Assam

Who is Nupur Bora, the Assam bureaucrat arrested after Rs 2 crore worth cash, gold seized?

Nupur Bora, an Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer, was arrested on Monday after police recovered nearly Rs 2 crore in cash and jewellery from her residences. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said she had been under investigation for allegedly taking money to help transfer government and Satra land into the names of suspected illegal settlers

'First Assam visit after Op Sindoor': PM Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 18,530 cr

While inaugurating several developmental projects in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed India's Operation Sindoor against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

'From Assam, his voice flowed like a timeless river': PM Modi’s centenary tribute to Bhupen Hazarika

As the nation marks the centenary of Bhupen Hazarika, Prime Minister Modi hailed his music as a bridge across cultures and generations

Independence Day: How Gopinath Bordoloi saved Assam from a partitioned fate

It was only for Gopinath Bordoloi's fierce dedication and strategic brilliance that Assam escaped from becoming part of East Pakistan

How Indian North East's unsung heroes and rebellions defied British colonial rule

The remarkable yet often forgotten contributions of Indigenous leaders from North East India were instrumental in the fight against British colonial rule highlighting their vital place in the freedom struggle

A court order leaves India's Cuba envoy with two wives, Supreme Court hears case

In 2022, the Gauhati High Court ruled that a marriage under the Christian Marriage Act can't be dissolved by customary practices of the Kuki tribe. This decision created a complex matrimonial situation for Thongkomang Armstrong Changsan, India’s ambassador to Cuba

Weaponing water: China’s hydropower push poses grave risk to India

The construction of the dams could bring devastation not only to the Pemakoe area in Tibet but also to Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Bangladesh downstream

Assam govt to invoke a forgotten law to identify and expel illegal migrants

The government of Assam is all set to revive a 75-year-old law that enables the state authorities to push back illegal immigrants upon identification without the need to approach the judiciary every time

FirstUp: Russia to hold peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul and other headlines of the day

Russian officials are set to meet in Istanbul today to hold talks on a truce with Ukraine. Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet the country's provincial and territorial premiers in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In India, Meghalaya and Assam are set to hold the next round of border talks in Guwahati

FirstUp: Iran-US to hold nuclear talks, verdict in Kim Kardashian 2016 burglary case... The headlines

The fifth round of talks is set to take place between Iran and US officials today in Rome. A court in Paris is set to deliver its verdict in the 2016 Kim Kardashian burglary case. In India, PM Modi will be inaugurating the two-day Rising Northeast Investors Summit in Assam