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Arunachal Pradesh , Politics , Top News

Former CM Nabam Tuki appointed new Arunachal Pradesh Congress Chief

Former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has been appointed as the new Congress Chief in Arunachal Pradesh. The development comes following the party’s poor show in the recent Assembly elections in the State, where the party managed to win only 4 seats out of 60. This will be the 4th time that Nabam Tuki will be […]

5 years ago

Mizoram , Politics , Top News

Independent MP candidate Lalhriatrenga Chhangte joins BJP in Mizoram

Lalhriatrenga Chhangte who fought the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate and secured 12,657 votes joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday. Chhangte said he decided to join BJP after having studied the different parties in Mizoram and he thought BJP to be the best choice. Chhangte is of the opinion […]

5 years ago

Assam , Politics , Top News

Harish Rawat resigns as AICC general secretary

Congress party’s Assam in-charge Harish Rawat has resigned from the post of General Secretary, while taking responsibility for the poor performance of the party in the Lok Sabha elections. Rawat tendered his resignation on Thursday. Rawat’s resignation comes within a day of Rahul Gandhi quitting as the party chief. Rahul Gandhi officially stepped down as […]

5 years ago

National , Politics , Top News

Rahul Gandhi resigns as Congress President

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday posted his resignation on Twitter. The four-page letter gives an insight into Rahul Gandhi’s decision on quitting the party post. Rahul Gandhi made his resignation letter public, saying accountability was critical to the future growth of the party. Gandhi has held himself accountable for the recent loss in the […]

5 years ago

Politics , Top News , Tripura

Seven left party members join BJP in Tripura

Big boost to Tripura BJP as 7 left party members joined the state BJP on Friday. MP Pratima Bhowmik and Rebati Kumar Tripura felicitated the newly joined members in a programme held in Tripura’s Ambassa town hall. The 7 left members who joined BJP are Ruma Das, Supria Saha, Dhipen Sutradhar, P Biswas, Mira Debbarman, […]

5 years ago

National , Politics , Top News

Amit Shah takes charge as Union Home Minister

Two days after taking oath as a cabinet minister in the Narendra Modi government, Amit Shah took charge of the Home Ministry on Saturday. This is the first time that Amit Shah has been inducted into the Union Cabinet. After taking charge, he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for trusting him with this responsibility. Shah […]

5 years ago

Politics , Top News , Tripura

Tripura Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman sacked for alleged anti-party activities

In a move widely expected Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has dropped Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman from his cabinet. This is for the first time that a BJP or a BJP-led Government in the Northeast has dropped a minister from the cabinet for alleged anti-party activities. An official notification signed by in-charge Chief Secretary […]

5 years ago

National , Top News

PM Modi chairs new cabinet’s first meet; approves major changes in scholarship scheme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government held its first cabinet meeting on Friday, just a day after the Prime Minister and his council of Ministers took oath of office and secrecy. In its first order, PM Narendra Modi made national security an important plank in elections approved major changes in the ‘Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme’ […]

5 years ago

National , Top News

PM Narendra Modi meets Pranab Mukherjee, seeks his blessings

After a thumping victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met former president and senior congress leader Pranab Mukherjee and sought his blessings. Modi shared two photos from the meeting in which the two can be seen exchanging pleasantries. Modi in his tweet said, “Meeting Pranab Da is always […]

5 years ago

Assam , Politics , Top News

Assam Congress chief Ripun Bora resigns over party’s poor performance in LS polls

Humilitating defeat and my conscience does does not allow me to continue as president of the party, Chief of Assam Congress party Ripun Bora wrote in his resignation letter to party president Rahul Gandhi This is the fifth resignation of party chiefs from across the country, after the party’s dismal performance in the Lok Sabha […]

5 years ago