The Centre on Monday provided a massive boost to road infrastructure in Manipur with Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari laying base for 16 National Highway projects besides inaugurating the crucial Makru bridge along the Imphal-Jiribam road. Besides, the Union Road Transport and Highway Minister also sanctioned additional projects worth crores at the […]

Satyadev Narayan Arya on Monday took over as the 19th Governor of Tripura, and he was given a ceremonial guard of honour after his arrival at the Agartala Raj Bhavan. The newly-appointed and 19th Governor of Tripura, Satyadev Narayan Arya, arrived in Agartala on Monday afternoon. Arya was also welcomed at the Raj Bhavan by chief […]

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday tabled the much debated Cow Protection Bill in the Assembly on the first day of the budget session of the Assam Assembly. The Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021 aims to ban interstate transport of cows through the state in order to control their smuggling to Bangladesh. The […]

In an incident of major security breach, as many as seven under trial prisoners out of 94 escaped from the East Siang district jail on Sunday evening. Sources said the incident took place at around 6:30 pm when the cell was opened for dinner. The prisoners escaped by attacking and throwing chilli powder at the […]

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday informed that the monsoon session of the Parliament will be held at normal pre-COVID timings from 11 am to 6 pm. In the past few sessions, the two Houses of the Parliament were functioning at reduced time slots. Rajya Sabha operated from 9 am to 1 pm while […]

Scenes of jubilation across Italy were witnessed after their football team defeated England 3-2 in a dramatic penalty shootout in the Euro 2020 final at the Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Ecstatic fans greeted the team as they arrived back in Rome with the trophy on Monday. Moments after the historic win, fans of Italy men’s […]

In a proud moment for the northeast, Indian-American Samir Banerjee with roots in Assam has won the Wimbledon Junior Men’s title on Sunday defeating United States’ Victor Lilov. Banerjee defeated Lilov 7-5, 6-3 in the final. The 17-year-old dropped just three sets in the six matches at the All England Club. Earlier, Banerjee stormed into […]

Amid the continued stand-off along the inter-state border, Assam chief minister Himanta Sarma has assured that not an inch of Mizoram land will be encroached upon by Assam. Sarma said he is willing to discuss and settle the border problem at the earliest and has also written to Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga for satellite survey […]

Lionel Messi in an emotional statement has dedicated the Copa America triumph to the “45 million Argentines” and late Diego Maradona. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner not only ended the 28-year-long wait for Argentina but also his personal duck to win an international trophy at Maracana against Brazil. Lionel Messi had a brilliant Copa America […]

India reported 37,154 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Monday. India’s active caseload of COVID-19 cases is at 4,50,899. The active cases constitute 1.46 per cent of the total cases. The country also reported 724 deaths due to COVID-19 and with that, the cumulative fatalities in the […]