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To promote the river tourism in the rural areas of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) and the state, the 12-day-long 3rd edition of Dwijing Festival was recently celebrated in Assam. (Photo: ANI)

Assam: 3rd edition of 'Dwijing Festival' celebrated to promote river...

Dwijing Festival is an annual river festival celebrated in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts.

11 Jan 2019 12:19 PM IST

The announcement followed AGP leader Prafulla Kumar Mahantas statement that party would withdraw support to Assam govt if Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in passed by Lok Sabha. (Photo: File | PTI)

Protests against Citizenship Bill continue in Assam

Over past two days, agitators across North-East, including Assam, have blocked thoroughfares and rail tracks, seeking...

10 Jan 2019 5:59 PM IST

PM Modi also attacked Congress for ignoring real ratnas of India. I pay my tributes to Dr Bhupen Hazarika. He raised his voice for the deprived and the poor. (Photo: Twitter | @BJP4India)

They are all mahamilawati' parties: PM Modi lashes out at Oppn in...

Defending Citizenship Bill, PM said we must understand pain of people forced to flee their homes and leave behind all...

9 Feb 2019 3:30 PM IST

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. (Photo: File)

Citizens list campaign seeks to derail development: Sarbananda Sonowal

Assam CM Sonowal assured the people that the land, culture, language of the indigenous people are fully safe in the...

4 Feb 2019 10:37 AM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated two smart fence pilot projects along the Indo-Pak border near in Jammu. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Centre will use technology to seal Bangladesh borders in Bengal,...

None of the 'Ma, Mati and Manush' (mother, land and people) are safe under CM Mamata Banerjee's rule, said Home Minister...

2 Feb 2019 3:32 PM IST

The Supreme Court also referred to the National Crime Records Bureau Data stating every six hour a woman is raped in the country. (Photo: File | ANI)

SC issues notice to Centre, Assam govt on plea challenging amended...

The top court asked the Centre and the state government to respond within four weeks.

5 March 2019 1:34 PM IST

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh delivers lecture on 70th Anniversary of our Independence-Strengthening the Roots of our Democracy during the Ist Prof. S.B. Rangnekar Memorial Oration at Punjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Congress may not nominate Manmohan Singh for another term in RS from...

Term of two RS members including Manmohan Singh to expire on June 14.

27 April 2019 4:57 PM IST

A 68-year-old man, named Basir Ali, who is suffering from cancer, on Tuesday cast vote. (Photo: ANI)

68-year-old cancer patient casts vote in Assam

Ali was accompanied by his childhood friend, Mukut Choudhary.

23 April 2019 12:59 PM IST

It is because of this democracy that we do not have hunger and poverty like those times, says Mahamud Ali, the 116-year-old-voter. (Photo: ANI)

Age no bar: 116-year-old to cast his vote in Karimganj

Mahamud Ali, the 116-year-old is also a freedom fighter. He has also appealed young voters to cast their vote.

17 April 2019 10:29 AM IST

, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Assam. (Photo: ANI)

TMC stood beside those left out from NRC: Mamata in Assam

NRC and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill are two lollipops being doled out by PM Modi to fool people of Assam, said Mamata...

5 April 2019 2:29 PM IST

Gaurav Gogoi, the sitting Congress MP in Kaliabor constituency and son of former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, won by a huge margin of 2,09,994 votes against Moni Madhab Mahanta of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), an ally of the ruling BJP. (Photo: Twitter I Gaurav Gogoi)

17th Lok Sabha, Assam; BJP bags seven LS seats, Cong wins three, AIUDF...

BJP won 7 seats and lead in 3 others, Congress bagged 3 and the AIUDF 1 out of a total of 14 seats of Assam

24 May 2019 12:26 PM IST

Guwahati Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar. (ANI)

3 more arrested in Guwahati grenade blast

The arrested persons include former and current members of ULFA said, Kumar.

19 May 2019 9:37 AM IST