Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday pitched for hosting the Summer Olympics in the future, saying the Olympic movement is not complete till India hosts an edition of the quadrennial sporting extravaganza. During a virtual conference organised by the Conference of Indian Industry, the 6th CII Scorecard, Rijiju complimented United Kingdom for hosting the Olympics […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday announced the first list of candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Assam. Out of the 126 assembly seats, the names of candidates of 70 seats have been declared. Among the big names, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will contest from the Majuli constituency, while Himanta Biswa Sarma will […]

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday conducted a review meeting with the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam and other senior officials via video conferencing, to take stock of the preparedness of 12 districts going for the poll in the first phase of assembly elections in the state. Dharmendra Sharma, Director General of ECI, along […]

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 1.8 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. These include 68,53,083 healthcare workers (HCWs) who were administered the 1st dose, 31,41,371 HCWs who were given the 2nd dose, 60,90,931 frontline workers (FLWs) who were given the 1st dose and 67,297 FLWs (2nd […]

The Budget Session of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly began on Friday with Governor Satya Pal Malik addressing issues such as better governance, improving standards of living in the state, as well as illegal migration, trans-border movement and activities of militants on the state’s Indo-Bangla border. The Governor in his inaugural speech stated that the government’s […]

Taking a dig at Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi’s visit to the tea gardens in poll-bound Assam and an attempt at plucking the leaves, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Assam chief Ranjit Dass on Friday said women working at tea gardens will vote for BJP government schemes and not for the stunt ahead […]

In view of the ensuing Assam assembly elections, the Meghalaya Cabinet has decided to postpone the elections to the 30-member Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) in the State. The decision was taken yesterday at a cabinet meeting that was chaired by Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma. The polling date has been postponed from April 9 to […]

All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal on Friday said that the Mahagathbandhan has only one aim in the upcoming assembly elections in Assam – to ensure the loss of BJP. “In our alliance, seat sharing is not an issue. We have a one-point program, only one target which is to ensure BJP’s […]

As many as 16,838 new COVID-19 cases and 113 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Friday. With 13,819 new discharges, the cumulative recoveries reached 1,08,39,894. The country’s coronavirus tally has reached 1,11,73,761 including 1,76,319 active infections while the death toll has mounted to 1,57,548. According […]

In a major boost to India’s rice exports potential, the first consignment of ‘red rice’ was flagged off on Thursday to the United States of America (USA). Iron-rich ‘red rice’ is grown in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam, without the use of any chemical fertilizer. The rice variety is referred as ‘Bao-dhaan’, which is an […]