Mizoram’s Hmangaihzuali, daughter of a small landholding farmer is all set to pursue studies at the prestigious Asian University for Women (AUW) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, after receiving a scholarship of $375,000 ( equivalent to nearly Rs. 2.8 crore). Hmangaihzuali, hailing from a humble background, is one of the five recipients of a scholarship from Syngenta, […]

The Supreme Court today set aside the one-year suspension of the 12 Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs from the state legislative Assembly, saying the decision was arbitrary, unconstitutional, and illegal. The MLAs cannot be suspended beyond the session, said a bench led by Justice A M Khanwilkar. The court reinstated the resolutions, ruling that […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma is all set to meet his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati tomorrow to deliberate on the border issue between the two states. This was informed by CM Sangma after a cabinet meeting in Shillong today. Talking to the media, CM Sangma stated that the cabinet has been apprised […]

Thousands of students today took to the street in Bihar to protest over alleged irregularities in the Railway Recruitment Board’s examination process. Several student organisations have called for a statewide bandh today to protest alleged inconsistencies in the RRB’s Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB-NTPC) exam 2021. Meanwhile, security has been beefed up at several railway stations […]

Scientists from Wuhan have warned of a new type of coronavirus ‘NeoCov’ circulating in South Africa. It is said to have a high death and transmission rate, according to a report by the Russian news agency Sputnik. The NewCov variant discovered in South Africa is said to be related to the respiratory syndrome MERS-COV. The […]

The Government of Sikkim in a notification has announced that all state government, government-aided, and private educational institutions, universities, colleges, tutorials, coaching institutes, and hostels will reopen from February 1, 2022. Also Read: Mysterious deaths of migratory birds in Tripura Meanwhile, Heads of Institutions have been instructed to complete all academic activities of the current […]

In a shocking incident, the carcasses of several hundred migratory birds were spotted on Thursday at Sukh Sagar lake at Udaipur in Tripura’s Gomati dist. A team of forest personnel led by DFO of Gomati district Mahendra Singh visited the spot and instructed for a thorough inquiry into the matter. The bird carcasses were reportedly […]

Hyderabad FC underlined their credentials as one of the top contenders this season with a brilliant come-from-behind performance to beat Odisha FC 3-2 in the Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Thursday. Jerry Mawihmingthanga gave Odisha the lead at the stroke of halftime but Hyderabad put on a show in the second […]

Mizoram continues to witness a spike in the number of daily COVID-19 cases. In the last 24 hours, the state reported a total of 2,064 cases, taking the active COVID tally in the state to 13,721 and the positivity rate to 27.32%. On the other hand, 1,046 patients recovered from the illness in the same […]

Assam reported a slight spike in Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with a total of 3,677 fresh cases. This marks a significant jump in Covid cases since the previous day as earlier the state had reported about 1,951 cases. Kamrup Metropolitan district reported 422 new cases in the last 24 hours. Also Read: […]