Guwahati, Assam | June 2026 — Every year, the ancient Nilachal Hills of Guwahati transform into one of the most extraordinary spiritual spectacles on earth. Lakhs of devotees, Tantric sadhus, and pilgrims from across India and beyond converge at the sacred Kamakhya Temple for the Ambubachi Mela — a festival unlike any other in the […]

Food Safety Desk | June 2026 | India The next time a vendor hands you samosas wrapped in a sheet of newspaper, think twice before eating them. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has once again issued a strong warning — using newspapers to wrap, serve, or package food is dangerous, and

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Match: ENG vs NZ 1st Test | Venue: Lord’s, London | Date: June 4–8, 2026 | Series: New Zealand Tour of England 2026 (Crowe-Thorpe Trophy) Rain, Debuts, and Drama at the Home of Cricket: Everything You Need to Know The 2026 English Test summer has finally arrived — and Lord’s, true to its reputation, delivered

The title alone signals that this will not be a conventional biography. Zubeen Garg: Humming Chrysanthemum in Moonlit Eternity is rich with poetic intent from its very name — a chrysanthemum humming in moonlight suggests something quietly beautiful, persistent, and eternally blooming. That is precisely how Rupjit Kalita has approached his subject: not as a celebrity profile,

Every month, thousands of families across Assam — from the tea garden belts of Dibrugarh to the flood plains of Barpeta — quietly rely on a government programme that few headlines ever celebrate. The Affordable Supply of Masur Dal, Sugar and Salt Scheme has been one of those invisible lifelines: a few kilograms of red

By a Political Correspondent | Dibrugarh, Assam | May 2026 On a humid afternoon in Dibrugarh — a city that has long served as the commercial and political heartbeat of Upper Assam — a room filled with party presidents, secretaries, and senior leaders of the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) sat down not to make noise,

By a Tea Industry Correspondent | Sonitpur, Assam | May 2026 I have been following Assam’s tea industry for nearly a decade, visiting estates from Dibrugarh to Sonitpur, sitting in auction halls thick with the scent of freshly brewed samples, and watching buyers lean in close to sniff the dry leaf. Nothing quite prepared me