Three insurgents of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) surrendered before the police. During preliminary interrogation, they said that acute scarcity of food and money has forced them to flee from their base camps in neighbouring Bangladesh and surrender, police said on Thursday. The militants were identified as Alindra Reang (25), Anida Reang […]

India reported 30,570 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of cases in the country to 3,33,47,325, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. Of the new infections, Kerala recorded 17,681 COVID-19 cases. The country has been reporting less than 50,000 cases of COVID-19 infection for 81 consecutive […]

The row over Cheristerfield Thangkhiew encounter on Wednesday rocked the state Assembly with the Congress staging a walkout from the house. Congress members staged a walkout from the State Legislative Assembly after the speaker refused to allow a short duration discussion on the demand for suspension of SPs for their alleged role in the Cheristerfield […]

Mizoram Lok Sabha MP C Lalrosanga on Wednesday moved the Centre and raised serious concern over the plight of Myanmar nationals entering and seeking refuge in the state. The Mizoram Lok Sabha MP met Union Home Secretary Sanjeev Kumar and additional home secretary (Northeast) Piyush Goyal and informed them about the current situation. During the […]

One person was killed in an encounter with police in West Garo Hills headquarters Tura on Tuesday evening. The encounter took place when the deceased, who was on a bike, opened fire at cops after he was directed to stop. The West Garo Hills police revealed that prior to the encounter they received credible information […]

The daily COVID-19 count in Nagaland remained at 37 for the second day in a row while single-day recoveries outweighed fresh cases for the seventh consecutive day on Wednesday. 88 patients recovered from the infection during the day as against 43 on Tuesday, a health bulletin said. The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has improved […]

Amid the ongoing row over non-tabling of Manipur Hill Areas ADC Bill, 2021 in the state Assembly, Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday made it clear that the bill cannot be placed until its contents are thoroughly examined. Talking to media persons in Imphal today, the Manipur Chief Minister said that it was not […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, on Wednesday launched the Sansad TV. The launch date coincides with the International Day of Democracy, informed the official communique by the Prime Minister’s Office. Sansad TV has been launched after merging the Lok Sabha TV and Rajya […]

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday staged protest in front of the Agartala Circuit House against the police for not allowing the party to hold a rally which was scheduled to be held today. TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee joined the protests with other leaders including Kunal Ghosh. The party had initially planned the rally today, […]

Along with the rest of the world, the frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh observed International Day of Democracy at DK Conventional Hall in state capital Itanagar on Wednesday. The occasion also coincided with two decades since the establishment of the state election commission. Governor BD Mishra was the chief guest of the event which saw […]