Gujarat bridge tragedy: 9 apprehended; rescue operation continues

India: The local police in Morbi, Gujarat nabbed nine people in relation to the tragic footbridge collapse that occurred on Sunday killing at least 134 people. According to the media reports, the apprehended individuals include members from the company that was managing the maintenance of the bridge, including nine other persons responsible for the same. […]

Leftist Lula da Silva wins Brazilian elections by a thin margin

Global Desk: The outcome of the Brazilian elections is finally out. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerged victories by defeating the incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday. The concluded elections were a direct contest between the liberal and the leftist political ideologies. da Silva, who is famously known as Lula belongs to the Workers’ Party […]

Halloween celebrations turn hell in South Korea

Global Desk: At least 151 people were killed and over 82 injured during a Halloween celebration in the South Korea’s capital city Seoul on Saturday. According to reports from the international media, the incident took place after a large crowd tried to congregate in a narrow lane where a Halloween celebration was taking place. People […]

Why has Putin appreciated India?

Global Desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin gave some positive remarks about India while addressing at the Valadai International Discussion Club on Thursday, as reported by the Indian media. In his speech, Putin lauded the independent foreign policy of India for the sake of its people by not genuflecting in front of external pressure. Putin also […]

Rahul complains Elon Musk for manipulating his Twitter account

India: By congratulating Tesla CEO Elon Musk on becoming the new owner of the multi blogging site Twitter, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hoped that Twitter will be an inclusive platform and respect opinions of every side. He also wished that Twitter will be free from any government pressure and act against social media […]

Illustrious artist from Assam Neel Pawan Baruah breathes his last

Regional Desk: Notable painter from Assam Neel Pawan Baruah breathed his last on Friday in Guwahati. He was ill for a long time and admitted in the Guwahati Medical College Hospital since September 2022. According to reports, he was suffering from blood pressure and other old age ailments. Baruah was celebrated artist within the state […]

Elon Musk enters Twitter office with a kitchen sink, then fires its CEO

Business Desk: Elon Musk finally stepped inside the tech giant Twitter headquarters in San Francisco after his USD 44 billion takeover earlier this year which reached its deadline on Friday. While stepping inside its head office situated in San Francisco, Musk was seen carrying a kitchen sink with him. The video of the same was […]

Nipon Goswami – Legendary Assamese actor no more

Regional/Entertainment Desk: Legendary Assamese film actor Nipon Goswami breathed his last on Thursday after he was being treated in the Nemecare Hospital in Guwahati due to his deteriorating health. The film and at fraternity of the state and the country have expressed their heartfelt condolences on his demise and termed as a indelible loss to […]

Can Kharge fix Congress or is he just another Gandhi loyalist?

National Desk: On Thursday, Mallikarjun Kharge officially took charge as the new chief of the struggling Congress Party. Along with the Gandhi family, several Congress leaders were present in the felicitation occasion of the new party president. After passing on the baton, former party supremo Sonia Gandhi said that she felt a sense of relief […]

Rishi Sunak, first Hindu Prime Minister of Britain

Global Desk: Indian origin British politician Rishi Sunak has been elected as the prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the leader of the Conservative Party. Sunak unanimously elected unopposed after party rivals Penny Mordaunt stepped down from the nomination process after failing to gather the minimum support of 100 members. Earlier, former prime Minister […]

Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek crowned US Open champs

Sports Desk: Spanish rookie Carlos Alcaraz defeated Norwegian Casper Ruud to win the maiden US Open men’s singles title held in New York. In a four-set thriller 19-year-old Alcaraz outshined Ruud with the final score of 4-6, 6-2, 6(1)-7(7), 3-6 which made him the youngest grand slam winner after his fellow countryman and 22 grand […]

Queen Elizabeth II no more

Global Desk: The Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain passed away at the age of 96 in Balmoral on Friday evening due to health complications. The news of her death was announced by the Buckingham Palace. Her eldest son, Prince Charles will succeed her as the head of the monarch and become the new King […]

Football: Chelsea sacks its coach Thomas Tuchel

Sports Desk: The coach of the Chealsea Football Club Thomas Tuchel has been sacked by the new owners of the club on Wednesday (7th Sep. 22). The decision to sack his was taken by the management of the club in view of the teams in consistent performance in the new Premier League season so far […]

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina visits India, signs important developmental agreements

Global Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Bangladesh Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi on Tuesday. During the talks between both the leaders, they covered issues related to terrorism, water management, IT, nuclear energy, climate change, power transmission, economics and so forth. Besides, they also signed an important agreement on water sharing from Kushiyara […]

Heartbreak for Nadal at the US Open

Sports Desk: Rafael Nadal was knocked out of US Open after he was defeated by local favourite Frances Tiafoe on Monday. The fourth-round match which lasted for 3 hours, and 34 minutes saw Nadal win only one set and the final score ended with 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. With this the 22-time grand slam champion […]

Liz Truss to be UK’s next Prime Minister

Global Desk: Liz Truss has been elected as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the leader of the Conservative Party. The months long election campaign to choose the successor of Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally ended with the former foreign secretary Truss and finance minister Rishi Sunak being the final two […]

Trinamool Congress honours prominent educationalists on Teachers’ Day

Regional Desk: The Trinamool Congress party in Assam honoured several prominent educationalists across the state on the occasion of Teachers’ Day on Monday. Among others, the party members along with the state president Ripun Bora felicitated well known educationalist, author, and chief editor of newsop24.com Dr Dayananda Pathak. The Assam Trinamool Congress honoured Dr Pathak […]

Teachers` Day- Mixture of Pleasure and Pain

Editorial Desk: The 5th day of September of the year is celebrated as the Teachers` Day synchronizing with the birth anniversary of Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, the scholar extraordinary, besides being the President of India.  Dr Radhakrishnan was a professor in Calcutta University, and also in different universities of the world in varied capacities. The nation has […]

Ronaldo’s message to his teammates after win over Arsenal

Sports Desk: Portuguese talisman Cristiano Ronaldo has thanked his Manchester United teammates for their resounding victory over Arsenal in the Premier League match held on Sunday. After having played as a substitute in most of the matches so far this season under the leadership of new manager Erik ten Hag, Ronaldo took on to the […]

Former TATA chairman Cyrus Mistry dies in a car accident

Business Desk: Cyrus Mistry, the former chairman of the Tata Group passes away on a tragic road accident on Saturday. According to reports, Mistry was travelling in a car and was enroute to Mumbai from Ahmedabad when the tragedy took place. The accident reportedly took place in the afternoon when his Mercedes car hit a […]

Noted folklorist from Assam Dr Prabin Chandra Das breathes his last

By Dayananda Pathak Dr Prabin Chandra Das, a noted folklorist of national standing, besides being a professor of Folklore, Gauhati University, has breathed his last today at 1PM on 4th September 2022.  Dr Das, hailing from Assam’s Hajo, had a brilliant career all through. He was initially a lecturer in Saint Edmunds College, Shillong. Subsequently, […]

Serena Williams says goodbye to tennis court

Sports Desk: Serena Williams on Friday played her last grand slam match after failing to advance to the next round of the ongoing US Open. After giving her best in the three hour long third round match, Williams was finally defeated by Australian Ajla Tomljanovic with a score of 5-7, 7-6(4), 1-6. Serana made a […]

India overtakes UK to become the world’s 5th largest economy

Global Desk: World’s largest democracy and second most populated country India has a surged ahead of the UK to become the fifth largest economy of the world. According to a report from the Bloomberg India surpassed the UK during the final three months of 2021 when the world was just beginning to recover from the […]

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi jailed for election fraud in Myanmar

Global Desk: Already imprisoned democratic leader and Nobel Prize Winner Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to another three years behind the bars by a court in the military ruled Myanmar. According to reports from the international media, she has been convicted of corruption in the form of electoral scam during the national elections […]