Assam’s Phaagun Jyoti Clinches U-12 Title at National Ranking Super Series Tennis Tournament

  GUWAHATI: Assam’s rising tennis star Phaagun Jyoti lifted the girls’ under-12 singles crown at the All India National Ranking Super Series Tennis Tournament, which concluded on Friday, May 1, at Dream House Resort in Jaipur, Rajasthan. ALSO READ: Riyan Parag Fined for Violating IPL Code of Conduct After Vaping Controversy During Rajasthan Royals Match In the…

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7-Year-Old Indian Swimmer Sets World Record After Completing 29-Km Palk Strait Crossing in Under 10 Hours

  GUWAHATI: Seven-year-old swimmer Ishank Singh from Ranchi has scripted history by becoming the youngest swimmer in the world to cross the Palk Strait between Sri Lanka and India. ALSO READ: Commercial LPG Prices Hiked by ₹993; Domestic Rates Remain Unchanged The young prodigy from Dhurwa completed the demanding 29-kilometre swim from Talaimannar in Sri Lanka to…

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Mother Dies Clutching 4-Year-Old Son in Bargi Dam Boat Tragedy; Viral Image Debunked

  GUWAHATI: Rescue operations continued through Saturday morning, May 2, at Bargi Dam, with teams, including the Army, combing the waters for survivors. Efforts briefly paused on Friday morning after the recovery of the eighth and ninth bodies—a woman found holding her four-year-old child in her arms, underscoring the human toll of the tragedy. ALSO…

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C. Raj Kumar Says Education, Justice and Technology Will Define India’s Future at Memorial Lecture in Guwahati’s Royal Global University

  GUWAHATI: The world has a lot to learn from India’s transformative journey as the country approaches a hundred years of its independence from British rule. This was the underlying theme of the 11th Professor Sarat Mahanta Memorial Lecture delivered by C. Raj Kumar at the Royal Global University in Guwahati on the afternoon of Friday,…

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Centre Launches Emergency Messaging System for Instant Disaster Alerts; Test Messages Sent Nationwide

  GUWAHATI: The Government of India has rolled out a Cell Broadcast system run by indigenous technology to deliver real-time disaster alerts directly to citizens’ mobile phones. On Saturday, May 2, the Centre sent out a siren alert notification to nearly all citizens around 11:42 AM as part of a system test. ALSO READ: Mother Dies…

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APSC Topper Shivasish Sandilya Arrested for Taking Bribe in Assam’s Lakhimpur

  GUWAHATI: A forest official has come under scrutiny after being allegedly caught accepting a bribe during a vigilance operation in Assam’s Lakhimpur district on Friday, May 1, triggering widespread outrage across the state. ALSO READ: Flood Threat Looms Large in Assam as Rainfall Prediction Raises Concern Over Rise in Water Levels The accused officer, identified as…

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Barricades Placed near Open Drains at Guwahati’s Jyotinagar after GPlus Report

  GUWAHATI: Barricades have been installed along the open drain in Guwahati's Jyotinagar following a recent GPlus report that highlighted the continuing danger posed by the stretch. ALSO READ: AIIMS Guwahati Steps Up Food Safety Measures Amid Student Complaints Over Mess Hygiene Earlier, GPlus had reported that nearly a year after a minor boy was tragically…

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Movie Review | Bhooth Bangla

  Bhooth Bangla feels like a familiar ride right from the start, largely because it brings back the Priyadarshan–Akshay Kumar combination. The film sticks to a simple, situational style of comedy, more about timing and reactions than loud or over-the-top jokes and that approach works quite well, at least for a while. There’s a sense of…

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