Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. “After experiencing mild symptoms, I have just tested positive for COVID. All those who have been in contact with me recently, please follow all safety protocols and stay safe,” tweeted Rahul Gandhi. India reported 2,59,170 new COVID-19 infections and 1,761 deaths in the last 24 […]

Fresh polling is underway at four polling stations across three Assembly constituencies in Assam, after the Election Commission declared the voting conducted during the second phase of the state Assembly elections on April 1 as void following anomalies, including EVM-related discrepancies. A voter turnout of 47.6%, 58.64% and 46.03% has been recorded till 1 PM […]

Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh on Tuesday joined the list of the country’s leaders who have contracted the COVID-19 virus. Confirming it on Twitter, Singh said “I have today tested COVID positive with symptoms. Please get yourself screened if you were in my contact recently and take care.” […]

India reported 2,59,170 new COVID-19 infections and 1,761 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. This has taken the total number of positive cases in the country to 1,53,21,089. There are currently 20,31,977 active cases in the country as of Tuesday. As many as 1,54,761 people recovered from the […]

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday chaired a key meeting with Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other senior officials to review the COVID-19 situation. DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, chief secretary Jishnu Barua were also present in the meeting. Taking to Twitter Sonowal informed, “Discussed the roadmap ahead to combat the ongoing #COVID19 situation […]

In a tragic incident, Arunachal Pradesh musician Mibom Tayeng, popularly known as DJ Bom died in a road accident on the wee hours of Monday. According to reports, DJ Bom along with his two friends were travelling from Namsai when they met with an accident near Dambuk. Among the two other passengers, one succumbed to […]

As the country struggles with the second wave of Coronavirus, Assam on Monday registered its biggest-ever single-day spike this year, with over 1,300 positive cases. As many as 1,367 COVID-19 positive cases have been detected out of 65,410 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate was recorded at 2.09 percent. Of the […]

In a significant decision to check the surge in COVID-19 cases, the government on Monday announced that everyone above the age of 18 from will be eligible to take vaccine from May 1. The decision on a liberalised and accelerated Phase 3 strategy of COVID-19 vaccination was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister […]

In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases in Manipur, state chief minister N Biren Singh has issued an advisory instructing all cabinet ministers, legislators and government functionaries to refrain from organizing, participating or promoting any public functions or events. Meanwhile, night curfew is also in place in the state from 7 pm to 5 […]

Former Prime Minister and veteran Congress leader Manmohan Singh has tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Singh has been shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi after testing positive for coronavirus. The former Prime Minister was having fever since Sunday evening. Earlier yesterday, Manmohan Singh wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]