12 killed in bus-truck head-on collision in Assam

At least 12 people were killed and around 30 others injured on Wednesday in a head-on collision between a coal-laden truck and a bus in Golaghat district of Assam, police said. IMAGE: A mangled......

Himanta, Shah discuss roadmap for total lifting of AFSPA from Assam

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and discussed the roadmap for complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from the......

Assam flood situation serious, red alert issued; 31,000 affected

The flood situation in Assam was serious on Tuesday with nearly 31,000 people still reeling under the deluge across 10 districts of the state, an official said. IMAGE: People stand on a damaged......

Floods in Assam after heavy rain; 142 villages under water, nearly 33,500 affected

The flood condition in Assam remained grim on Monday with overnight heavy rainfall across several parts of the state, inundating villages, towns and farmlands. IMAGE: National Disaster Response......

ONGC strikes 'significant' oil, gas in KG basin

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) on Wednesday said it has made another significant oil and gas discovery in its Krishna Godavari basin deepwater block KG-D5, which sits next to Reliance......

How Uma Chetry broke barriers to become Assam's first national cricketer

Uma Chetry becomes first cricketer from Assam to make it to India senior team Raised by a mother who pushed her to break barriers, 20-year-old Uma Chetry of Assam's Golaghat district has scripted......

How Lovlina broke bronze medal jinx

'I had two bronze in Worlds and one in the Olympics. Worked really hard to change the colour' IMAGE: Lovlina has had a roller coaster of a year and a half. The Assam boxer, who prefers to keep a......

The sacrifices that went into Lovlina's bronze at Olympics

'Personally, I have sacrificed some desires that youngsters like me would have.' IMAGE: Lovlina Borgohain made sure of India’s first boxing medal at the Tokyo Olympics when she upstaged......

Meet India's heroes from the Tokyo Olympic Games

India capped off its best-ever performance at the Olympic Games with a haul of seven medals, including a gold. As the curtain came down on the Tokyo Olympics, here’s a glance at the country's......

'Truly a role model for young women in India'

President, PM lead country in applauding Borgohain for Olympic bronze medal. IMAGE: Lovlina Borgohain won the Tokyo Olympic bronze medal after losing the semi-final to reigning world champion......