GUWAHATI: Lionel Messi bid an emotional farewell to international football on Tuesday, September 6, after 21 years with Argentina, scoring a penalty and providing two assists as the world champions defeated Benin 3-0 at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. ALSO READ: Assam: Nagaon Lok Sabha Bypoll Records 76% Voter Turnout till 5 PM The…
GUWAHATI: An estimated 76% voter turnout was recorded in the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election till 5 pm on Tuesday, October 6, according to the Election Commission of India. ALSO READ: Assamese Film ‘Adrishyya’ to Hit Theatres on November 20, Teaser Unveiled Polling began at 7 AM across the constituency, which has around 19.05 lakh eligible voters….
GUWAHATI: India has conducted its first-ever National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), with two-wheelers emerging as the most preferred mode of transport for commuting to workplaces, accounting for 42.6% of workers. ALSO READ: Assamese Film ‘Adrishyya’ to Hit Theatres on November 20, Teaser Unveiled The National Statistics Office (NSO) conducted the survey from July 2025 to…
GUWAHATI: The teaser of the upcoming Assamese film ‘Adrishyya’ was unveiled in Guwahati on Monday, October 5offering audiences a glimpse into the mystery and suspense surrounding the film. The film is scheduled to release in theatres across Assam on November 20. ALSO READ: Francis Halzen Wins Nobel Prize in Physics for Exploring ‘Ghost-Like’ Particles From…
GUWAHATI: Belgian particle physicist Francis Halzen has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on neutrinos and the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. ALSO READ: EVM Glitches Reported at Multiple Polling Stations During Nagaon Bypoll The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the award in Stockholm on Tuesday, October…
GUWAHATI: Voting was disrupted at multiple polling stations in Assam’s Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday, October 6, after Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) reportedly malfunctioned. ALSO READ: 3 Dead, 3 Injured Car Crashes Into Guard Rail on NH 27 at Khetri At Polling Station No. 58, Singari M.E.M. School, voting had not started due to…
GUWAHATI: The prime accused in the Dharapur-Garal murder case, Asik Ali, sustained bullet injuries in police firing in the early hours of Tuesday and is currently undergoing treatment at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). ALSO READ: 255 Elephants Saved By NFR From Train Collisions Between January And September 2026 The incident took place around…
GUWAHATI: Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has stepped up efforts to prevent elephant-train collisions, combining technology-driven systems, greater vigilance and close coordination with the Forest Department. ALSO READ: Bestselling Author Jeffrey Archer Dies at 86, One Day Before Final Book Release Between January and September 2026, timely interventions by NFR personnel helped save 255 elephants across…
GUWAHATI: British novelist and former Conservative politician Jeffrey Archer has died at the age of 86, his publisher HarperCollins said on Monday, October 5. ALSO READ: 4.5-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Assam, Epicentre in Nagaon Archer, whose literary career spanned several decades, sold more than 300 million books across 119 countries. He was best known for fast-paced…
GUWAHATI: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Guwahati Zonal Office, has seized unaccounted cash of approximately ₹95 lakh and frozen fixed deposits worth around ₹85 lakh during searches at 16 premises, including in Guwahati, in a money laundering case linked to the smuggling of foreign-origin areca nut (betel nut) into India through the Indo-Myanmar border….
GUWAHATI: A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Assam in the early hours of Tuesday, October 6, with the epicentre located in Nagaon district, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). ALSO READ: Nagaon Lok Sabha Bypoll Records 17.68% Voter Turnout by 9 AM The tremor was recorded at 4:23:47 AM on October 6, at a…
GUWAHATI: Voting for the Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll began at 7 AM on Tuesday, October 6, with 17.68% of voters casting their ballots by 9 AM, according to the latest Election Commission data. ALSO READ: Harmanpreet Kaur Steps Down as India Captain Across All Formats A total of 19,02,009 voters are eligible to decide the…
GUWAHATI: Harmanpreet Kaur has stepped down as captain of the Indian women’s cricket team across all formats, bringing an end to her tenure as the only Indian captain to have led the side to a World Cup title. ALSO READ: Assam's Nagaon Set For Lok Sabha Bypoll; 19 Lakh Voters to Decide Fate of 15…
GUWAHATI: The Nagaon and Morigaon district administrations are fully prepared to hold a free, fair and secure by-election to the 9-Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday, October 6. A total of 19,02,009 voters will decide the fate of 15 candidates in the fray. ALSO READ: IIT Guwahati Develops Low-Energy, Plant-Based System to Treat Piggery Wastewater…
GUWAHATI: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) have developed a low-energy, compact, nature-based system to treat highly polluted swine wastewater, using taro plants (Colocasia esculenta) and an engineered "zig-zag flow" design. ALSO READ: Assam STF Arrests Another Suspect Over Alleged Espionage For Pakistan The technology is aimed at decentralised livestock farms,…
GUWAHATI: In a fresh blow to air travellers, IndiGo will reintroduce a fuel surcharge on domestic and international flights from 12:01 AM on October 6, amid a sharp rise in aviation fuel prices linked to ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia. ALSO READ: Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026 Awarded to Three Scientists for Discoveries That…
GUWAHATI: The Special Task Force (STF), Assam, has arrested 39-year-old Ritesh Kumar Singh in connection with an espionage case for his alleged involvement in passing sensitive information concerning security forces to a Pakistan Intelligence Operative (PIO). ALSO READ: ‘Modified Form 6 Not Approved by Us’, Says CJI, Seeks Records to Identify Who Changed It Singh,…
GUWAHATI: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday, October 5, said the Supreme Court had not approved any modified version of Form 6 used for voter registration during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). ALSO READ: SC Seeks Centre, EC Reply on CEC Suspension Plea, Says Decisions Against Law Will Be Annulled “Any modified Form…
GUWAHATI: A barge carrying 540 metric tons of methanol left Bogibeel Terminal in Dibrugarh for Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday, marking the first cargo shipment from upper Assam to a foreign port in 70 years. ALSO READ: SC Seeks Centre, EC Reply on CEC Suspension Plea, Says Decisions Against Law Will Be Annulled A barge carrying…
GUWAHATI: The Supreme Court on Monday, October 5, issued notices to the Centre and the Election Commission of India on petitions seeking the suspension of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, but declined to pass an interim order for his suspension. ALSO READ: Electric Scooter Crashes Into Stationary Truck on NH-27 in Guwahati, Teen Rider Injured…
