Mizoram , Politics , Top News
Mizoram: ZPM leader Lalduhoma cries political vendetta over disqualification
Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma has yet again created history by emerging as the first member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly to have been disqualified by the Speaker under anti-defection law on Friday. Earlier in 1988, Lalduhoma faced disqualification as Lok Sabha MP under the same anti-defection law. The charge against him is that […]
4 years ago
International , Top News
Will leave White House if Electoral College declares Biden victory, says Trump
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he would leave the White House if the Electoral College declares President-elect Joe Biden the winner of the election. “Certainly I will (leave the White House) and you know that. But I think that there will be a lot of things happening now till January 20. Massive […]
4 years ago
Nagaland , Top News
Newly-elected MLA Medo Yhokha appointed advisor in Nagaland govt
Newly-elected NDPP MLA Medo Yhokha was on Wednesday appointed the Advisor for Technical Education and Elections in the Nagaland government. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio handed the appointment letter to Yhokha at his office, in presence of Deputy CM Y Patton, several ministers, NDPP president Chingwang Konyak and state BJP president Temjen Imna Along. Along, also […]
4 years ago
Assam , Top News
Remembering Tarun Gogoi: Life and time of the political stalwart at a glance
It was 11th October, 1934 and the sun had already risen in a pre-independent India – an India that was witnessing a major turn of events to end the British Raj. However, for Dr Kamaleshwar Gogoi and his wife Usha, things were pretty much different that day as they were anxiously expecting the birth of […]
4 years ago
Assam , Politics , Top News
Assam: Biswajit Daimary, Emmanuel Mosahary join BJP
Senior Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Biswajit Daimary has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s official residence in Guwahati on Sunday. Daimary has left Rajya Sabha membership and the BPF to join the saffron party. Along with Biswajit Daimary, Tamulpur MLA and BPF leader Emmanuel […]
4 years ago
Assam , Politics , Top News
BJP takes stock of ties with allies in Assam
As the BJP begins work on its strategy for the Assam Assembly polls, the state unit appears keen on staking claim to some of the seats held by its key alliance partner, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), while its ties are strained with another ally, Bodoland People’s Front (BPF). The BPF’s only Rajya Sabha member […]
4 years ago
Assam , Top News
DRAFT ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR ALL 126 ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES PUBLISHED IN ASSAM
The draft electoral rolls for the 126 assembly constituencies in Assam were published on Wednesday, containing 2.24 crore voters, including 1.17 lakh first-timers. Publishing the list, Chief Electoral Officer of Assam Nitin Khade said the rolls have been prepared keeping January 1, 2021 as the qualifying date. The election to the 126-member Assam Assembly is […]
4 years ago
Arunachal Pradesh , Politics , Top News
AAPSU questions election commission’s decision to hold panchayat, civil polls
The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has questioned the State Election Commission’s decision to hold the upcoming Panchayat and Municipal elections. The SEC had on Thursday announced that the panchayat and municipal polls would be simultaneously held in the state on December 22, after a delay of almost 2 years. The AAPSU in a […]
4 years ago
Assam , Politics , Top News
Himanta Biswa Sarma escalates attack on Hagrama Mohilary, says its ‘time up’ for BPF
Bharatiya Janata Party topgun Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the saffron party will not ally with the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) in the 2021 Assembly elections in Assam. Addressing a rally ahead of the elections in Kokrajhar on Tuesday, Sarma while continuing his tirade against the BPF Chief Hagrama Mohilary said the BJP will […]
4 years ago
National , Politics , Top News
Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister for fourth straight term
Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for a fourth straight term on Monday at a ceremony held in Patna. Notably, it is the seventh time when Nitish Kumar is being sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar. Governor Phagu Chauhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to […]
4 years ago