PM Modi, HM Shah likely to visit Assam this month: CM Sarma

IANS | January 4, 2026 10:59 PM

Guwahati, Jan 4 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are likely to visit the state later this month, although the proposed programmes are yet to receive official confirmation.

The Alibi of Atrocity: How Britain's 'self-defence' became India's final conquest (From the Archives)

Santosh Kumar Verma | January 4, 2026 10:49 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The history of 19th-century India, as chronicled through the records of its foreign rulers, is a study in paradox. While the British East India Company (EIC) claimed to govern for the "welfare and happiness of the inhabitants", providing "new and valuable property" and administering justice, the reality inferred from the parliamentary debates in London was far darker: a system burdened by immense debt, a stifled native press, and a fundamental relationship where Indians were viewed not as fellow-subjects, but as those whom the British were "despots over".

Senior National Boxing: Amit Panghal, Sagar begin campaign in style

IANS | January 4, 2026 10:42 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) 2018 Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal of SSCB and Sagar of Haryana registered contrasting wins to advance in the Elite Men and Women National Boxing Championships being played at Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida on Sunday.

Men’s HIL: Vedanta Kalinga Lancers secure 4-2 win against Ranchi Royals

IANS | January 4, 2026 9:35 PM

Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Vedanta Kalinga Lancers claimed a 4-2 victory over Ranchi Royals in the Men’s Hockey India League (HIL) at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium on Sunday. Alexander Hendrickx (7', 28') and Gursahibjit Singh (16', 26') scored the goals for Vedanta Kalinga Lancers while Tom Boon (1') and Mandeep Singh (9') were the goalscorers for Ranchi Royals.