Prime Minister Narendra Modi will invite the Indian Olympics contingent to the Red Fort as special guests on Independence Day. The celebrations for the programme this year is expected to be low-key amid the pandemic. The Prime Minister will also meet and interact with all the athletes who are part of the contingent. Earlier in […]

In the 12th round of talks between India and China, both countries have agreed to disengage troops from the patrolling point 17A, one of the friction points between the two countries in the eastern Ladakh region. During the 12th round of talks, there was an agreement between both sides to disengage from PP-17A also known […]

The three regional committees from Meghalaya, formed to study the inter-state boundary issues with Assam, met on Monday and decided to conduct field visits and examine the ground situation. Reacting to a query, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) minister and  Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) leader, Renikton Tongkhar Lyngdoh said that there is no […]

Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, including a Sub Inspector, were killed in an exchange of fire between a patrolling party and some militants in the Dhalai district of Tripura on Tuesday morning. According to BSF, the encounter began around 6.30 am in the general area of Border Outpost R.C. Nath in Dhalai district. Sub-Inspector […]

India’s tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 3,17,26,507 after 30,549 new infections were registered in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. With this, the number of active cases of COVID-19 in the country reached 4,04,958 which constitute 1.28 percent of the total cases. Also, 422 patients succumbed […]

The NSCN-IM on Monday demanded the direct intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for resumption of the official dialogue on Naga peace and to take the Framework Agreement to a logical conclusion. The NSCN-IM urged PM Modi to appoint his representatives to take forward the political dialogue with the group. The NSCN-IM statement comes on […]

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Monday directed state police to withdraw the first information report (FIR) filed at Vairengte, Kolasib district against all accused booked in the July 26 Assam-Mizoram border violence in which six policemen and one civilian were killed. Following this Assam Chief Minister in a reciprocatory gesture asked police to withdraw cases […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched e-RUPI, an electronic voucher promoting digital payment solution. As per Prime Minister’s Office, e-RUPI is a cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment. “It is a QR code or SMS string-based e-Voucher, which is delivered to the mobile of the beneficiaries. The users of this seamless one-time payment […]

Meghalaya police has recovered huge amount of explosives hidden in Ri-Bhoi district near Umling on Sunday. According to Assistant Inspector General of Police, GK Iangrai, the recovery was made during a joint operation conducted by West Garo Hills Police along with Ri-Bhoi Police in Umdu village on Umling-Patharkhmah Road under Nongpoh Police station. The items […]

Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs from North East have met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and submitted a memorandum expressing disapproval of attempts by a section of politicians led by Congress for indulging in one-upmanship over Assam-Mizoram border dispute. The memorandum submitted by the BJP MPs on various issues pertaining to the region including […]