GUWAHATI: Assam’s Tirthank Pegu made history at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal on Friday, Noveember 7, winning bronze in the men’s 200m butterfly. ALSO READ: Two Assam Medical Colleges Get 43 Additional PG Seats, Taking State Total to 839 The 17-year-old Assam boy became the first Indian male swimmer to win a…
GUWAHATI: Assam's women’s sepaktakraw team clinched the Gold Medal in the Doubles Event, while the men's team secured Bronze in the Regu Event at the 36th Senior National Sepaktakraw Championship held from October 30 to November 3. ALSO READ: Kamrup Begins Preparations for Census 2027 with District-Level Training on Population Enumeration The Assam Women’s Team…
GUWAHATI: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen won the women's and men's singles titles, respectively, at the Hylo Open 2026 badminton in Saarbrücken, Germany, on Sunday, securing a double title triumph for India. ALSO READ: Ashok Singhal Denies Links With PSO Accused of Sexual Exploitation, Blackmail Sindhu defeated Denmark's Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt, the eighth…
GUWAHATI: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has defied predictions of a political defeat to secure an unprecedented fourth presidential term, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, in a closely contested runoff on Sunday, October 25. The 80-year-old’s victory comes after he trailed his right-wing rival in the first…
GUWAHATI: Assam’s Ashmita Chaliha registered the biggest win of her career on Thursday, October 22, defeating three-time French Open champion and world No. 2 Akane Yamaguchi in the second round of the badminton tournament in Tremblay-en-France. ALSO READ: Magnitude 7 Earthquake Hits Tibet, At Least 16 Killed The Indian shuttler won 21-19, 21-18 to secure…
GUWAHATI: US economists Robert Hall and Michael Woodford have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Monday, October 12. ALSO READ: Durga Puja Pandal in Guwahati's Bamunimaidan To Turn Into "Disneyland" for 39 Years Of Celebration…
GUWAHATI: India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by 19 runs on Saturday, October 3, to claim the men’s T20 cricket gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. ALSO READ: Guwahati Administration Issues Safety SOP Ahead of Durga Puja Batting first after Pakistan elected to field, India posted a formidable 211/6 in their 20 overs….
GUWAHATI: India won gold in the mixed trap team event at the 2026 Asian Games on Wednesday, September 30, with Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai defeating top-seeded Qatar in the final to add another shooting gold to India’s medal tally. The pair also set an Asian record in the final, securing India’s first-ever Asian…
GUWAHATI: Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain has secured another Asian Games boxing medal after defeating South Korea’s Seong Suyeon 5-0 in the women’s 75kg quarterfinal on Monday, September 28. ALSO READ: Virat Kohli Hits Century Amid ODI Retirement Buzz, Scripts 15,000-Run Landmark The Indian boxer dominated the bout from the opening round, winning the first…
GUWAHATI: India defeated the Islamic Republic of Iran 37-34 in a closely fought final at the Tokai Citizens Gymnasium on Saturday to win the women’s kabaddi gold medal at the Asian Games 2026. ALSO READ: APDCL Employee Jitu Boro Dies of Electrocution While On Duty in Guwahati India started strongly and took an early lead,…
GUWAHATI: India clinched the women’s cricket gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games after defeating Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final. ALSO READ: Smartphone Screen Protectors to Require Compulsory Registration From April 2027 Put in to bat first, India posted 216/3 in 20 overs, powered by an aggressive 79 off 45 balls from…
GUWAHATI: Angh, the debut feature by Nagaland filmmaker Theja Rio, won the Platform Prize at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Sunday, September 20, giving the film a direct pathway to consideration in the International Feature Film category at the 2027 Academy Awards. ALSO READ: NFR to Run Four Pairs of Special Trains…
GUWAHATI: India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 final in Dubai on Sunday, September 13, to win a record eighth Asia Cup title. ALSO READ: WATCH | Over 50 Tibetan Youth Congress Members Detained During Xi Jinping Protest in Delhi Batting first, India posted 183/5 on the back of…
GUWAHATI: East Bengal FC defeated arch-rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giant 4-1 in the final of the 135th Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Sunday, August 23, to win the title for the 17th time. ALSO READ: Guwahati to Host Northeast India Space Workshop on August 26–27 The victory saw East Bengal draw…
GUWAHATI: Assam swimmers have secured four medals, including a gold, two silver and a bronze, at the ongoing 52nd Junior National Aquatic Championship 2026 being held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from August 18 to 23. ALSO READ: Camera Trap Confirms Tiger Presence in Assam’s Dihing Patkai National Park On the opening day, Jahnavi Changmai clinched gold…
GUWAHATI: Local boy and former India international Halicharan Narzary produced a stunning individual performance for Bodoland FC, scoring four goals and providing two assists as they cruised to a 6-0 victory over local rivals Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC in their final group fixture of the 135th IndianOil Durand Cup at the Indira Gandhi…
GUWAHATI: Local boy and former India international Halicharan Narzary produced a stunning individual performance for Bodoland FC, scoring four goals and providing two assists as they cruised to a 6-0 victory over local rivals Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC in their final group fixture of the 135th IndianOil Durand Cup at the Indira Gandhi…
GUWAHATI: Indian badminton player Ashmita Chaliha created history on Sunday by becoming the first Indian to win the Korea Masters 2026 badminton tournament, defeating China’s Han Qianxi 14-21, 21-14, 21-14 in the women’s singles final. ALSO READ: BIS Raids Illegal Hallmarking Centre in Assam's Goalpara, Seizes Fake BIS-Marked Jewellery The 26-year-old Assam shuttler rallied from…
GUWAHATI: Manipur gymnast Ariha Pangambam has created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal in the senior women’s individual event at the Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships. ALSO READ: Four Drug Peddlers Arrested in Separate Operations Across Guwahati The 22-year-old Indian gymnast secured the title at the 10th Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships in…
GUWAHATI: Indian judo scripted history at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games as Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh clinched gold medals, becoming India's first-ever Commonwealth Games judo champions. ALSO READ: NCB, Assam Agencies Meet in Guwahati to Step Up Fight Against Drug Trafficking Asmita Dey became the first Indian judoka to win a Commonwealth Games gold…
