10+ hour, 13+ min ago  (415+ words) Voters in line at a polling station in Barak Valley, on Thursday. (AT Image) Silchar, April 9: Steady voter turnout marked polling day in Assam's Cachar district on Thursday, with voters, especially the youth voicing strong aspirations for employment opportunities, improved…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (396+ words) Guwahati, April 9: Grey, rain-laden skies marked polling day across Assam on April 9, but neither drizzle nor overcast conditions deterred voters from turning out in large numbers to shape the state's political future. Voting officially concluded at 5 pm, though long queues…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (252+ words) The lawyer being confronted by the police (AT Image) Imphal, April 9: A 32-year-old lawyer from Manipur allegedly attempted self-immolation on Thursday outside the Lok Bhavan (Raj Bhavan) gate in Imphal, protesting the recent bomb attack at Tronglaobi in Bishnupur district…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago  (467+ words) Bengaluru, Apr 9: Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, on Thursday, said India's environment makes the transformation towards Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) urgent, as the country faces threats that do not respect domain boundaries. Asserting that preparedness must be…...

7+ hour, 41+ min ago  (399+ words) Guwahati, Apr 9: Nine people were held in connection with election-related violence at three places in Assam till 1 pm, on Thursday. Besides, minor clashes also erupted at several polling booths after voting began in the morning, with people suffering minor injuries,…...

7+ hour, 59+ min ago  (541+ words) Guwahati, April 9: Assam recorded a voter turnout of 59. 63% till 1 pm in the ongoing Assembly elections, with polling gaining momentum across districts as long queues continued to build up at polling stations. Despite intermittent rain in several parts of the state,…...

9+ hour, 30+ min ago  (413+ words) Washington, Apr 9: India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met senior US officials and discussed ways to further deepen the defence, trade relations and exchanged views on the developments in the Indo-Pacific and West Asia. On a three-day visit here, Misri met…...

9+ hour, 30+ min ago  (359+ words) Guwahati, April 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for collective political support to advance women's reservation in legislative bodies, describing it as a crucial step towards strengthening India's democracy and ensuring greater inclusiveness. In a signed article published on his…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago  (259+ words) Sivasagar, Apr 9: Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi, on Thursday, claimed that the people of Assam were voting to save democracy from the "fascist BJP government". Gogoi, who is seeking re-election from the Sibsagar seat, claimed people of the state were…...

11+ hour, 3+ min ago  (194+ words) NEW DELHI, April 9: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday said there were no grounds to recall or modify its April 2 order staying the Assam government's order seeking deployment of around 1, 600 Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) personnel for the Assembly…...