The much-awaited Maitri Setu bridge between Indian and Bangladesh was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for eight other infrastructure projects together worth Rs 3,518 crore. While inaugurating the bridge virtually, PM Modi said, “The connectivity between Bangladesh and India will prove to be […]

Twenty militants belonging to different banned outfits laid down their weapons before Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday. Sixteen of the surrendered militants belong to the Thadou People”s Liberation Army (TPLA), while the remaining are of the People”s Liberation Army (PLA) and the PREPAK (PRO). The surrender programme took place at the banquet […]

Hectic campaigning underway in Assam as political parties have upped the ante for the forthcoming assembly polls. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal filed his nomination from Majuli on Tuesday as the BJP candidate for the second consecutive term. The chief minister filed his papers on the last day of submitting nominations before Majuli Deputy Commissioner. Before […]

Assam Finance & Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday alleged the Congress has communally polarised the atmosphere in the polls bound state by joining hands with Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF). Speaking to media here, Sarma said, “By forging an alliance with communal party Congress has polarised the election. Had Congress […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s tribal wing Janajati Morcha in Tripura has hinted at contesting the April 4 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) election on its own. Speaking to the media, after a meeting at Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb residence late on Monday evening, Janajati Morcha president Rebati Tripura expressed willingness to contest […]

Demonstrators in Myanmar’s biggest city came out on Monday night for their first mass protests in defiance of an 8 pm curfew, seeking to show support for an estimated 200 students trapped by security forces in a small area of one neighbourhood. The students and other civilians earlier took part in one of the many […]

Ahead of the three-phased Assam Assembly elections scheduled to take place from March 27, the BJP on Monday released the list of star campaigners for the upcoming polls. The ruling party’s star campaigner list includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP National President JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah among others. Here's the list of star […]

The countdown for the first phase of assembly polls in Assam has begun with party candidates filing their nominations. Several senior leaders of various political parties submitted their nomination papers on Monday. The nomination filing process was a grand affair for most of the candidates with parties exhibiting a massive show of strength on the […]

In an attempt to give impetus to women entrepreneurs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Women’s Day shared on Twitter a list of various handicraft items that he has bought online made by women Self Help Groups from several states. Talking about the women’s role for Aatmnirbharta, Modi tweeted, “Women are playing a […]

Along with the rest of the world, the region too celebrated International Women’s Day celebrated with pomp and gaiety on Monday. Celebration was witnessed in Arunachal’s Bomdila, where an event was organized by the Area Level Federation under Department of Urban Development & Housing, Bomdila. Speaking on the occasion, guest of honor Advocate Kamla Deewan […]