Former Congress MP Sushmita Dev, who resigned from the party on Monday morning, joined the All India Trinamool Congress today. Dev was the president of the Congress party’s women’s wing and had indicated her resignation from the party with a surprise change of her Twitter bio. Confirming the development, the TMC said in a tweet, “We […]

With 32,937 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India’s active caseload stands at 3,81,947, informed the Ministry of Health and Family welfare on Monday. The active cases constitute 1.18 per cent of the total infections, which is the lowest since March 2020. With this, the cumulative tally of positive COVID-19 cases in […]

Unidentified miscreants on Sunday night lobbed two petrol bombs at the residence of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. The incident happened around 10.15 PM last night when vehicle-borne attackers lobbed the bombs at the premises of his personal residence at Third Mile in Upper Shillong. Sources informed that no one was injured in the […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday unfurled the tricolour from the ramparts of Red Fort in Delhi as the country is celebrating ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, marking 75 years of Independence. In the morning, PM Modi extended his greetings on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day. “Greetings to you all on Independence Day. May […]

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday greeted citizens on the 75th Independence Day, saying the world looks up at the miracle of India which reflects a plurality of traditions and yet is the biggest and most vibrant democracy. In his address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day, the President said India has […]

A total of 63 turtles belonging to five species, including the endangered Spotted Pond Turtle and Crowned River Turtle, have been translocated from Pune to the Assam State Zoo where the animals are under observation and standard quarantine for eventual rehabilitation into the wild, an official said on Saturday. Following months of meticulous planning and […]

A day before Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that August 14 will be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ in memory of those who had lost their lives due to “mindless hate and violence”. The Prime Minister’s announcement comes a day before India observes its 75th Independence Day. “Partition’s pains can […]

The banned ULFA-Independent on Saturday extended the unilateral ceasefire, announced in May this year, for another three months owing to the COVID-19 situation in Assam. The outfit earlier declared on May 15 that they are going for a ceasefire for three months. With the ceasefire ending today, the ULFA-I announced that they are extending the […]

Sensation prevailed again along the Assam-Mizoram inter-state border after a bomb exploded on the Assam side of the border in Hailakandi district on Saturday. As per police, the incident took place at Fakuwapunji Primary School premises under the Ramnathpur police station after unknown miscreants hurled a bomb there before dawn today. The matter came to […]

India reported 38,667 new COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally to 3,21,56,493, and the daily positivity rate to 1,73 per cent, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. A decrease of 1,453 daily new cases has been recorded in a span of 24 hours. With this, the daily positivity rate remained less […]