In a tragic development, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has claimed its 1st casualty. An Indian student identified as Naveen  has been killed during shelling by Russian forces in Kharkiv. This has been confirmed by the Ministry of External Affairs. The student was killed this morning according to government sources by Russian shelling. With reports of […]

Russia’s Ukraine invasion is having causing problems for the aggressor beyond the battlefield as well. Russia has now been excluded from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by FIFA and UEFA. Both of them have issued a joint statement confirming that all Russian national teams and clubs have been suspended until further notice. In response […]

As many as three Assam students have been evacuated from war-torn Ukraine and landed safely at New Delhi last night. The three students are namely Deepishikha Das of Bankhar, Prayash Sharma of Jorhat and Avneesh Phukan of Moran. They will be brought to Assam by the state government today. All three were pursuing medical studies […]

Ceasefire talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials ended on Monday along the Belarusian border with no significant breakthrough. As per reports, representatives of the two nations will return to their respective capitals for further consultations before the second round of talks which would be held in the next two days. The next round of negotiations […]

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) teachers of Meghalaya have decided to go on a mass march as the deadline given to the State Government ended on February 28. It may be mentioned that the SSA teachers had warned the state government of intensifying their agitations in case the Government failed to fulfil their demands of […]

Tripura CPI-M Secretary Jitendra Chowdhury has alleged that the attack on the Congress Party Office on February 26 took place under the instigation of two-state Ministers and a Union Minister of State. Chowdhury raised the allegation while addressing media persons at the Agartala CPI-M headquarters. Jitendra Chowdhury alleged that foreseeing inevitable defeat in the forthcoming […]

With the conclusion of the first phase of polls in Manipur, political parties are gearing up to campaign for the Second Phase of Manipur Assembly Elections which is scheduled to take place on March 5. On that note, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be visiting Manipur once again today to give an impetus to […]

A memorial for the late social worker and philanthropist Dipok Kr. Barthakur at the Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra was held in Guwahati today. The programme was attended by Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma and other eminent personalities including the family members and well wishers of late Barthakur. Devotional songs were performed during the event and […]

Assam is set to traverse the path of further development under the aegis of the PM Gati Shakti Mission. In a special session in Guwahati today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a Gati Shakti mission meet virtually. The meet was attended by Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State for Petroleum Rameshwar Teli […]

A sizeable voters’ turnout of 78.03% was registered till 5 pm for the first phase of Manipur Assembly elections as voting took place under tight security cover in 1721 polling stations spread across 5 electoral districts. For the first phase 38 seats were in fray. While elections were by and large peaceful in the Imphal […]