The Story Mug

19/09/2025

Long queues seen outside the Apple store in Delhi's Saket
Apple started its iPhone 17 series sale in India today.

17/09/2025

Can Gemini, Grok, or Sora strip you naked? No, they can’t — at least not yet. But plenty of DeepFake apps out there can generate “deepnudes”. Some are so convincing that you’d think the person without clothes is real and not digitally faked. Remember the recent Archita Phukan episode? It laid bare the lecherous mindset of many Assamese. The moment we bought our first Android phone and handed over our data, privacy was gone — not just compromised, but lost. So, whatever trend you’re chasing, do it with your eyes open. These AI models are harmless until one twisted mind decides otherwise. Gemini, Grok, or Sora won’t undress you — but some other app you’ve never heard of just might.

17/09/2025

Renowned educationist and author Monika Rauth, who was the former principal of Srimanta Shankar Academy and had also been a part of several other reputed schools in the state, including Gurukul Grammar Senior Secondary School, passed away due to old-age ailments. She also authored several books, including her short story collection My Island My Majuli And Other Stories and Let Me Live Another Summer, among others.

17/09/2025

One of the brilliant and extremely talented rock musician from Assam, Johnny Marak passed away on September 17, 2025, leaving a host of friends and fans bereaved.
Rest in peace.

16/09/2025

Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor and director who transcended his Hollywood leading-man image to champion independent cinema and social causes, has died at 89, his publicist Cindi Berger confirmed. “Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the Utah mountains, surrounded by loved ones. He will be missed greatly,” Berger said in a statement, adding that the family has requested privacy. Redford rose to fame with classics such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President’s Men, and later won acclaim as a director for films including Ordinary People and A River Runs Through It.

10/09/2025

The shocking images from the streets of Kathmandu in recent days tell a story more disturbing than any routine protest. Leaders dragged, humiliated, stripped of dignity in public squares. Residences of the powerful set ablaze, buildings torched, and ordinary neighbourhoods suddenly filled with angry mobs- especial 'Gen Zs'!

Stripping politicians, kicking and hurting them, burning their houses, and whatnot!? The question is, what next for Nepal, which was new democracy?

09/09/2025

Most government offices boast walls painted with slogans about “Clean India,” yet the same corridors lead you to washrooms and restrooms that look like archaeological ruins from some forgotten civilisation, writes Mahesh Prasad

Most washrooms in the government offices and buildings in India are not just filthy, they are unbearably obnoxious, yet we do nothing to clean them.

07/09/2025

There is a reason why Assamese society is lagging behind in almost everything. This is mainly because a majority of us are last-minute risers. Until the fire starts burning our homes, we do not act.

07/09/2025

The problem only aggravates if you keep pondering over it for thick and long. The brain shuts with prolonged thoughts. The best way is to work on result-oriented actions, no matter how smaller the outcome may be, rather than doing nothing and sitting idle thinking of some magic to happen. From birth to death life is a small journey with millions of stop-overs. It is better to chose the stop-overs wisely.

05/09/2025

Ibson Lal Baruah reveals the untold story of ‘Kobita’—a song brought to life by Zubeen Garg. With Nucleya, Puna, and Goldie Sohel joining in, the track turns into a lively, easy-to-love dance anthem.

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05/09/2025

Follow anyone you may like to , but please do not become a blind devotee; especially when it comes to your health. There are several popular and dignified health influencers trending on social media. While what they say may feel and sound the best and the correct, but they may not be in reality. Becoming blind devotees of them could lead to dire consequences instead. Stay alert, stay safe.

04/09/2025

When legends meet, magic happens.
A pricesless and timeless video in which we see the legendary Dr Bhupen Hazarika interviewing the legendary Biju Phukan. Such a soothing video, not only to the ears but also to the eyes.