Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), a northeast India-based forum of nationalist citizens, lauds Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for highlighting the importance of Hinglaj Mata Mandir in Balochistan locality of south-west Pakistan, citing the link with Maa Kamakhya Devalaya atop Nilachal hills in the city. Amid the growing uprising among Baloch people against…
Guwahati: Borgeet is a distinct genre of Assamese music that encompasses not only devotional flavour but also the dramatic compositions used in Ankia Naat, said noted Assamese musician and researcher Dr Pabitra Pran Goswami recently while delivering the 5th Harinarayan Dutta Baruah memorial lecture at Assam down town University (AdtU) in the city’s outskirt. The…
As soon as India and Pakistan stepped up military airstrikes on each other following a brutal terror attack at Pahalgam in the Kashmir valley on 22 April 2025, for which an offshoot of Pakistan-based terrorist outfit claimed responsibility, the Balochi people intensified its movement for an independent Balochistan, a major part of which is allegedly…
Guwahati: The Baloch-descendants have urged the United Nations to recognise Balochistan as an independent nation out of Pakistan. In a letter, addressed to UN secretary-general António Guterres, the Baloch Welfare Association in India, demanded to support the Baloch nation’s legitimate right to self-determination, as enshrined in the UN charter and international law. “We urge the…
Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) congratulates the Union government leadership and Indian armed forces for decisive action ‘Operation Sindoor’ taken against Pakistan-sponsored terrorists and their supporting ecosystem following the cowardly attack on unarmed tourists at Pahalgam in the Kashmir valley. This action to serve justice to aggrieved families and entire country in the brutal massacre…
Guwahati: Indian armed forces launched a major offensive titled OPERATION SINDOOR targeting the terror camps inside Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Punjab province of Pakistan. In the midnight of Tuesday, the specific targets (at least nine sites) were hit, from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed. “Our actions have been focused, measured…
Guwahati: News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) has asked Indian news channels to refrain from inviting Pakistani panelists, speakers and commentators for their shows in the aftermath of Pahalgam terror attack in the Kashmir valley. In an urgent and confidential advisory to its members on 4 May 2025, the organization insisted on avoiding those individuals…
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, while revealing that 55 journalists have been killed since 1 January 2025 around the world, demanded due action against the perpetrators. On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the PEC stated that the auspicious day reminds everyone to uphold press freedom and…
Guwahati: In a sincere show of unity and resilience, members of the Indian community in Japan came together in Tokyo on Thursday to condemn the recent terror attack in Pahalgam of the Kashmir valley, where 26 innocent Indian tourists were killed by Islamist terrorists on 22 April 2025. Holding national tri-colour and placards, the participants…
Guwahati: More people have been arrested in Assam for making anti-India and pro-Pakistan statements in the public forum. State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma disclosed that 34 individuals have been arrested from different parts of Assam for defending Pakistan on Indian soil after the Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir, where 26 innocent Indian tourists…
