Exclusive

Publication

Byline

A Tale of Two Titans: My Encounters with Amitav Ghosh and Vikram Seth

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- If I am asked who my favorite modern Indian writer in English is, I would unhesitatingly say that it is Amitav Ghosh. Ghosh's The Circle of Reason and The Shadow Lines made a deep... Read More


Manipur: Nagaland TV journalist shot at

Dimapur, Aug. 30 -- A journalist of a Nagaland-based satellite news channel was shot at in Lair village under Senapati district of Manipur on Saturday evening. The incident happened while the reporte... Read More


Tripura: High drama mars Tripura Cong rally against vote theft

Agartala, Aug. 30 -- Pandemonium over an altercation between police and Congress CWC member and MLA Sudip Roy Barman marred the mood of the anti-vote-theft rally organised on Saturday by the Congress ... Read More


Indian Army and ITBP conduct joint firepower exercise in Arunachal

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- Troops of the Indian Army's Spear Corps and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) conducted a four-day joint firepower exercise under simulated battlefield conditions in central A... Read More


Nagaland: Jamir launches anti-drugs campaign

Dimapur, Aug. 30 -- Nagaland's lone Lok Sabha MP and Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) president S Supongmeren Jamir launched "Say No to Drugs" campaign here on Saturday. Organised by the Ja... Read More


Two POCSO convicts escape from Assam jail arrested in Karnataka

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- Two men convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, who had escaped from Morigaon district jail in Assam, were traced and arrested in Chikkamagalu... Read More


Manipur: Warm welcome for Miss Universe India 2025 fourth runner-up at Imphal airport

Imphal, Aug. 30 -- Manipur's Sarangthem Nirupama, who secured the fourth runner-up title while also winning hearts with the Miss Popular award at the Miss Universe India 2025 finale in, was given a wa... Read More


Theatre: Assam timeless hero enchants South Africa

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- Assam's legendary 17th-century warrior, Lachit Borphukan, enthralled the global stage through the mesmerizing dance-drama Maha Veer Lachit Borphukan. Staged on August 24 under th... Read More


Manipur govt appoints BSF martyr's brother as ASI in state police

Imphal, Aug. 30 -- The Manipur government has appointed Chingakham Naoba Singh of Yairipok Yambem, Imphal East district, as an Assistant Sub-Inspector (Civil Police) in the state police department in ... Read More


BSF arrests five Bangladeshi nationals, one Indian tout in Tripura

Agartala, Aug. 30 -- Border Security Force (BSF) troopers of the 69th Battalion apprehended five Bangladeshi nationals along with one Indian tout from the Bhavanipur area under Jatrapur Police Station... Read More