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New Delhi, April 11 – Star sprinter Hima Das has praised the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for implementing policies that have helped develop the sport at the grassroots level, making it possible for athletes from small cities and towns to dream of achieving success in athletics and...

Guwahati, April 11 Journalists in Guwahati expressed concern on Saturday over the "attacks on the media" during the recently held state assembly elections, according to a statement.At a protest meeting at the Gauhati Press Club, attended by around 150 journalists, it was decided that memoranda...

New Delhi, April 11 All user fee payments at national highway toll plazas across the country will be processed exclusively through digital modes, using FASTag or the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), starting Saturday, according to an official statement.This move represents a significant step...

New Delhi, April 11 As many as 38 international delegates from 22 countries witnessed firsthand the scale, precision, and vibrancy of India's electoral process under the Election Commission's International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP) 2026, the poll authority said on Saturday.Describing...

In New Delhi, Animesh Kujur of Odisha won the 100m dash in a photo finish, becoming the star sprinter at the one-day Indian Athletics Series on Saturday.Kujur, who began his outdoor season on the 'fast' Mondo track, won the 200m race in the morning session, finishing in 20.74 seconds, beating...

Guwahati, April 11 The West Assam Milk Producers' Cooperative Ltd (WAMUL), which operates the popular brand Purabi Dairy, said on Saturday that it has recorded a 33 per cent increase in its turnover in 2025-26 compared to the previous fiscal.The annual turnover of Purabi Dairy was Rs 400 crore...

Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, April 11 The Election Commission said on Saturday that the Assembly elections in Kerala, Puducherry, and Assam drew global attention as 38 delegates from 22 nations witnessed firsthand the electoral process in India.The Election Commission (EC) said in a statement...

Guwahati, April 10 Shyamkanu Mahanta, the key accused in the Zubeen Garg death case and organizer of the North East India Festival (NEIF), applied for bail before the special fast-track court on Friday.Special public prosecutor Ziaur Kamar said Mahanta's lawyer had filed the bail petition...

Nagpur, April 10 Senior Congress leader Arun Yadav on Friday criticized the BJP's rule in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly neglecting the plight of farmers and allowing mafias to operate freely.The former Union minister was in Nagpur as a national observer for the Congress' 'Sanghatan Srijan...

Dibrugarh (Assam), April 10 A search operation was reportedly conducted at the residence of Lurinjyoti Gogoi, president of the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) and a candidate in the Assembly elections, on Friday, in connection with an incident that occurred on election day, a police officer said...

Guwahati, April 10 The Election Commission on Friday ordered a re-poll in a polling booth in the Karimganj (North) constituency in Assam's Sribhumi district.The re-poll has been ordered at booth number 239 at Babyland High English School.The re-poll will be held on Saturday from 7 am to 5...

North Lakhimpur/Guwahati, April 10 Unidentified individuals attacked the office of an Assamese daily in North Lakhimpur, breaking window panes with stones, police said on Friday.They said the incident is suspected to have occurred the previous night."We have learned that miscreants attacked...

Guwahati, April 10 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered a fresh election at a polling station in Assam’s Karimganj North Assembly constituency after declaring the April 9 voting there void, officials said on Friday.While the ECI communication did not specify the exact reasons...

Guwahati, April 10, Besides outperforming men in voting percentage in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry, female voters in Thursday's Assembly elections helped set records in the overall polling percentage in the northeastern state and the southern Union Territory, according to ECI data.In Kerala...

Akanksha Bhuyan achieved the second-highest rank in the HSLC examination.Akanksha Bhuiya, from Hawajan in Gohpur, Biswanath district, secured the second position in the state, achieving an impressive score of 589 marks (98.16%).A student of Ambikagiri Raychaudhury National Vidyalaya, her...

Jyotirmoy Das from Bajali, Assam, has achieved the top position in the HSLC examination. As a student of Sankardev Shishu Niketan in Patacharkuchi, his achievement has brought immense pride to the entire region.Coming from a humble family background, Jyotirmoy's success is being seen as an...

April 9, Thiruvananthapuram/Guwahati/Puducherry – Voting in the Thursday assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry saw record voter turnout, with women participating in greater numbers than men.The election process was largely peaceful, despite heavy security deployment, with only...

New Delhi, April 9 – Welcoming the high turnout in the first phase of Assembly elections on Thursday, which may be the highest in five decades, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar greeted voters and poll officials, emphasizing that the impressive voting figures reflect the people's trust...

New Delhi, April 9 As Assam voted on Thursday, and West Bengal will on April 23 and 29, one contentious issue that dominates all is that of infiltration – especially of Bengali-speaking Muslim migrants – from Bangladesh.Issues of identity, migration, and language in West Bengal and Assam are...

Guwahati, April 9 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Thursday that the ongoing state assembly elections have evolved into a "people's movement" aimed at safeguarding Assam's identity, culture, and land.In a post on X, Sarma asserted that the electoral exercise goes beyond a...