Assam: News
16 Apr 2025
BiharCongress protests outside ED headquarters after Sonia, Rahul Gandhi chargesheeted
The Congress Party has launched a countrywide protest against the Centre and its investigative agencies.
13 Apr 2025
Bihar₹10L cr investment planned to recondition highways: Nitin Gadkari
The Indian government has announced an ambitious two-year plan to invest a whopping ₹10 lakh crore. The investment is aimed at enhancing the country's national highways, with a keen eye on upgrading infrastructure in the Northeast region.
13 Apr 2025
BiharThunderstorms, lightning for Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi cools down
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of thunderstorms and lightning in several states, including West Bengal, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh.
02 Apr 2025
ForbesMeet Savitri Jindal, India's richest woman with $35.5B net worth
Savitri Jindal (75), chairperson emeritus of OP Jindal Group, has been named India's richest woman by Forbes.
19 Mar 2025
Arunachal PradeshIMD predicts heatwave in Delhi, heavy rainfall in Northeast
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has put several states in India on a heatwave alert. The eastern and western parts are likely to witness severe heatwave conditions with temperatures soaring as high as 42.5 degrees Celsius.
16 Mar 2025
Amit ShahAmit Shah gifts guitar to Mizoram's 7-year-old singing sensation
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has gifted a guitar to seven-year-old Esther Lalduhawmi Hnamte, a young singing prodigy from Mizoram.
15 Mar 2025
Amit Shah'Had jail food for 7 days in Assam': Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently recounted his experience of getting jailed while protesting against former PM Indira Gandhi during the Congress-led rule in Assam.
12 Mar 2025
Arunachal PradeshIMD forecasts severe heatwave in Gujarat, Rajasthan; rainfall in others
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a severe heat wave over Gujarat and Southwest Rajasthan on March 12.
11 Mar 2025
Air PollutionCity in Assam tops list of world's most polluted cities
A report by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir has branded Byrnihat in Assam as the world's most polluted city.
10 Mar 2025
Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam to launch its own satellite for socio-economic projects
The Assam government has announced plans to launch its own satellite, ASSAMSAT.
27 Feb 2025
UberUber now lets private car owners offer ride-sharing in Assam
American ride-hailing giant Uber has launched a new service in India, enabling private car owners to offer rides through its platform.
25 Feb 2025
Mukesh AmbaniReliance Industries to invest ₹50,000cr in Assam by 2030
Reliance Industries Chairperson Mukesh Ambani has promised to invest over ₹50,000 crore in Assam in the next five years.
23 Feb 2025
CambodiaWho is Purnima Devi Barman, featured on TIME's list
Assam-based wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman has made it to TIME's Women of the Year 2025 list. She is the only Indian woman to be honored with the recognition for her remarkable contributions to conservation.
21 Feb 2025
Himanta Biswa SarmaCongress MP assaulted on street; Assam CM shares attackers' names
Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Rakibul Hussain was attacked by a mob in Assam's Nagaon district on Thursday.
18 Feb 2025
Jaipur'Tackle the vacuum': SC seeks Centre's response on obscene content
The Supreme Court of India has asked the central government to tackle obscene content on YouTube.
17 Feb 2025
Abhishek Manu SinghviGyanesh Kumar is new Chief Election Commissioner
Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed as India's 26th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
04 Feb 2025
BangladeshTMC renews demand to rename West Bengal as 'Bangla'
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has once again revived its demand to rename West Bengal to "Bangla."
04 Feb 2025
Ministry Of External Affairs'Cannot detain for eternity': SC directs Assam to deport foreigners
The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Assam government for delaying the deportation of people declared as foreigners.
25 Jan 2025
GuwahatiExplosives found in Assam amid Republic Day preparations
Security forces in Assam's Sonitpur district unearthed a stash of explosives on January 25, 2025, while preparing for the 76th Republic Day.
22 Jan 2025
MeghalayaPoverty, desperation, ailing mother—what drove Saif's attacker to break in
Shariful Fakir, a Bangladeshi national, was arrested for breaking into Saif Ali Khan's home and stabbing him last week.
19 Jan 2025
Congress PartyFIR against Rahul Gandhi over 'fighting Indian state' remark
An FIR has been lodged against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Guwahati, Assam, for his recent remarks about "fighting the Indian State."
11 Jan 2025
Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam: 4 bodies recovered from flooded mine, rescue ops continue
Rescue operations are underway in Assam's Dima Hasao district after a coal mine in Umrangsu flooded, trapping nine workers.
08 Jan 2025
Arunachal PradeshAssam Police busts interstate human trafficking racket; rescues 2 minors
The Assam Police have busted an interstate human trafficking racket, rescuing two minor girls and arresting nine people.
08 Jan 2025
Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam: Body recovered from flooded coal mine, 8 still trapped
A multi-agency rescue operation is underway in Assam's Dima Hasao district after a coal mine flooded on Monday, trapping nine workers.
07 Jan 2025
Himanta Biswa Sarma3 dead, 6 still trapped in flooded Assam coal mine
At least three of the nine workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district have been confirmed dead.
04 Jan 2025
Arunachal PradeshChina plans building world's largest dam on Brahmaputra; India reacts
China has revealed plans to build the world's largest dam in Tibet, exceeding the size of the Three Gorges Dam.
31 Dec 2024
West BengalAl-Qaeda linked terrorist arrested in Assam
A major arrest was made in Assam's Kokrajhar district, where Gazi Rahman, a key member of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), was arrested. ABT is a Bangladesh-based terror group with links to AlQaeda.
12 Dec 2024
Aadhaar CardNo Aadhaar without NRC application in Assam: Himanta Sarma
The Assam government, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has announced a new policy making Aadhaar card applications dependent on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state.
05 Dec 2024
CM'Beef is not cow': Kerala BJP leader jibes Himanta
Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president Major Ravi has slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's move to impose a beef ban.
03 Dec 2024
Manipur29 suspected Bangladeshis arrested in Manipur with fake Aadhaar cards
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday announced the arrest of 29 suspected Bangladeshis in the Imphal West district.
29 Nov 2024
BengaluruBengaluru: Man who killed vlogger girlfriend, stayed with corpse, arrested
A man accused of murdering his girlfriend, vlogger Maya Gogoi from Assam, in Bengaluru has been arrested. He was arrested by police outside Karnataka, police confirmed.
28 Nov 2024
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Delhi reports 1st Japanese encephalitis case in decade: What's it
Delhi has recorded its first case of Japanese Encephalitis in more than a decade.
20 Nov 2024
Himanta Biswa Sarma'They only see Muslims in Karim': AIUDF on renaming Karimganj
The Assam government, headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has officially renamed Karimganj district to Sribhumi.
19 Nov 2024
N Biren SinghManipur violence: Civil society rejects NDA resolution, issues ultimatum
Manipur remains tense following a surge in violence, with an umbrella group of Meitei civil society organisations rejecting resolutions from a National Democratic Alliance legislators' meeting and demanding "concrete steps" against Kuki insurgent groups.
16 Nov 2024
Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA)3 bodies found near Assam-Manipur border, suspected to be abductees
Three decomposed bodies were found near the Manipur-Assam border on Friday. The remains include those of two children—one an infant—and a woman.
14 Nov 2024
ManipurManipuri woman tortured before being set afire: Autopsy
The autopsy report of a 31-year-old woman, who was killed in an attack in Manipur's Jiribam district, has revealed horrific injuries.
09 Nov 2024
Ashwini Vaishnaw3 coaches of Secundrabad-Shalimar Express derail near Nalpur Station
Three coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Nalpur Station in Howrah, West Bengal on Saturday morning.
03 Nov 2024
Himanta Biswa SarmaOpposition demands action against Himanta for inciting 'civil-war like situation'
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc has demanded immediate action from the Election Commission of India (ECI) against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
01 Nov 2024
IndiaAssam cops 'drag' bodies of father-daughter duo after truck crash
Assam's Director General of Police (DGP), GP Singh, has ordered an inquiry into the behavior of police personnel in Darrang district.
31 Oct 2024
Arunachal Pradesh'Will try to go beyond disengagement': Rajnath's latest LAC update
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has said that the disengagement process between Indian and Chinese forces near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is almost complete.
17 Oct 2024
India8 coaches of Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Express derails in Assam
Eight coaches of the Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express derailed at Dibalong station in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Thursday afternoon.
