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Guwahati: There is a slight improvement in the overall flood situation in Assam.However, Silchar in south Assam’s Barak Valley remained submerged, even 48 hours after an embankment breach.Families continue to be stranded in their waterlogged homes, and the...

Guwahati: Several TMC members and workers of the Assam unit led by state president Ripun Bora were detained for staging a protest outside Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati where rebel Maharashtra MLAs, including Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde, are...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the new premises of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry 'Vanijya Bhawan' near India Gate here.The Bhawan is designed as a smart building that incorporates the principles of sustainable architecture...

Dehradun: Dr. Ramvilas Yadav, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Uttarakhand cadre, was arrested by Vigilance after midnight. He will be produced in the court on Thursday.Yadav, who came from Uttar Pradesh (UP) to Uttarakhand cadre, has been...

Ottawa: Canada will open an embassy in Rwanda for the first time in both countries’ diplomatic history, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced in a press conference from Kigali."We will be opening an embassy for the first time...

Washington: The Biden administration has approved the sale of hundreds of precision-guided munitions, or so-called "smart bombs," to 12 member states of the NATO alliance, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced."The State Department has made a determination approving...

Shillong: A life convict in connection with a murder case escaped from a Meghalayan prison on Wednesday.A police team has been named and pressed into action to nab the prisoner. Shining star Pala, lodged in Jowai district prison under West...

New Delhi/Guwahati:  Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday visited a flood relief camp in Assam's Nagaon and interacted with the flood-affected people of the area."The government is constantly working towards providing essential commodities and proper health care to the...

Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranik Wikremesinghe has said that the country's debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of facing shortages of food, fuel and electricity, Khaleej Times reported on Wednesday.Wikremesinghe said that the island nation cannot even pay...

London: The United Kingdom prices continued to rise at their fastest rate in 40 years due to climbing food, energy and fuel costs, BBC reported on Wednesday.Inflation in the UK edged up to 9.1 per cent in the 12...