Assam reels under devastating floods, 55 dead, 19 lakh people affected

Assam reeled under devastating floods caused by incessant rain, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking stock of the situation and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visiting several relief camps......

Ex-Assam CM Tarun Gogoi tests positive for COVID-19

Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi said on Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The veteran Congress leader urged all those who came in contact with him recently to get......

Over 26 lakh hit as Assam flood situation worsens

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Wednesday with two more persons losing their lives, even as the number of people affected rose to over 26 lakh across 26 districts, an official bulletin......

Assam floods claim 5 more lives; around 40 lakh hit

Five more people died in flood-related incidents in Assam and around 40 lakh people in 27 of the state's 33 districts are affected by the deluge, an official bulletin said on Thursday. IMAGE:......

OIL to pick 49% in Assam co for Rs 230 crore

In a strategic move, Oil India Ltd is set to acquire 49 per cent equity in Assam Petrochemicals Ltd, credited to be the first company in India to manufacture petrochemicals using natural gas as......

Meet 5 amazing innovators from rural India

There is no end to farmers' woes in India. Even as prices of farm products rise, the poor farmer only gets poorer with middlemen and traders making all the money. The only hope for millions of......

Lifter Bharali bags gold at Asian Junior C'ships

IMAGE: India's Bedabrat Bgarali on the podium after winning gold at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Greater Noida on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Arvind Kumar......

Bedabrate bags bronze at World Youth Championships

IMAGE: Weightlifter Bharali Bedabrate, 15, lifted a total of 267kg(119kg+148kg) to finish third. Photograph: International Weightlifting Federation/Twitter India's weightlifter Bharali Bedabrate......

Cheeky reactions to India football jersey for BRICS Cup

IMAGE: The jersey of India's Under-17 Bricks Football Cup. Photograph: Twitter The Indian football team's jersey for the Under-17 BRICS Diplomatic Football Cup was unveiled last week. The jersey,......

Mohanty, Prasad named in BCCI technical committee

Former India medium pacer Debashish Mohanty of Orissa and ex-stumper M S K Prasad of Andhra have found a place in the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s nine-member technical committee,......