- Death toll in explosion at Oil India's facility in Assam rises to three
Three people have died following an explosion at Oil India Limited's facility in Dibrugarh. The incident occurred during maintenance work a...
07 Nov, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh faces protests over 11,000-MW Siang dam, 1,605-MW Subansiri projectProtests erupted in Arunachal Pradesh over proposed hydropower projects, causing violent clashes and significant unrest. People oppose the ...
27 Oct, 2026, 09.42 PM IST
Govt tightens sugar inventory norms to keep prices under check ahead of festive seasonThe government has notified a reduction in the permissible stock of sugar that dealers can hold to 1,000 quintals. The revised ceiling will...
07 Oct, 2026, 05.46 PM IST
Railway passengers looted at gunpoint for 75 minutes on train, TTE and coach attendant were missing; NCDRC orders Rs 20,000 compensationIn what can be termed as a shocking theft, armed robbers boarded train number 5610 in 2004 and looted for about 1 hour 15 minutes then pull...
01 Oct, 2026, 06.14 PM IST
Kharif data gives India a pleasant advance glimpse of the year's pickings; full picture a little while awayKharif cultivation this season has fallen from last year, but exceeded the five-year average despite lower rainfall. The number coming abov...
28 Sep, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
Smart rice policy would be niceIn the 2026-27 cycle, India's rice production is projected to fall by 6.5% compared to the previous year, largely due to monsoon rainfall b...
25 Sep, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
Passengers robbed at gunpoint in reserved sleeper coach: NCDRC holds Railways responsible for safety lapse, orders Rs 20,000 compensationThe National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission found Railways deficient in service. Passengers were robbed at gunpoint inside a reserv...
10 Sep, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
Assam woman sent quietly into Bangladesh by BSF without informing family, after court declared her foreigner; HC awards husband Rs 2 lakh compensationGauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to pay Rs 2 lakh in interim compensation to the husband of Mumtaz Begum, who was detai...
09 Sep, 2026, 03.39 PM IST
Building collapse: Delhi High Court refuses urgent hearing on PIL for hostels in DU collegesThe Delhi High Court declined an urgent hearing for a public interest litigation. This petition sought hostel facilities for all Delhi Univ...
08 Sep, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
Supreme Court quashes FIRs against student protestersThe Supreme Court quashed several first information reports against protesters. It invoked constitutional powers to ensure complete justice...
02 Sep, 2026, 07.57 PM IST
Assam-registered vehicles stopped, turned back from Meghalaya despite drivers’ unions suspending blockadeAssam-registered vehicles faced restrictions entering Meghalaya despite a suspended blockade by drivers. Tourists experienced disruptions a...
24 Aug, 2026, 01.41 AM IST
Assam cab operators suspend blockade against Meghalaya vehiclesAssam cab operators have lifted their blockade on Meghalaya-registered vehicles after receiving safety reassurances from a ministerial-leve...
22 Aug, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
Assam govt deems tea garden workers eligible for 10% compensationIssuance of Assam Taxation (On Specified Lands) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022, this will enable the extension of tax exemption on green tea l...
29 May, 2022, 06.49 PM IST
Oil India Ltd cannot disown responsibility on fire incident in Assam's Baghjan oil well: NGTThe order came on a plea filed by activist Bonani Kakkar and others alleging failure of the authorities in preventing the blowout of Baghja...
19 Feb, 2021, 03.38 PM IST
Assam removes austerity measures, announces infrastructure projects worth Rs 11, 900 crAssam finance minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma said,” Recently I met the union finance minister, new compensation formula for GST and continue...
12 Sep, 2020, 08.04 PM IST
- A zamindari act for which still Assam is paying to the grandsons
A Delhi School of Social Work (DSSW) student, who was at the receiving end of police assault near RSS headquarters as seen in a video, toda...
01 Feb, 2016, 10.04 PM IST
AAMEF welcomes SC directive for CBI probe into Saradha scamThe statement said that most of them did not receive their salaries for two to three months before the closure.
14 May, 2014, 06.35 PM IST