Guwahati

Insight Bureau: The GST Council meeting held in Guwahati earlier today, has slashed the tax rate on 177 mass consumption items including chewing gums and detergents to 18% from existing 28%. Out of 227 mass consumption items, only 50…

Invoking the historical bond between the South Asian nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to sportspersons to play for peace, prosperity and in full vigour and enthusiasm so that they can remember the 12th South Asian…

PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 12th South Asian Games on 5th February 2016 evening at Guwahati in a glittering ceremony. The Asian Games are to be held in Guwahati & Shillong from 5th Feb, 2016 to 16-Feb-2016 and will be the…

Guwahati, Dec 23:  Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, India's leading luxury hotel chain owned by the Tata Group, on Wednesday affirmed its commitment to the development of the hotel and tourism sector in the northeast region. "We remain…

Guwahati, Sep 7: A legislator from Assam, Gopinath Das, has been booked for rape following a complaint from a domestic help, police said on Monday. Das, who represents Boko constituency, is from the All India United Democratic Front led by…

Siddharth Das, who has been in the eyes of storm, has emerged from the dark and spoke out on his relationship with Indrani Mukerjea and Sheena Bora. He covered his face using a helmet, while speaking to the media. Siddharth confirmed that…

Guwahati, Aug 22: Over 6.5 lakh people in 15 districts of Assam continue to be marooned in the floods, as the toll reached seven after four bodies were recovered in Dhubri district on Saturday, the authorities said. Officials said the…

Guwahati, May 28 (IANS): Any talk of birth control had once been taboo for Muslims, particularly the uneducated Muslims living in remote areas of Assam. This has changed, thanks largely to Ilias Ali, a professor of surgery at the Gauhati…

Guwahati and Srinagar are the two Indian cities at highest risk of being devastated by an earthquake, with 36 other cities in areas prone to earthquakes, according to government data. Guwahati and Srinagar fall in what is called “very…