Three Assam Rifles personnel were martyred and at least 5 others injured in an ambush by suspected militants in Manipur on Wednesday night. As per sources, the dastardly incident took place in Manipur’s border district of Chandel last night when the troopers of 4th Assam Rifles were in a patrol. The ambush took place in […]

The new National Education Policy (NEP) approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday is set to usher in a slew of changes with the vision of creating an education system that contributes directly to transforming the country, providing high-quality education to all, and making India a global knowledge superpower. The draft of the NEP by […]

Two persons were detained on Tuesday in possession of exotic animals, including a red kangaroo, six macaws, three tortoises, and two monkeys at Lailapur Forest in Assam’s Cachar district, said Jagadish Das, Additional Superintendent of Police to ANI on Wednesday. The rescued animals, which included rare Aldabra tortoises and capuchin monkeys, were found packed in […]

Huge quantities of illegal air rifle scope were recovered in a search operation by Assam Rifles from Zokhawthar in Champhai district. According to the Assam Rifles, the illegal air rifle scopes were of foreign origin, including Bushnell, Leupold and Marcool, worth approximately Rs 50 lakhs. “Assam Rifles, in a search operation on July 29, recovered […]

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country on Thursday reached 15,83,792 after a single-day spike of 52,123 positive cases, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. With 775 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the total cases include 5,28,242 active cases and 10,20,582 cured/discharged cases. India recorded the biggest […]

Assam on Wednesday reported 1,348 more positive cases of COVID-19, taking the state’s overall tally to 36,295. The fresh cases have been detected among the 18,941 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. With a low positivity rate of 7.11%, among the fresh cases, 348 patients are from Kamrup (M) and 127 from Kamrup (R). Health […]

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved National Education Policy 2020 bringing major reforms in higher education including a target of 50 per cent Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) by 2035 and provision for multiple entry and exits. Addressing a press conference here, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said a 21st century National Education Policy (NEP) has been […]

Nearly 23 years after Sukhoi aircraft were imported, a fleet of five French-manufactured Rafale multi-role combat jets touched down in India, giving the country’s air power a strategic edge over its adversaries in the neighbourhood. The aircraft, having an undisputed track record and considered one of the most potent combat jets globally, landed at the […]

The first death due to COVID-19 was reported from the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) here on Wednesday as a 56-year-old man succumbed to the infection on Wednesday, according to an official. Ch Arunkumar Singh, Superintendent of RIMS said that patient who was tested positive on July 26 had already had multiple sessions of […]

The Union Cabinet, which met here on Wednesday morning, has approved a new education policy, details of which will be announced later today. Among the major Cabinet decisions include the renaming of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) as the Ministry of Education. The announcement regarding the same is likely to be made […]