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New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Amazon India on Monday announced 'Zero Referral fee' on more than 12.5 crore products, a move, the ecommerce giant said, aims to accelerate growth for lakhs of sellers across the country. Building on last year's fee revision, the company has expanded zero referral fees coverage more than 10-times from 1.2 crore products in 2025 to over 12.5 crore products priced under Rs 1,000 across 1,800-plus categories, the company said in a release. In addition, Amazon has reduced Ea ...Read More >
Guwahati, Mar 2: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Jana Aashirwad Yatra entered its third day on Monday, with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma leading the roadshow through Upper Assam amid what the party described as an "unprecedented" public response. The yatra began the day from Gohpur and is scheduled to pass through Bihpuria and Ranganadi before concluding at Nowboicha. Over three days, it is set to cover 12 constituencies. Speaking to the press in Gohpur, Sarma said the campaign ...Read More >
Guwahati, Feb 17: Political parties in Assam, on Tuesday, urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct the forthcoming Assembly elections in a single phase or, at most, two phases, while asking it to factor in the Bohag Bihu festival while finalising the poll schedule. A full bench of the ECI, led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, is on a three-day visit to the State to review preparedness for the Assembly elections. The delegation includes Election Commissioners Sukhbir ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 16: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified that it will be mandatory for Class 10 students to appear in the first board examination under the new two-exam system to be introduced from 2026. CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said on Monday that students who fail to attempt at least three subjects in the first phase will be placed in the "Essential Repeat" category. "It is mandatory for all students to appear in the first board examination. All pas ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 16: The BJP, on Monday, attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging that he is a "failed dynast" as neither his own party leaders nor allies have any confidence in him. This came after Bhupen Borah, former president of the Assam Congress, sent his resignation letter to party president Mallikarjun Kharge, claiming he was being "ignored" by the party leadership and not being accorded his due in the state unit. Reacting to the development, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poon ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17: Lok Sabha, on Wednesday, passed the nuclear energy bill with Union minister Jitendra Singh asserting that it would help India achieve its target of 100 GW atomic energy generation by 2047. The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear sector for private participation, was passed by voice vote amid a walkout by the Opposition. Singh termed the bill a "milestone legisl ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 17: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Wednesday, met the families of 20 victims at Gelapukhuri Tea Estate in Tinsukia, who lost their lives in a tragic road accident in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh earlier this month. During the visit, Sarma handed over cheques of Rs 5 lakh each to the bereaved families as ex-gratia assistance from the Assam Government. Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. He also announced that the victims' families would receive an additional Rs ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17: Expressing concern over the high number of fatalities in road accidents, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari ,on Wednesday, said the Centre plans to provide states with modern ambulances, with the condition that they must reach accident sites within 10 minutes. Replying to supplementary questions during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Gadkari said the ambulances would be equipped with specialised tools to evacuate victims from accident spots. He al ...Read More >
Imphal, Dec 17: After a period of relative calm, fresh firing and shelling were reported at Torbung Mamang Leikai in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Tuesday night, raising fears of renewed violence in the state. "No one was injured in the incident. The situation remains calm but tense in the district, and there have been no reports of fresh firing since. Additional security forces have been deployed in the peripheral areas of Bishnupur," a senior official said on Wednesday, adding that an inves ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 17: With an eye firmly on the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, the ruling BJP is set to intensify its political and development outreach in the state as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are scheduled for a series of high-profile visits to Assam later this month. Announcing the itinerary, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on a live feed, said the visits will showcase transformative infrastructure projects, and boost economic confidence. The Prime ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 17: AIIMS Guwahati has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first institution in the North East region to be accredited as an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Provider Centre. "The accreditation has been granted under the leadership of Prof (Col) Ashok Puranik, Executive Director, AIIMS Guwahati. Marking this landmark development, the institute successfully conducted its inaugural ATLS Provider Course from December 12 to 14, 2025, ushering in a new chapter in struct ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 17: In a bid to curb student absenteeism and reduce the risk of dropouts, the Department of School Education has launched an automated SMS-based absenteeism alert system through the Shiksha Setu application. The technology-driven initiative aims to strengthen student attendance and ensure timely intervention by schools and parents, said State Education Minister Dr Ranoj Pegu, while addressing the media today. According to a study conducted by UNICEF, student absenteeism remains a ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16: In line with the Congress's preparations for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) will kick off its primary outreach programme, Raijor Padulit Raijor Congress, from December 20. Announcing the initiative, APCC president Gaurav Gogoi told the press on Tuesday that the drive aims to take the Congress leadership to every village across the state. "Immediately after the conclusion of the Winter Session of Parliament, we have decided to ge ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16: The investigation into the death of cultural icon Zubeen Garg moved a step closer to trial on Tuesday after all seven accused were produced before the Kamrup Metropolitan Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court through video conferencing. The accused were presented virtually from Baksa and Haflong jails after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) expressed its inability to produce them physically, citing law-and-order concerns. The CJM had earlier directed their productio ...Read More >
Shillong, Dec 16: The Pro Vice-Chancellor of North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Prof. S Umdor has resigned due to the absence of essential support systems and continued uncertainty surrounding key institutional decision making. Tendering his resignation on Monday, he said repeated attempts by Vice Chancellor Prabha Shankar Shukla to convene the Executive Council meeting under his chairmanship, despite strong opposition from students and staff associations, have vitiated the campus atmosphere ...Read More >
Mathura, Dec 16: A massive pile-up triggered by dense fog on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura sparked a massive fire on Tuesday morning, killing at least 13 people and injuring over 25 others. The crash occurred around 4.30 am under the Baldev police station limits, when at least seven buses and three smaller vehicles slammed into one another amid near-zero visibility. "The vehicles collided due to low visibility on the Agra-to-Noida stretch of the Yamuna Expressway. Some vehicles also caught ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16: In a sharp escalation of rhetoric, Hasnat Abdullah, a senior figure of Bangladesh's newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP), has issued a provocative warning to India, claiming Dhaka could "isolate" India's northeastern states if New Delhi attempted to destabilise Bangladesh. Addressing an all-party protest rally organised by Inqilab Mancha at Dhaka's Central Shaheed Minar on Monday, Abdullah accused India of backing "chaos-creators" and those allegedly trying to derail Bang ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned why the entire available leaked audio clips, which a plea alleged pointed to the role of former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the 2023 ethnic violence, were not sent for forensic examination. The top court said it was "little disturbed" by the affidavit filed on behalf of the petitioners on November 20 that "states to the effect that only select clippings were sent". The court asked the government authorities why the entire ava ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16: The seven accused in the Zubeen Garg death case will be produced before the court of CJM (chief judicial magistrate) on Tuesday virtually. Having registered the case (4084/2025), the CJM had directed their production on December 16, but the CID expressed inability to do so citing law and order concerns. The CJM then allowed the accused to be produced virtually. Teams of CID will be in Baksa and Haflong jails on Tuesday, and the accused will be given copies of the chargesheet. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 14: A year-long autopsy-based study conducted by AIIMS, New Delhi, on Sunday, found no scientific evidence linking COVID-19 vaccination to sudden deaths among young adults, reaffirming that the vaccines are safe and effective. The study, titled "Burden of Sudden Death in Young Adults: A One-Year Observational Study at a Tertiary Care Centre in India", has been published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, the flagship journal of the Indian Council of Medical Research. Res ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 1: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Monday, defended the Group of Ministers' (GoM) report on granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities, asserting that the document contains nothing that could "offend" any section of people. He said those protesting against it were doing so without fully reading or understanding the recommendations. The GoM report on the demand for ST status by the Ahom, Chutia, Moran, Matak, Koch-Rajbongshi and Tea Tribes (Adivasis) was ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 19: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested Anmol Bishnoi, brother and close aide of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, immediately after he was deported from the United States and landed in New Delhi, officials said. Anmol had been absconding since 2022 and was detained in the US in November last year. He was "removed" from American soil on Tuesday and handed over to Indian authorities upon arrival. With this arrest, he becomes the 19th accused taken into ...Read More >
Guwahati, Nov 17: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Assam on Monday for a two-day tour, marking a significant leg of the organisation's nationwide programmes commemorating its 100th year. Bhagwat landed at Guwahati's Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, where senior RSS functionaries and state-level coordinators received him. From the airport, he proceeded directly to the Sudarshanalaya at Barbari, the organisation's office in the city, where a ser ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17: Hours after a special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death, India, on Monday, said it had taken note of the verdict and would continue to engage constructively with all stakeholders in the interest of peace, democracy and stability in the neighbouring country. "India has noted the verdict announced by the 'International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh' concerning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. As a close neighbour, India remains co ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 14: The Centre has released over Rs 223 crore to bolster rural local bodies in Assam under the 15th Finance Commission grants for the financial year 2025-26, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj on Friday. This includes the second instalment of untied grants for 2024-25, amounting to Rs 219.24 crore. The funds have been allocated to all eligible 27 District Panchayats, 182 Block Panchayats and 2,192 Gram Panchayats across the state. Additionally, Rs ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 4: India is set to give its aerospace ambitions a major boost with an investment of about ₹65,400 crores ($7.44 billion) to develop and produce fighter jet engines by 2035. The initiative aims to make India self-reliant in one of the most critical areas of defense aircraft propulsion, according to the Times of Oman. The project represents a strong step toward reducing dependence on imports and producing engines capable of powering the next generation of Indian fighter jets. From ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 30: The United States has granted India a six-month waiver from American sanctions on the Chabahar port project, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that India's talks with the US for a trade deal are ongoing. Addressing a press briefing, Jaiswal said that India is closely assessing the implications of the recent US sanctions on Russian oil companies. "We are studying the implications of the recent US sanctions ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28: A bus operated by AI SATS, a third-party ground-handling service provider for Air India, caught fire near bay number 32 at Delhi Airport's Terminal 3 (T3) on Tuesday morning. According to multiple reports, the incident took place just a few metres away from an aircraft. Fortunately, no passengers were onboard the bus at the time of the fire. The blaze was quickly brought under control by the airport fire team, and no injuries or damage to nearby aircraft were reported. "In ...Read More >
Guwahati, October 28: In an announcement that stirred curiosity across Assam's political and civic circles, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, on Monday, left the state out of the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The omission raised eyebrows, particularly since Assam is among the states scheduled for Assembly elections next year. However, the Election Commission of India (ECI) clarified that the state's exclusion stemmed from its unique leg ...Read More >
Tezpur, Oct 27: "As per the National Education Policy, teachers should not be engaged in any non-educational duties apart from population census and election duty. This has already been brought to the notice of Assam's Education Minister. However, teachers have been coerced into getting involved in certain non-educational activities/duties, which adversely affects their primary role as educators," said the general secretary of the Asam Madhyamik Sikshak Karmasari Santha, Brajen Chetia, while int ...Read More >
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