Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Wednesday said that BCCI secretary Jay Shah assured him that a National Cricket Academy will be established in the Himalayan state to provide a platform to the youths. Shah, the BCCI in-charge of Sikkim, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, called on Tamang at his Mintokgang residence here during […]

Arup Kumar Goswami from Assam was on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court. Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan administered the oath of office to Justice Goswami at a brief function in Vijayawada. Justice Goswami, who was previously the Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court, was last week transferred as the Chief Justice of […]

Social media giants Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday have blocked US President Donald Trump from posting on their platforms as rioters attacked the US Capitol and violent protests broke out in Washington DC. While Twitter said Trump‘s account will be locked until he deletes three tweets. Facebook and Instagram said Trump won’t be able to […]

Jibon Chandra Konwar and Tulshi Bordoloi were elected as the Chief Executive Member and Deputy Chief Executive member respectively of the Tiwa Autonomous Council (TAC) by the newly elected members on Wednesday, officials said. They were administered the oath of office by the Central Assam Division Commissioner Moloy Bora at the Morigaon Pobitora Hat Hall here. The […]

Stephanie Grisham, First Lady’s chief of staff on Wednesday (local time) resigned following violent protests at the US Capitol by the supporters of President Donald Trump. “It has been an honor to serve the country in the @WhiteHouse. I am very proud to have been a part of @FLOTUS @MELANIATRUMP mission to help children everywhere […]

Former US President Barack Obama on Wednesday (local time) lashed out at Republican President Donald Trump and said history would remember the attack on US Capitol “incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election, as a moment of great dishonour and shame for our nation.” “But we’d […]

India has reported 20,346 new COVID-19 cases, 19,587 recoveries, and 222 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 1,03,95,278 on Thursday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). While 1,00,16,859 people have recovered from the novel coronavirus so far, 1,50,336 persons have succumbed to the […]

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria in his maiden visit to Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday called on Governor Brig (Retd) BD Mishra and Chief Minister Pema Khandu amid his visit to airbases and advance landing grounds in Eastern Air Command. “CAS Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria is on a two-day visit to […]

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday participated in the ‘Brahmaputra Aamantran Abhiyan’, a river rafting expedition and a public outreach programme organised by the Brahmaputra Board at Majuli. The Union Jalshkati Ministry under the supervision of the Brahmaputra Board has launched this expedition on 23rd December from Gelling in Arunachal Pradesh with a view […]

A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been jailed in Britain since 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ordered Assange to remain in prison while the courts consider an appeal by U.S. authorities against a decision not to extradite him. On […]