National Desk: Google Translate has finally added Assamese and seven other native Indian languages among the 24 new inclusions in its platform. In addition to Assamese, languages like Sanskrit, Bhojpuri, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Meiteilon (Manipuri), and Mizo have also been added on the platform. Expressing his joy on the occasion, the Chief Minister of Assam […]
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Regional Desk: The North East India Petrol Dealer’s Association (NEIPDA) declared a 24-hour closure of all petrol stations in the state of Assam to be effective on 13th May. The NEIPDA announced about the decision through an official press release on Friday. As stated in the same, the bandh has been announced in protest against […]
Global Desk: The ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka began after the Covid pandemic disrupted its economy by affecting its key revenue sources like the tourism. This led to high rise in debt and forced the government to ban the import of foreign goods. With the situation going from bad to worse, the Sri Lankan PM […]
Purbottar Hindi Sahitya Academy, Tezpur, Assam; in its annual conference on 8th may 2022, held at Nilamoni Phukan Aditorium, Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakhetra, Guwahati, has honored Dr Dayananda Pathak, a noted academician and writer of a good number of Assamese and English books over the last four decades. In the citation given to him, the academy […]
Business Desk: India’s leading aviation brand Jet Airways took to the skies once again after a break of three years. On Saturday, which also happens to be its 29th birthday, its aircraft VT-SXE took off for a test flight from Hyderabad to the national capital New Delhi and created history. In an official statement on […]
Global Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his Europe tour by meeting President Emmanuel Macron after visiting France on Thursday. By thanking the French government for the warm hospitality, the Prime Minister said that although his visit to Paris was very brief, it was ‘fruitful’. “My visit to France was brief but a very fruitful […]
Global Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached Denmark as part of his three-nation Europe tour. Upon reaching the airport in the capital city Copenhagen, he was received with a warm welcome by the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and other government representatives. During the day, Modi addressed a joint press conference with Frederiksen. […]
National Desk: Eid al-Fitr is being celebrated around the world on Tuesday. People from the Muslim community congregated in different mosques across the country to offer their prayers on the occasion. The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi wished the nation on this special occasion. In a social media post he wished that this auspicious […]
Guwahati/Regional Desk: President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Guwahati on Tuesday for a three-day visit to the northeast India. He was welcomed at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Governor of Assam Jagdish Mukhi, and other officials of the state government. During his stay in the state, […]
Global Desk: The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi begin his three-nation tour of Europe by landing in Berlin on Monday. Upon reaching the German capital, Modi was greeted with a ceremonial welcome by the German chancellor Olaf Scholz. After this, both the leaders engaged in a bilateral interaction and discussed issues in connection with trade, […]
Regional Desk: The Health Minister of Assam Keshab Mahanta stated on Sunday that the government might introduce new COVID standard operating procedure (SOP) if necessary. He also said that the COVID condition in the state is under control and a new SOP will only be brought if there is an upsurge in cases. Additionally, the […]
Sports Desk: MS Dhoni is set to return as the skipper of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) again. Its current captain Ravindra Jadeja handed over the responsibility back to the former Indian captain to focus on his own performance as a player. According to reports, Dhoni has accepted […]
Business Desk: Leading e-commerce giant Amazon has suffered its biggest loss in the last seven years. It has faced a loss of USD 3.8 billion and its shares have gone down by 10 per cent as a result. This was informed by the officials of the company on Friday. According to reports, the reduction in […]
Regional Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Assam to inaugurate several developmental projects on Thursday. He began his itinerary in the morning by attending the “Peace, Unity and Development Rally” in Diphu, Karbi Anglong. During this, he laid the foundation stone of three educational institutions, which includes the College of Veterinary Science, College of Agriculture, […]
Business Desk: Tesla CEO Elon Musk who is on his way to become the new owner of Twitter asserted that he could set his eyes on Coca Cola next. Musk said this through his official Twitter account on Thursday. In a joke he also said that he wishes buy Coca Cola so that he can […]
Regional Desk: The Assam Trinamool Congress (ATMC) held a party joining event in Guwahati on Wednesday under the presence of TMC leader and member of parliament from West Bengal Mahua Moitra. In addition to Moitra, the newly appointed party chief and former Congress leader Ripun Bora, along with MP Sushmita Dev and former chief minister […]
National Desk: The Kerala state government has made the wearing of masks in public spaces mandatory again. The decision has been taken owing to the surge in corona virus cases in the state in the recent days. According to a latest order by the Pinarayi Vijayan led government, the violation of the same would be […]
Global Desk: Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison. She has been found guilty by a court in Myanmar in charges of corruption. According to a report published by the BBC, she has been accused of accepting bribes in the form of cash and gold. Additionally, she has […]
National Desk: Election strategist Prashant Kishor has declined to join the Indian National Congress. Kishor stated this on Tuesday through his official Twitter account. In his statement he said that “I declined the generous offer of #congress to join the party as part of the EAG & take responsibility for the elections.” He further added […]
Business Desk: Tesla CEO Elon Musk is set to be the new owner of the social media giant Twitter Inc. On Tuesday, Twitter announced that it has reached an agreement with Musk on selling the social media platform for an amount of USD 44 billion. Reacting to the new deal, Musk stated that Twitter is […]
National Desk: Ursula von der Leyen, the President of European Union (EU) Commission has said that India is the powerhouse of technology. Leyen said this during her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday (25th April, 2022) on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of India-EU relationship. During the meeting, both […]
Global Desk: Emmanuel Macron is set to lead France once again. On Monday, Macron was re-elected as the President of France after the results of the presidential elections that took place on Sunday were announced. Macron, who belongs to the La Republique En Marche! party defeated Marine Li Pen from the far-right party named National […]
Entertainment Desk: Is Sara Tendulkar soon appearing on Bollywood screen? On Monday, multiple news media brands in India were seen publishing reports that cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar’s daughter Sara could make her debut in the Bollywood film industry very soon. They said that Sara is highly interested in acting and wishes to appear on the […]
Guwahati: Masuma Begum, who is the only winning candidate from the Aam Admi Party (AAP) in the Guwahati Municipality Corporation (GMC) elections has thanked the voters for supporting her candidature and her party. In a statement to the media shared in the official Facebook page AAP Assam, Begum said that she will fulfil the promises […]
Regional Desk, Guwahati: The results of the Guwahati municipality (GMC) elections were declared on Sunday. As expected, the Bharatya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the winner by clinching most of the 57 seats that went for the polls. Additionally, it also won in three seats without contesting as there were no candidates from opposition parties. […]
Regional Desk, Guwahati: Commemorating the war heroes of the of the 1971 war between India and Pakistan, the state government in Assam organized a special honorary function on Saturday. The event was held at the premises of Guwahati’s Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra. In addition to the Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister of […]