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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
TopicAssam floods

Topic: Assam floods

Assam flood death toll stands at 38 as three drown in last 24 hours

The flood situation in the state on Tuesday turned more critical with over 11.34 lakh people in 28 districts affected.

14 dead in Assam floods, AASU urges state leaders to prioritise people’s safety over elections

Over 535,000 people across 13 districts have been affected by floods in Assam over last 5 days. All Assam Students' Union (AASU) urges govt to focus on rescue & relief rather than polls.

Rain & floods claim 8 lives in Assam, 4 in Manipur. PMO announces Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for next of kin

Floods in aftermath of cyclone Remal have affected nearly 3.5 lakh people in 11 districts in Assam & more rainfall is predicted in state till 4 June. River water level recedes in Imphal.

Flash floods in Assam kill 8, displace over 1 lakh people

Water from the swollen Brahmaputra River has engulfed nearly 450 villages in 17 districts in the hilly state in northeastern India.

Assam’s flood situation continues to be grim — 2 dead and over 4 lakh displaced

State's Bajali sub-division worst affected. Different agencies, including NDRF, SDRF, civil defence personnel & local people, assisting administration carry out rescue, relief operations.

Nearly 1.2 lakh people affected as flood situation remains grim in Assam

The India Meteorological Department has issued an 'orange alert' and predicted 'very heavy' to 'extremely heavy' rainfall across several districts of Assam over the next few days.

‘Flood jihad’ — Hindu Right press sees ‘jihadist conspiracy’ in Assam deluge

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the past few weeks.

‘A breach was made, no communal angle’ — what Assam probe into Cachar floods has revealed so far

On 19 June, Silchar town — the district headquarters of Cachar district — was inundated as water from the Barak river entered the town.

Another year, another deluge in Assam — why northeast floods are getting grimmer

Floods have displaced millions of people in northeast India and Bangladesh this year. Driving the annual phenomenon is a volatile confluence of factors that make a bad problem worse.

Floating shops, rivers for roads — how floods brought economically strategic Silchar to its knees

In intervening night between 19 & 20 June, water from Barak river gushed through the embankment that had breached at Bethukandi, more than 3 km from Silchar. The town was inundated overnight.

On Camera

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.