A moderate 5.4-magnitude earthquake rocked northern India's Assam state early Monday morning, according to the US Geological Survey.

At least eight elephants were killed and one calf injured after a herd collided with the Sairang–New Delhi Rajdhani Express in Assam’s Hojai district early Saturday, officials said. The impact caused the locomotive and five coaches to derail, disrupting rail services in the region.

India’s Adani Power has emerged as the lowest bidder for a 3.2 gigawatt (GW) coal power supply tender in Assam, the company said Thursday. The state electricity commission has approved the bid, and formal notification is expected soon.

Train services were disrupted for several hours early Thursday after an explosion damaged a section of railway track in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, officials said, News.Az reports, citing Xinhua.

At least 44 people have died due to floods and heavy rains in northeastern India, with six new fatalities reported in the past 24 hours, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

The ongoing floods in India's northeastern state of Assam have affected over half a million people, officials said Tuesday.

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