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Assam shifts 68 'foreigners' to new transit camp

After a long wait, Assam government has begun the process of shifting doubtful and declared foreigners into the newly built dedicated detention centre, now renamed as transit camp, in Goalpara......

Amid US grounding, IAFs Chinooks operating as usual

The Chinook helicopters of the Indian Air Force are operating as usual notwithstanding the United States Army grounding the entire fleet of the heavy-lift choppers over fuel leaks that caused a......

IndiGo plane skids off runway in Assam, all passengers safe; flight cancelled

An IndiGo flight from Jorhat in Assam to Kolkata skidded off the runway during take-off and a pair of its wheels got stuck in the muddy outfield, the airline said on Friday. IMAGE: IndiGo's......

Assam flood situation worsens; toll rises to 173 as 14 more die, 30 lakh hit

Assam's flood situation worsened on Friday as 14 more people lost their lives taking the toll to 173 while a population of 29.70 lakh in 30 districts were affected, officials said. IMAGE: People......

Rescue personnel real-life heroes for lakhs of Assam's marooned people

Bright orange-coloured lifeboats navigating through brackish floodwaters, with rescue personnel on them holding out food packets and jackets, are the only beacons of hope for Assam's marooned......

Why India's airlines are so often developing snags

With airlines reporting multiple technical malfunction incidents, aviation regulator DGCA on Monday said it conducted spot checks and found that there is an insufficient number of engineering......

Reliance, 6 other firms get licence to sell auto fuel

These new authorisations were granted to companies with a minimum net worth of Rs 250 crore at the time of making the application. The ministry of petroleum and natural gas has granted seven......

3 state-run oil firms plan to deliver petrol at doorstep

The fuel delivery scheme mainly targets consumers that buy in bulk. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) - Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat......

Star athlete Hima Das makes appeal for flood-hit Assam

IMAGE: People stand on a damaged embarkment washed out by the floods due to incessant rainfalls, at Hajo in Kamrup. Photograph: PTI Photo India's rising track and field star Hima Das has made an......