President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to Triple Talaq Bill

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday gave his assent to the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage), Bill, 2019, which criminalises instant ‘Triple Talaq’ among Muslims and attracts a jail term of three years for the husband. With the President’s approval, the Bill has become an Act. Soon after the Bill was passed on […]

Govt seeks SC’s permission to re-verify draft NRC list

In a fresh twist to the NRC updation issue, the government has moved the Supreme Court for permission to undertake a re-verification of a certain percentage of names from the final draft list published on December 31, 2018. Informed sources told Northeast Live that the government has filed an affidavit before the apex court proposing […]

Narendra Modi sworn in as the Prime Minister of India for second term; Amit Shah inducted in cabinet

Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Thursday took the oath of office and secrecy at the grand swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday evening. Along with PM Modi, the Union Council of Ministers also took the oath, which was administered by President Ram Nath Kovind. A total of 25 cabinet ministers and 24 […]

President Ram Nath Kovind appoints Narendra Modi as Prime Minister

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday appointed Narendra Modi as the new Prime Minister. The BJP-led NDA got 353 out of 542 seats in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. #BREAKING | PM Narendra Modi meets President Ram Nath Kovind, stakes claim to form government. pic.twitter.com/fifdg3HlDF — Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) May 25, 2019 A Rashtrapati […]

Union cabinet recommends dissolution of 16th Lok Sabha; council of ministers tender resignation

The Union Cabinet on Friday passed a resolution to dissolve the 16th Lok Sabha. The decision was taken at a special Cabinet meeting on Friday a day after the votes for the 2019 General Elections were counted. After the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers tendered their resignations to President Ram […]

President confers Padma Awards

Former India captain Gautam Gambhir and the skipper of Indian football team, Sunil Chhetri received their Padma Shri Awards from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday. Gautam Gambhir and Sunil Chhetri are among the eight sportspersons conferred with the Padma Shri Award in 2019. Gambhir took to social […]

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Standards to 118 Helicopter Unit

President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a two day visit to Assam, attended the Indian Air Force programme at the Air Force Station at Borjhar, Guwahati to present the Presidential Standards to 118 Helicopter Unit and Colours to Air Defence College. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Air Chief Marshall Birender Singh Dhanoa along with Assam Governor […]