After the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) released a statement on Friday that it would take “extreme steps” against the abducted oil drilling company employees the government said that it will not bow down to the demands of the banned outfit. Speaking to the media Assam Cabinet Minister and Senior BJP leader Chandra Mohan […]

In view of the Tripura High Court’s order directing to complete the upcoming ADC elections in the state by May 17, the state election department is holding talks with various political parties in the state. Accordingly, a meeting was held on Saturday in which a delegation led by state BJP vice president Rampad Jamatia met […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the poll-bound states of Assam and West Bengal on Monday to launch and lay the foundation stones of several projects. The PMO said he will dedicate to the nation important projects of the oil and gas sector in an event organised at Silapathar in Assam, and also inaugurate and […]

The Demand Committee on Creation of Autonomous District Councils (DCCADCs) is all set to press the government to carry out delimitation exercise for the creation of Autonomous District Councils for the newly created districts of Pherzawl, Kamjong, Noney and Tamenglong in Manipur. The committee stated that pending elections to the district councils should not be […]

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, informed Queen Elizabeth II that they will not be returning as working members of the British royal family, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed to Her Majesty The Queen that they will not be returning as working members of […]

Less than a day after NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars, engineers and scientists at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California were working hard, awaiting the next transmissions from Perseverance. As data gradually came in, relayed by several spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet, the Perseverance team were […]

The BJP received a major jolt in Tripura on Friday evening as its ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) announced an alliance with newly-minted The Indigenous People’s Regional Alliance (TIPRA) for Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council polls. The announcement was made three months ahead of the ADC elections during a joint press conference […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his greetings to the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on their statehood days and heaped praises on their culture and traditions. Both the northeastern states got their statehood on this day in 1987. “Best wishes to my sisters and brothers of Mizoram on their Statehood Day. The […]

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to healthcare and frontline workers crossed over 1.04 crore on Friday in the country, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). Briefing the reporters, Mandeep Bhandari, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry said, “1,04,49,942 vaccinations of healthcare and frontline workers carried out till today. 70,52,845 healthcare […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and NPP President Conrad Sangma on Friday reiterated that several BJP leaders as well two of its MLAs want state party president Ernest Mawrie removed. Talking to newspersons, Conrad Sangma said that he has spoken to BJP MLAs AL Hek and Shanbor Shullai in this regard. Quoting both the MLAs, […]