The nomination papers of the 28 of the total 408 candidates for the second phase of Assam Assembly elections have been rejected during scrutiny, a spokesperson of the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said on Tuesday. Altogether 408 candidates had filed their nominations for the 39 constituencies going to polls on April 1 and […]

Over 380 Myanmar nationals, including women and children have so far sneaked into Mizoram seeking refuge since late February, following the military coup and subsequent crackdown on pro-democratic movements in Myanmar As per reports, a total of 383 people from Myanmar have already entered five districts of Mizoram, of which 297 were already verified while […]

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday asserted that Indian Railways will never be privatised but said private investment should be encouraged for more efficient functioning. Replying to a discussion on Demands for Grants for Railways, Goyal said there has been no death of any passenger due to a rail accident in two years and the […]

As the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive is underway in the country, India has administered a total of 3,29,47,432 vaccinations so far, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. A total of 30,39,394 vaccine doses were administered during the last 24 hours in the country making it the highest coverage in a […]

Amid heightened electioneering for Assam Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday addressed the social media workers of the BJP at a programme titled ‘Agragami Asom’ in Guwahati on Monday. In his address during the programme held at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Shah highlighted the progress and achievements made by the BJP-led government in the […]

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that over 45.82 lakh people from 98 countries have returned to India under the aegis of the Vande Bharat Mission. Making statements in both Houses of Parliament pertaining to the welfare abroad of Indians, NRIs and PIOs, he said the welfare of students studying abroad has been […]

BJP president JP Nadda on Monday said the Congress can provide only ‘corruption guarantee’ wherever it comes to power though it has promised five-guarantees in the poll-bound state of Assam. Many Congress leaders are now coming to Assam and talking about the five guarantees, Nadda said at an election rally here. Congress general secretary Priyanka […]

Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Sunday said the state government is trying to get to the kingpin of the Ichamati incident. Stating that the police are conducting investigation and the case has not yet been closed, Tynsong said that the government has entrusted the police with the responsibility and are awaiting detailed investigation. […]

NEDA Convenor and top BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday stated that these elections are a clear fight between the BJP and Badruddin Ajmal. Sarma even went ahead and called Ajmal an immigrant Muslim who still has not adopted the native culture of Assam. He also targeted the Congress here for aligning themselves with […]

The Cachar district in Assam has created a world record for the longest street art on voter awareness. The record was created for making the longest street rangoli at a stretch of 8.1 km road from Dolu market to Hatichera on Sunday, March 14. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the district administration under Systematic Voters Education […]