‘The Cinematic legend’ and ‘a true thespian’ is how Dilip Kumar was remembered by President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi who condoled the actor’s death on Wednesday. President Kovind offered his condolences to Kumar’s family saying his demise marks the end of an era of Indian cinema, he will ‘live forever in the […]

India reported 43,733 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. With this, India’s active caseload of COVID cases has declined to 4,59,920, which is the lowest in 102 days. The active cases constitute 1.5 per cent of the total cases. Total recoveries touched 2,97,99,534, including 47,240 patients […]

The 86th birth anniversary of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama was observed in various parts of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday. To mark the occasion, a plantation drive was organized at Boha village under Kalaktang Sub-division of West Kameng district today. As many as 113 sapling trees were planted to symbolize an active life of […]

In a big boost to the state’s Agri sector, the Sikkim government has decided to provide additional and increased rate of incentives to a host of new agricultural produce besides cash crops and milk. This was announced by state Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry minister LN Sharma today during a field visit to Rhenock constituency. […]

At least 520 people, including 106 children, tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the overall tally in the state to 21,854. This is the highest daily spike since June 22. The single-day positivity rate stands at 8.96 per cent. The death toll rose to 98 as three more people succumbed to the infection in […]

The much-anticipated Union Cabinet reshuffle is expected to take place on July 8, said sources on Tuesday. The buzz that was going on for quite some time intensified after a series of meetings between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President JP Nadda in the national capital. Sources […]

A two-member high-level multi-disciplinary team of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare deputed to assist Arunachal Pradesh in fighting the novel coronavirus and managing the outbreak, arrived at the Lilabari airport on Monday night. The team comprising of Dr Sanjay Sadhukhan, Professor of the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata […]

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the Umngot Hydro Electric Project has urged the Meghalaya government to scrap the project completely. The Executive Committee meeting of JAC was held at the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) office in Shillong on Monday. Talking to mediapersons, General Secretary of the Jaintia Students’ Union Treibor Suchen said that even […]

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday stressed the need to eliminate red-tapism and bring about procedural simplification in government mechanism to take the government closer to people. He also called for doing away with the old file management system and ensure speedy disposal of files. The chief minister was speaking as the chief […]

In a major reshuffle, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday appointed new Governors for eight states, including two from the Northeast. Incumbent Tripura Governor Ramesh Kumar Bais has been transferred and appointed as the new governor of Jharkhand. He will be replaced by Satyadev Narayan Arya, who is currently serving as the Governor of Haryana. […]