Floods in India's northeast kill nearly 100 Published 07 Aug, 2026 09:14pm Flood waters have submerged more than 14,000 hectares of cropland, an area almost one-and-a-half times the size of Paris
India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July: officials Published 05 Aug, 2026 05:03pm Says Assam is among the hardest hit by the annual rains
India activists demand release of detained 'cockroach' protesters Published 27 Jul, 2026 01:36pm Police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse the protest, triggering clashes and a wave of detentions
Heavy rains wreak havoc in parts of India, 26 dead in Assam Published 22 Jul, 2026 08:49pm Says 21 people were killed on Tuesday, after severe flooding in the state, bringing the week’s total to 26
Floods, landslides across northern India kill at least 25 Published 20 Jul, 2026 12:22pm In the neighbouring Himalayan nation of Nepal, 27 people have been killed, one remains missing and 69 others have been injured in floods, landslides
Five killed in India military transport plane crash Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am NEW DELHI: Five Indian air force personnel were killed when a military plane crashed while landing at a base in the...
India begins counting votes in four crucial state elections Published 04 May, 2026 11:10am Counting of votes began in the eastern and border states of Assam and West Bengal, the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Millions vote as India begins series of state elections Published 09 Apr, 2026 12:12pm Opinion polls predict an easy win for an alliance led by Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in one state and tight contests in two others
EDITORIAL: The rapid erosion of secular India Updated 01 Jan, 2026 07:16am EDITORIAL: Religious freedom for minority communities, particularly Muslims and Christians, is under growing threat...
Seven elephants killed in India train accident Published 20 Dec, 2025 03:02pm The locomotive pilot applied the emergency brakes upon seeing the herd, but the elephants rushed toward the train
Indian states sign more coal power deals to meet rising demand Published 07 Oct, 2025 05:37pm NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE: Indian state electricity distributors are signing long-term contracts with coal-fired power...
India’s Assam state scraps clean energy policy, threatening renewable investment Published 01 Oct, 2025 05:53pm NEW DELHI: India’s northeastern state of Assam has withdrawn its flagship clean energy policy announced in February,...
India’s Assam state pauses green hydrogen policy in setback to investors, sources say Published 11 Jul, 2025 06:20pm India’s northeastern state of Assam has put its flagship green hydrogen policy on hold, government and industry...
India intensifies expulsion of suspected foreigners to Bangladesh Published 10 Jun, 2025 05:04pm GUWAHATI, INDIA: India has started to push people it considers illegal immigrants into neighbouring Bangladesh, but...
Three feared dead as India deploys divers, helicopters to rescue trapped miners Published 07 Jan, 2025 10:31am GUWAHATI: Three miners were feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India’s north-eastern...
India’s top court overturns northern state’s ban on Islamic schools Published 05 Nov, 2024 02:05pm NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court set aside on Tuesday an order that banned Islamic schools in the country’s most...
Monsoon rains flood India’s financial capital of Mumbai Published 08 Jul, 2024 10:58am MUMBAI: Heavy rains flooded roads and railway tracks on Monday in India’s financial capital of Mumbai, pushing...
Inside Modi and BJP’s plan to win a supermajority Published 07 May, 2024 11:11am BARPETA/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As India votes in a six-week general election, Narendra Modi’s image adorns everything...
India’s Assam scraps colonial-era Muslim marriage law Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am GUWAHATI (India): India’s Assam state has scrapped an 89-year-old law that allowed marriage involving underage...
Flash floods in Indian state Assam kill eight Published 18 Jul, 2023 02:39pm GUWAHATI: Flash floods in India’s Assam state have killed at least eight people and displaced more than 115,000...