The Assam Nagorik Sanmilani, led by academician Hiren Gohain and retired IPS officer Harekrishna Deka, said that the BJP’s divisive politics has “hollowed out the Assamese identity from within”. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Days after activist-turned-MLA Akhil Gogoi’s Raijor Dal to join the Congress-led bloc, a citizens’ collective said the Opposition unity must...

2 min readUpdated: Mar 23, 2026 12:14 AM IST In a bid to make up for lost time and opportunities in white-ball cricket, Rishabh Pant has seemingly undergone a rapid transformation in his physique and cricket over the last few months. Pant, who has been overlooked from India’s T20I squad over the last two years...

Panic gripped Bihar’s Araria district at Forbesganj railway station after a highly venomous “gehuwan” snake slithered onto the platform and into the RPF office, triggering chaos among passengers and railway staff. The tense situation lasted for nearly an hour, with frantic efforts underway to safely remove the snake as crowds scattered in fear. Electrician Mohammad...

India’s Koneru Humpy (PTI Photo) Top Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy has announced her decision to withdraw from the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament, citing personal safety and well-being as her primary concern. The tournament, which begins on March 28 at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus, is the only pathway to the...

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: ANI Four Assam police commandos were injured in an extremist attack in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district early Sunday (March 22, 2026) morning. District officials said the assailants, suspected to be of a banned group, fired indiscriminately and lobbed several grenades at the commando camp at Jagun,...

Marked a significant milestone in the dismantling of the railway portions of the Elphinstone bridge, the last two standing girders over the Western Railway tracks were removed on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, after a failed first attempt. Overshooting the issued megablock of 1.30am to 6 am by just over half an hour,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting in the national capital to review the situation related to petroleum, crude, gas, power and fertiliser sectors amid the evolving West Asia conflict. The meeting focused on ensuring uninterrupted supply, stable logistics and efficient distribution of essential resources across the country. Senior ministers, including Home...

RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary with KC Tyagi (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Senior JD(U) leader KC Tyagi on Sunday pledged to carry forward former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh’s legacy after joining the Rashtriya Lok Dal, after parting way from the Nitish Kumar-led party, which has been at the helm of the Bihar government for the...

Congress leader K.C. Venugopal on Sunday (March 22, 2026) alleged that a CPI(M)-BJP nexus is evident in the ongoing election, asserting that such an understanding would not succeed in Kerala this time. Addressing a press conference, the AICC leader reiterated the party’s promise of free Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus travel for women...

Plumes of smoke rise from an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo) Iran on Sunday threatened to “irreversibly destroy” critical infrastructure ​and energy facilities in the Middle East region if Tehran’s power plants are targeted, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf ⁠said in a post on X. Iran’s parliament speaker’s comments came...