Taking a dig at Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi’s visit to the tea gardens in poll-bound Assam and an attempt at plucking the leaves, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Assam chief Ranjit Dass on Friday said women working at tea gardens will vote for BJP government schemes and not for the stunt ahead […]

In view of the ensuing Assam assembly elections, the Meghalaya Cabinet has decided to postpone the elections to the 30-member Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) in the State. The decision was taken yesterday at a cabinet meeting that was chaired by Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma. The polling date has been postponed from April 9 to […]

All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal on Friday said that the Mahagathbandhan has only one aim in the upcoming assembly elections in Assam – to ensure the loss of BJP. “In our alliance, seat sharing is not an issue. We have a one-point program, only one target which is to ensure BJP’s […]

As many as 16,838 new COVID-19 cases and 113 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Friday. With 13,819 new discharges, the cumulative recoveries reached 1,08,39,894. The country’s coronavirus tally has reached 1,11,73,761 including 1,76,319 active infections while the death toll has mounted to 1,57,548. According […]

In a major boost to India’s rice exports potential, the first consignment of ‘red rice’ was flagged off on Thursday to the United States of America (USA). Iron-rich ‘red rice’ is grown in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam, without the use of any chemical fertilizer. The rice variety is referred as ‘Bao-dhaan’, which is an […]

Referring to the new guidelines laid down by the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry for the Over-the-top (OTT) platforms, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said that the new rules focus on self-classification of content instead of any form of censorship. Javadekar made these statements at an event held in the presence of representatives of […]

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga took the first dose of indigenously manufactured COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield at the state assembly house on Thursday. After receiving the vaccine, Zoramthanga taking to Twitter said, “Took my first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on 04.03.2021 at 10:25 AM.” Along with the Chief Minister, 13 other MLAs received the first dose of […]

The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly on Thursday passed four key bills, including ones that make amendments in GST clauses and facilitate a business-friendly environment for investors. The bills passed by the assembly are the Arunachal Pradesh Civil Courts Bill, the Arunachal Pradesh Goods and Service Tax (Amendment) Bill, the Arunachal Pradesh Ease of Doing Business Bill […]

The BJP’s central election committee (CEC) met on Thursday to finalise party candidates for the initial phases of assembly polls in West Bengal and Assam, two of the four states going to the elections besides the union territory of Puducherry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Shah along with […]

Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Agitok Sangma was fondly remembered on his fifth death anniversary on Thursday. The family members of the former Meghalaya chief minister including his widow Soradini K Sangma, son and Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma along with daughter and Tura MP Agatha K Sangma paid tributes to PA Sangma at his final […]