Landslide victory for Sri Lankan President’s NPP in snap Parliamentary elections
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition National People’s Power (NPP) won a landslide victory in snap parliamentary polls, results indicated today. The NPP won at least 123 seats in the 225-member assembly and is said to be on track to win many more. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa’s party could win only 18 per cent […]
Historic first, seaplane – on a test flight – lands on Brahmaputra waters
Guwahati witnessed a historic first after a seaplane, on a test flight to explore possibilities of commercial services, landed on the waters of the Brahmaputra at Pandu Ghat today after taking off from the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. The test run was carried out as part of a joint initiative by the Civil Aviation […]
Kiwi pacer Tim Southee to retire from Test Cricket after England series
New Zealand pacer Tim Southee will retire from Test Cricket after the end of the home series against England. Southee, the highest Kiwi wicket-taker in international cricket, will hang his boots at Seddon Park, Hamilton, which is his home ground. The New Zealand pacer will, however, make himself available for national duty should the Black […]
Birubari teenager drowns in Brahmaputra, SDRF divers recover body
SDRF divers recovered the body of a teenage boy, said to be around 14 years of age, who went to have a bath at the Brahmaputra river at Sukreswar Ghat in Guwahati and reportedly got swept away. The deceased has been identified as Amit Chauhan of Birubari locality of Guwahati who went to the river […]
Donald Trump dials Putin, asks him to not escalate Ukranine war
US President-elect Donald Trump has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to avoid any escalation in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Trump, who had a telephonic conversation with Putin, also expressed an interest in fostering further discussions with Moscow to de-escalate tensions and resolve the two-and-a-half-year-long conflict. The conversation came on the heels of Trump’s telephonic […]
Six killed in two separate road accidents in Cachar
Six people were killed in two separate road accidents in Assam’s Cachar district, reports said. While five people died when a pick-up van rammed into an autorickshaw at Kalain Road in Silchar, another person was killed in the second mishap on the Silchar-Mizoram highway. All five killed in the first mishap were passengers of the […]
Meghalaya Army jawan dies in Siachen, State Govt announces Rs 20 lakh ex-gratia to next of kin
The Government of Meghalaya has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 20 lakh to the family of brave Army jawan Sepoy Aibok Madur who died in the line of duty at Siachen Glacier. Sepoy Madur, a member of the 10th Battalion of the Assam Regiment from Meghalaya, made the supreme sacrifice on Nov 7, exemplifying unparalleled […]
Varun Chakravarthy’s maiden fifer ends in losing cause as Proteas win second T20I, level series 1-1
Spinner Varun Chakravarthy’s maiden fifer in T20Is ended in a losing cause as South Africa edged out India by 3 wickets in a low-scoring second T20I at Gqeberha, South Africa, on Sunday (Nov 10). With yesterday’s victory, the four-match series is now level at 1-1. Besides drawing the hosts level, the victory also halted India’s […]
‘Don’t get afraid, keep on working with courage…,’ CM Himanta Biswa Sarma tells BJP workers of Samaguri
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has asked BJP workers of Samaguri to not get intimidated by the violence allegedly resorted by Dhubri MP Rakibul Hussain and his henchmen, and to carry out campaigning with courage. Chief Minister Sarma was on a video call with Barhampur BJP MLA Jitu Goswami last night when he […]