In a major development to Tripura’s indigenous tribal politics, former Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) MLA Brishketu Debbarma joined the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) on Thursday. Debbarma, who recently resigned from the party and the Assembly, joined the Tipra Motha in presence of Tipra Motha chief and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya […]

India reported 43,393 new COVID-19 cases, 44,459 recoveries and 911 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry on Friday. With this, total cases mounted to 3,07,52,950 including 4,58,727 active cases and 2,98,88,284 recoveries. The death toll is at 4,05,939 including the new deaths. The active cases constitute 1.49 percent of […]

As Covid cases dip in Nagaland, the state government on Thursday announced the second phase of ‘Unlock’ process for seven days from July 11 to July 17.  The decision to implement second phase of unlock in Nagaland was taken by the State government’s High-Powered Committee for COVID-19. As part of the unlock phase, new Standard […]

A day after the reshuffle and expansion of the Union Cabinet, meetings of the union cabinet and council of ministers are being held on Thursday. The back-to-back meetings are being held on Thursday evening. The meeting of the union cabinet has begun in a virtual format and is being chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. […]

Former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is back in the Union ministry as the in-charge of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and the Ministry of Ayush after a five-year stint in Assam. On Thursday, Sonowal after taking charge as the new union minister of ports, shipping and waterways, met senior officials of the shipping ministry and […]

Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday made a decision to place Tokyo under the fourth state of emergency for the duration of the upcoming Olympics to curb a recent rise in COVID-19 cases. The Tokyo Olympics were postponed last year and are now scheduled to take place from July 23. The state of emergency […]

Member of Parliament Rameswar Teli on Thursday took charge as Minister of State (MoS) for Labour and Employment. He represents Dibrugarh in Assam. Teli, who served as the Union Minister of State for Food Processing and Technology, has also been inducted as Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas. He assumed charge as the […]

Two dreaded criminals were shot at by cops in Assam after they tried to escape from police custody. The first incident has been reported from Bijni in Chirang district where a murder accused was shot at by Assam Police personnel. The accused was seriously injured in the shootout following which he succumbed to injuries while […]

A day after the mega reshuffle of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led cabinet, many of the newly inducted ministers took charge of their offices on Thursday. There was a slew of activities in the power corridors of New Delhi this morning, as newly-elected ministers arrived at their offices to take charge. Some of the leaders […]

India reported 45,892 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. After witnessing a steady decline till Tuesday, COVID-19 infections are witnessing an upward trend. India reported 43,733 new cases on Wednesday, which is 5 per cent less than today. India’s active caseload of COVID-19 cases is at […]