3+ hour, 23+ min ago   (349+ words) Guwahati: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued show-cause notices to Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff over their appearance in a Vimal Elaichi advertisement, questioning whether the campaign indirectly promotes a prohibited pan…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (234+ words) Guwahati: Elon Musk has announced that X will make government-backed requests to remove posts or restrict accounts more visible to users, in a move he says will increase transparency around state intervention on the platform. Under the proposed change, X…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago   (183+ words) Guwahati: Five people have been arrested after the death of Sub-Inspector Nabajit Das, with police now probing a possible connection between the incident and an alleged drug network in Assam’s Juria. Das, the officer-in-charge of the Laisong police outpost in…...

5+ hour, 32+ min ago   (260+ words) Imphal: The NSCN/GPRN Yung Aung faction (NSCN-YA) has claimed responsibility for an armed attack on a 21 Assam Rifles post at Tikhak Taipi village, near Longvi, in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district. The attack took place in the early hours of…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (304+ words) Guwahati: A BJP booth president who had been missing since August 12 was found dead near the Assam-Tripura border in Sribhumi district, triggering protests and clashes in parts of the area, police said on Saturday. The deceased, identified as 52-year-old Bikash…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago   (293+ words) Imphal: Manipur State Power Distribution Company Limited (MSPDCL) has sought Cabinet approval for a 100 MW power allocation from the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Farakka Super Thermal Power Project (Stages I and II) in West Bengal at Rs 4.14 per unit to…...

9+ hour, 7+ min ago   (120+ words) NE NOW Guwahati: Treat your eyes to the insightful satire of Assam’s celebrated cartoonist, Nituparna Rajbongshi, in today’s visual commentary for Sunday, August 16, 2026 Northeast Now presents this weekly dose of Rajbongshi’s unique perspective on the Northeast’s…...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago   (877+ words) In Arunachal Pradesh, conversations in mithun-rearing communities often find their way to the animal. For outsiders, one question almost inevitably follows: “How many mithuns do you own?” When John Pei Cander was asked the same question, the enthusiasm with which…...

10+ hour, 22+ min ago   (333+ words) Imphal: The Campaign for Just & Fair Delimitation (JFD) said its statewide anti-Census movement will continue after the state government failed to provide a written assurance on postponing the August 17 Census schedule. JFD delegates met Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla in Imphal…...

11+ hour, 7+ min ago   (174+ words) Guwahati: The number of people affected by floods in Assam fell to 62,443 on Saturday as flooding declined in two more districts, leaving five districts affected. No new flood-related deaths were recorded during the previous 24 hours, keeping this year’s toll at…...