2580 villages under water, 14 lakh people hit in Assam floods

The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Thursday even though flood waters started have receding in many parts of the state, officials said. IMAGE: Villagers take shelter on the top of their......

Assam flood toll rises to 58, more than 23 lakh affected

The grievous flood situation in Assam over the past month has claimed 58 lives across the state, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) reported. IMAGE: A man rows a boat through a......

Assam floods: Over 6.71 lakh hit; IAF pressed into rescue

Assam's flood situation remained critical on Tuesday with over 6.71 lakh people affected in 20 districts in the second wave of flooding this year, as the Indian Air Force (IAF) rescued 13 stranded......

Assam flood situation worsens, over 2.5 lakh affected; two more dead

The flood situation worsened in Assam on Sunday with two more persons losing their lives and over 2.62 lakh people reeling under the deluge in 12 districts, an official bulletin said. IMAGE:......

ONGC strikes 'significant' oil, gas in KG basin

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) on Wednesday said it has made another significant oil and gas discovery in its Krishna Godavari basin deepwater block KG-D5, which sits next to Reliance......

How Uma Chetry broke barriers to become Assam's first national cricketer

Uma Chetry becomes first cricketer from Assam to make it to India senior team Raised by a mother who pushed her to break barriers, 20-year-old Uma Chetry of Assam's Golaghat district has scripted......

How Lovlina broke bronze medal jinx

'I had two bronze in Worlds and one in the Olympics. Worked really hard to change the colour' IMAGE: Lovlina has had a roller coaster of a year and a half. The Assam boxer, who prefers to keep a......

The sacrifices that went into Lovlina's bronze at Olympics

'Personally, I have sacrificed some desires that youngsters like me would have.' IMAGE: Lovlina Borgohain made sure of India’s first boxing medal at the Tokyo Olympics when she upstaged......

Meet India's heroes from the Tokyo Olympic Games

India capped off its best-ever performance at the Olympic Games with a haul of seven medals, including a gold. As the curtain came down on the Tokyo Olympics, here’s a glance at the country's......

'Truly a role model for young women in India'

President, PM lead country in applauding Borgohain for Olympic bronze medal. IMAGE: Lovlina Borgohain won the Tokyo Olympic bronze medal after losing the semi-final to reigning world champion......