seaplane – on a test flight – lands on Brahmaputra waters

GUWAHATI, Nov 15: Guwahati witnessed a historic first after a seaplane, on a test flight to explore possibilities of commercial services, ...

Schools switch to online classes as Delhi grapples with severe air pollution

GUWAHATI, Nov 15: Delhi schools have switched to online mode up to Class 5 as the national capital grappled with rising air pollution. De...

Guwahati: Birubari teenager drowns in Brahmaputra, SDRF divers recover body

GUWAHATI, Nov 15: SDRF divers recovered the body of a teenage boy, said to be around 14 years of age, who went to have a bath at the Brahma...

Hezbollah fires rockets into Northern Israel, no casualties reported; Israel retaliates

GUWAHATI, Nov 14: The tension in the Middle East continues as the Israel vs ‘Triple-H’ conflict refuse to die down. A barrage of Hezbollah...

Severe smog chokes Delhi; visibility dips impacting flight and train services

GUWAHATI, Nov 14: Air pollution spiked to an alarming level in Delhi as a thick smog enveloped the national capital impacting flight and tr...

Who gets what in Trump 2.0? Big roles for Elon Musk, Mike Waltz, and Vivek Ramaswamy

GUWAHATI, Nov 13: As president-elect Donalt Trump gets ready for his second innings as American president, he has made a number of key appo...

Jharkhand votes in first phase of assembly polls in 43 seats

GUWAHATI, Nov 13: Voting is underway in the first phase of assembly elections in Jharkhand. 43 seats in the 81-member assembly are going to...

By-polls: Voting underway in five assembly constituencies of Assam

GUWAHATI, Nov 13: Voting is underway in five assembly constituencies of Assam with enthusiastic voters seen queuing at polling stations fro...

Chhattisgarh lawyer who sent death threat to Shah Rukh Khan arrested

GUWAHATI, Nov 12: A lawyer from Raipur in Chhattisgarh was arrested by Mumbai Police on Tuesday for issuing a death threat to Bollywood sta...

Car plunges into under-construction culvert at Dibrugarh-Tinsukia highway bypass, four including a 7-year-old minor killed

GUWAHATI, Nov 12: Four people, including a 7-year-old minor boy, were killed when the car (AS-06-AA-2583) in which they were traveling plun...

Meghalaya Army jawan dies in Siachen, State Govt announces Rs 20 lakh ex-gratia to next of kin

GUWAHATI, Nov 11: The Government of Meghalaya has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 20 lakh to the family of brave Army jawan Sepoy Aibok Madur ...

Justice Sanjiv Khanna sworn-in as 51st Chief Justice of India

GUWAHATI, Nov 11: Justice Sanjiv Khanna was on Monday (Nov 11) sworn-in as the 51st Chief Justice of India. President Droupadi Murmu admin...

Son stabs mother to death in Delhi for not allowing him to shift to Canada

GUWAHATI, Nov 10: In a gruesome incident in Delhi, a person stabbed his mother to death for not allowing him to shift to Canada, reports sa...

Pre-poll violence takes serious turn in Samaguri; gunshots fired at BJP MLA Jitu Goswami’s car; PSO injured, Goswami escapes unhurt

GUWAHATI, Nov 10: Political violence in Samuguri constituency has taken a serious and worrying turn with miscreants, whom the BJP alleged w...

10-foot-long python sneaks into GU security room, later slithers out into the wild

GUWAHATI, Nov 8: A huge python sneaked into the security room at the entrance of Gauhati University (GU) yesterday night. After the python,...

Pakistan: Four soldiers killed, five injured in explosion at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

GUWAHATI, Nov 8: Four security personnel were killed and five others were injured after a bomb went off near a vehicle carrying security pe...

Assam: Father strangulates 7-year son, hangs self in Gohpur

GUWAHATI, Nov 8: In a very tragic and shocking incident, a person allegedly strangulated his 7-year-old son to death and later hanged himse...

Chaos in J&K assembly for third day over Article 370 resolution

GUWAHATI, Nov 8: The Jammu & Kashmir Assembly witnessed another spell of chaotic situation over the contentious resolution seeking rest...

People of Samaguri will end dynastic politics of Rakibul Hussain, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI, Nov 7: People of Samaguri constituency will play a decisive role this time and end the dynastic politics of Rakibul Hussain’s fam...

I concede the election but the fight will go on: Kamala Harris after losing US Presidential polls

GUWAHATI, Nov 7: US Vice-President and Democratic party candidate Kamala Harris conceded the elections to former President Donald Trump but...

Elephant electrocuted to death near Orang National Park

GUWAHATI, Nov 7: Another elephant, a mother pachyderm, died near the Orang National Park after it came into contact with electricity wires ...

BREAKING: Trump triumphs, wins second term as US President

GUWAHATI, Nov 6: Republican candidate and former US President Donald Trump has cruised to victory, securing a second term as President of t...

Udalguri: Man killed in attack by wild boars

GUWAHATI, Nov 6: A 45-year-old man was killed when he was attacked by wild boars in Assam’s Udalguri district. The deceased, identified as...

Trees at Dighalipukhuri won’t be felled nor transplanted; flyover to be shortened: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI, Nov 6: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Government will neither cut any trees at Dighalipukhuri nor will...

US Elections: Trump leading, inches closer to becoming American President for second term

GUWAHATI, Nov 6: Republican candidate and former US President Donald Trump is inching closer to becoming the President of the United States...

Nation remembers Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika on 13th death anniversary

GUWAHATI, Nov 5: Tributes are being paid to Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika, fondly addressed as ‘Xudhakontho’, on his 13th death anniversa...

King Kohli turns 36; wishes pour in on his special day

GUWAHATI, Nov 5: Star cricketer and former India captain Virat Kohli is celebrating his 36th birthday today. Kohli has decided not to fly ...

Blood on Dalal Street! Sensex, Nifty tank over 1.5 per cent each

GUWAHATI, Nov 4: The bloodbath in the Indian stock market continued in Novemner with both the major indices, Nifty and Sensex, tanking more...

At least 20 dead as bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand’s Almora

GUWAHATI, Nov 4: At least 20 people have died while many more are injured, a few of them seriously, after a 45-seater passenger bus traveli...

Khalistanis attack, beat up devotees at Hindu temple in Canada; Unacceptable, says PM Justin Trudeau

GUWAHATI, Nov 4: Khalistani activists attacked devotees at the Hindu Sabha temple in Brampton, Canada, leading to widespread condemnation. ...

Spine-chilling CCTV footage of Khanapara accident emerges

GUWAHATI, Nov 4: CCTV footage of the tragic road accident that killed two young persons, a 19-year-old girl and her 20-year-old male friend...

Historic low! Team India whitewashed at home for first-time ever in a 3-Test series as Kiwis win Mumbai test by 25 runs

GUWAHATI, Nov 3: India slumped to their worst Test series performance at home, getting whitewashed for in a three-match Test series on Indi...

Undertrial prisoner who escaped from Morigaon district jail nabbed in Andhra Pradesh

GUWAHATI, Nov 3: One of the five under-trial prisoners who had escaped from Morigaon District Jail on the night of Oct 11 has been nabbed i...

Three terrorists including a top LeT commander killed in J&K

GUWAHATI, Nov 3: A top commander of the Pakistan-backed terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and two unidentified terrorists were shot dea...

Assam: Agriculture Minister Atul Bora inaugurates Elephant Safari at Kaziranga

GUWAHATI, Nov 1: Assam Agriculture Minister and Bokakhat MLA Atul Bora today inaugurated the elephant safari at the Kaziranga National Park...

Mumbai Test Day 1: NZ 92/3 at lunch as Team India look to avoid rare whitewash at home

GUWAHATI, Nov 1: New Zealand were 92 for 3 at lunch on Day 1 of the third and final test against India at the Wankhede in Mumbai. Tom Lath...