Guwahati: The flood situation in eastern Assam remains grim as 62 people died till Friday and hundreds of villages are under water. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to take stock of rescue and relief operations in the flood-hit 12 districts. Expressing deep condolences over the loss of lives and…
Guwahati: Annual Rath Jatra (the festival of chariots) kicked off in western Myanmarese city of Maungdaw on 16 July 2026 with great fanfare and enthusiasm. Tens of thousands of Hindu families from different parts of the Buddhist majority Rakhine/Arakan State gathered in Maungdaw locality to offer prayer to Sri Sri Jagannath during the religious festival,…
Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, born hundred years ago, never looks for the sunset, rather the nationalist volunteer organization always lives with the spirit of morning sun. Founded by Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, the Sangh will live with spirit and remain young forever, said Professor Rakesh Sinha. Addressing a distinguished gathering at Shankardev Hall of Keshav…
Guwahati: A marked improvement was observed during the first six months of 2026, with 39 journalists killed compared to 85 during the same period in 2025 — a reduction of more than half the number of victims (- 54%), where the Middle East remained the most dangerous region, ahead of Latin America, said the Geneva-based…
Guwahati: The flood situation in eastern Assam remains grim as 62 people died till Friday and hundreds of villages are under water. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to take stock of rescue and relief operations in the flood-hit 12 districts. Expressing deep condolences over the loss of lives and…
Guwahati: Annual Rath Jatra (the festival of chariots) kicked off in western Myanmarese city of Maungdaw on 16 July 2026 with great fanfare and enthusiasm. Tens of thousands of Hindu families from different parts of the Buddhist majority Rakhine/Arakan State gathered in Maungdaw locality to offer prayer to Sri Sri Jagannath during the religious festival,…
Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, born hundred years ago, never looks for the sunset, rather the nationalist volunteer organization always lives with the spirit of morning sun. Founded by Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, the Sangh will live with spirit and remain young forever, said Professor Rakesh Sinha. Addressing a distinguished gathering at Shankardev Hall of Keshav…
Guwahati: A marked improvement was observed during the first six months of 2026, with 39 journalists killed compared to 85 during the same period in 2025 — a reduction of more than half the number of victims (- 54%), where the Middle East remained the most dangerous region, ahead of Latin America, said the Geneva-based…
Guwahati: The annual Akhil Bharatiya Prant Pracharak Baithak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh concluded on 12 July 2026 at Belagavi in Karnataka, where Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat, Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale along with 226 Karyakartas were present. In the meeting, a review of the training camps held at various levels of the Sangh after March 2026 was…
The ongoing debate about an Indian passport not being a solid document to claim citizenship has inherently highlighted the necessity of a countrywide citizenship screening exercise. Legally, Indian citizenship is administered by the 1955 Citizenship Act and the passports are issued under the 1967 Passports Act. Even though a passport is still recognized as the…
When the global community observed World Refugee Day on 20 June, a dark reality surfaced from Myanmar where the military-controlled regime in Payitwtaw emerged as a primary actor in creating refugees in their own country. Various global actors claim that over 5.3 million Myanmarese people are now living in distress as the UN High Commissioner…
Guwahati: Come 24 and 25 October 2026, the film buffs, cine critics and movie producer-directors of eastern India will have an unique opportunity to encounter film-works, dedicated to foster nationalism and paying homage to Bharat’s thousands years old civilization, culture and heritage, as the 10th edition of Chalachitram National Film Festival (CNFF) unfolds selected short…
For millions of Sanatani tourists, not to speak of pilgrims, who visit Guwahati in far eastern Bharat, their itinerary includes the temple of Mother Goddess Kamakhya to pay a sacred visit to the Shakti Peeth with the legacy of Kamrup civilization. The consecrated temple atop Nilachal hills on the southern bank of mighty Brahmaputra river….
When Daw Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her 81st birthday under detention somewhere in the military controlled Myanmar on 19 June 2026, various global bodies raised voices for her release along with other political prisoners, languishing in different jails across the southeast Asian nation. Amid the military vigil, anti-junta residents of Myanmar also observed her…
