COVID-19 pandemic rocked the India Open tournament today, with as many as seven Indian shuttlers, including reigning world championship silver medalist Kidambi Srikanth, withdrawing after testing positive for the virus. This was announced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) in the early morning which was later confirmed by the Badminton Association of India (BAI). Ashwini […]

Vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech has said that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has generated robust neutralising antibody responses against both Omicron and Delta variants of the coronavirus. The Hyderabad-based company announced the results from the study conducted at Emory University in the US based on blood serum collected from 13 individuals, 28 […]

Amid surging COVID-19 cases following the emergence of the Omicron variant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Chief Ministers of all states at 4:30 PM today. At the scheduled meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take stock of the prevailing COVID situation in every state in the video conferencing. Also Read: Assam gears […]

Assam is all set to celebrate ‘Uruka‘ tonight. Last minute preparations are afoot across the state to observe the occasion with fun and fanfare. People are looking forward to having a sumptuous Uruka fest tonight to mark the occasion. Scores thronged the fish market of Guwahati’s Uzanbazar as Bhogali fervour gripped Assam. Purchasing for the […]

As per the prevailing law and order situation in Arunachal Pradesh, Pasighat MLA Ninong Ering has appealed to the All Nyshi Youth Association to call off the bandh. He further said that the corruption charges levied against Chief Minister Pema Khandu are a matter of probe. Ering went on to say that he will raise […]

Authorities in Arunachal Pradesh have detained Bengia Tada, the general secretary of the All Nyishi Youth Association, or ANYA, and arrested 50 activists from Itanagar and 7 from Naharlagun so far, It has has been confirmed by District Magistrate Itanagar Capital Region Talo Potom. This comes amid the 36-hour bandh called by the ANYA that […]

In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Assam Rifles, in coordination with Pongchau Police, apprehended a drug dealer on Wednesday and recovered 41.25 gm of brown sugar in Longding district in Arunachal Pradesh. As per reports, the market value of the seized contraband is estimated to be Rs 8,25,000. Also Read: Alarming spike in Covid […]

Assam‘s COVID tally has shot further up with a total of 3,274 fresh cases reported today. Of these, 1138 cases have been reported from the Kamrup Metropolitan district. The state also reported four COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours. Notably, the COVID positivity rate now stands at 6.56 percent. On the other hand, Assam’s […]

The Governor of Assam and Nagaland, Professor Jagdish Mukhi, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently being treated at the Apollo Hospital in Guwahati. Governor Mukhi is being supervised by a team of specialised doctors from the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital. Also Read: PM Modi’s security breach in Punjab ‘Sponsored’: Assam CM Himanta […]

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today came out all guns blazing against the Punjab government and demanded that Punjab Chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi be arrested over the breach in security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Chief Minister Sarma said that a conspiracy was hatched to target Prime Minister Modi as he referred to […]