This finding was sufficient to establish the antiquity of the Assamese language, dating back over 1500 years, which is one of the criteria for receiving the classical language status. On Thursday ...

Guwahati: This month marks a significant milestone in Assamese music history as the first Assamese gramophone record by Prafulla Chandra Borooah completes a century. At the age of 24, Prafulla ...

The Union Cabinet has granted the status of ‘classical language’ to five languages: Marathi, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit, and Assamese. With this, the number of languages on the list nearly doubles from ...

Guwahati, October 3: The Central government has officially recognised Assamese as a classical language, along with four others, in a landmark decision on Thursday highlighting the nation's ...

The five more languages that have been recognised as classical languages are Marathi, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit and Assamese, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the decision ...

Utpal Borpujari’s debut Assamese film Ishu (2017) explores the banned practice of witch-hunting through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy. Set in a remote Assam village, it’s based on Manikuntala ...

On his solo debut, Pretty Side of the Ugly Life, Brooklyn singer-songwriter Tony Vaz documents this futile search for the missing piece, vicariously reliving his youth through classic rebel ...

Google Drive comes complete with a nifty feature that converts your photo files to text with a few clicks. It supports at ...

Harry, who turns 40 on Sept. 15, and wife Meghan Markle are “a pretty ordinary couple existing in an absolutely extraordinary situation,” Bryony Gordon writes Joshua Sammer/Getty A friend of ...

To ensure free and fair examinations, the government has decided to take all steps to plug all possible loopholes, including temporary disabling of mobile internet service, a notification said.

Only pink in the outfit! Meryl Streep, 75, stuck with a monochromatic look on Sunday, arriving at the 2024 Emmy Awards in an all-pink ensemble. The actress, who was nominated for best supporting ...