In its fight against COVID-19 India has achieved a milestone by conducting more than 26 crore tests. The exact figure stands at 26,06,18,866. Also, in the past 24 hours 14,11,758 tests have been conducted. The government has ramped up the testing capacity to 15 lakh tests per day. On the other hand at the end […]

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday greeted citizens on the eve of Rongali Bihu and Naba Barsha festivals, and asked them to take the pledge to spread the message of unity and fraternity for the progress of the nation. “On the auspicious occasion of Puthandu Pirappu, Rongali Bihu, Naba Barsha and Vaisakhadi, I extend my […]

The Gauhati High Court has set aside an order of a tribunal of Assam declaring a man “foreigner” and observed that the person does not need to explain the linkage with all his relatives featured in voters lists to establish his citizenship. The Foreigners Tribunal III of Barpeta had ordered that Mohd Haider Ali is […]

Sushil Chandra assumed charge as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Tuesday. Sushil Chandra was appointed as the new CEC by President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday, the day Sunil Arora demitted office. Chandra was appointed as an Election Commissioner on February 14, 2019, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. He is set to […]

Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday reported 6 new cases of COVID-19, the highest one-day spike in 2021 pushing the overall coronavirus cases tally in the state to 16,888. Of the fresh cases, 4 were reported from Lower Dibang Valley district and two from the Capital Complex region. The total number of recoveries in the state has […]

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it conducted raids in Tripura as part of a probe against “foreign hawala” operations running in the state. The searches were conducted at seven places in West Agartala and Sonamura and the state police accompanied the central probe agency during the operation, it said. The ED said Rs […]

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday conducted a video conference with the deputy commissioners, health officials and other stakeholders of the state to take stock of the COVID-19 situation and discussed steps to contain the disease. Taking to Twitter, Sonowal informed that the state government will focus on extensive testing and creation of micro-containment […]

A voter turnout of 79.64 percent has been recorded in the elections to the 29-member Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) in Meghalaya on Monday. The final polling percentage this year is much higher compared to the 2015 council elections, which stood at 71 percent. Amid tight security, polling began at 7 am and continued […]

A biography on renowned social worker and current Chairman of the State Innovation and Transformation Aayog (SITA), Assam, Dipok Kumar Barthakur was released in presence of an august gathering at Taj Vivanta in Guwahati on Monday. Authored by veteran journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Northeast Live, Wasbir Hussain, the book titled ‘Dipok Kumar Barthakur – Right […]

The COVID-19 tally in Mizoram rose to 4,655 on Tuesday as 36 more people tested positive for the infection. 32 fresh cases have been reported in Aizawl district, three in Lawngtlai and one in Champhai 16 of the new patients had returned from other states, while two had come from Myanmar. The state now has […]