Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been announced as one of the presenters for the 74th British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards. The annual award ceremony, which has been delayed from its usual February date due to the coronavirus pandemic, is scheduled to take place on April 10 and 11 at the Royal […]

Chief Minister N Biren Singh inaugurated a year-long Golden Jubilee celebration of Manipuri Cinema at the auditorium of the State Film Development Society in Imphal on Friday to mark the release of the first Manipuri feature film ‘Matamgi Manipur’ on this day in the year 1972. Biren Singh also unveiled a monolith of Manipuri Cinema […]

The Tripura education department on Thursday suspended the holding of regular classes for students of classes I and II for an indefinite period. State Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath announced the suspension of classes. He further informed that the regular classes for students of 3rd and 4th standards will continue to be held thrice a […]

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II’s 99-year-old husband, died on Friday, Buckingham Palace announced. The Duke was recently spent four weeks in hospital and underwent a successful heart procedure. The Palace said in a statement: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her […]

In view of the fresh spike in COVID-19 cases across many states in the country, Assam too has geared up its Covid management strategies and taking up need-based steps to contain the spread of the disease. The Assam Government has rolled out a fresh set of norms for public gathering during the Rongali Bihu celebrations […]

The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India crossed 9.43 crore on Friday, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Ministry said that as per the provisional report till 7 am, India administered cumulatively, 9,43,34,262 vaccine doses through 14,28,500 sessions. “These include 89,74,511 health care workers (HCWs) who have taken the […]

Two NSCN (R) cadres were apprehended in a joint operation by the Assam Rifles and Arunachal Pradesh police from Tirap district in the wee hours of Friday. Meanwhile, two overground workers of the NSCN(R) were also arrested. Arms and ammunition were also seized from their possession. It may be mentioned that one of the rebels […]

Mizoram on Thursday sounded an alert for the second wave of novel coronavirus as the Northeastern state registered a spurt in COVID-19 cases. State spokesperson on COVID-19, Pachuau Lalmalsawma said in a statement that the state government has sounded the alert for the second time. “Considering the present COVID-19 scenario in Mizoram, there is a […]

India registered a record single-day spike of 1,31,968 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, pushing its infection tally to 1,30,60,542, while the death toll increased to 1,67,642 with 780 more fatalities in a day, highest since October 18, the Union Health Ministry data showed. Registering a steady increase for the 30th day in a row, the […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that a challenging situation was emerging again due to COVID-19 and urged states to ramp up testing. Chairing a meeting with chief ministers over the COVID-19 situation in the country, he said many states including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Punjab had crossed the peak of the first wave in […]