Tripura capital Agartala on Wednesday turned into a virtual battle zone with hundreds of agitating terminated teachers trying to storm into Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s residence to press for their demands. The clash between the police and agitating teachers has been reported from outside Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s residence in Agartala. As the situation […]

The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent or ULFA-I has threatened to execute the abducted employee of Quippo Oil & Gas company hailing from Bihar if the oil drilling firm failed to pay for his release by February 16. In a statement on Wednesday, the ULFA (I) said it was holding Ram Kumar captive and […]

An Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study on Covaxin shows a comparable neutralization activity of the vaccinated individuals against UK-variant strain. The ICMR’s National Institute of Virology scientist performed the plaque reduction neutralization test using sera collected from the 26 recipients of Bharat Biotech’s coronavirus vaccine (COVAXIN) against UK-variant strain. “A comparable neutralization activity […]

Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty will take over as the new vice-chief of Army staff on February 1. He is presently the Southern Army Commander and will be succeeding Lt General SK Saini on his superannuation. An alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) Dehradun and National Defence Academy, Lt Gen Mohanty is a June […]

On the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, JCB Industries, a sanitary napkins manufacturer in Guwahati celebrated womanhood by distributing ‘Aadya’ sanitary pads in various locations of Guwahati. The drive has been initiated under the brand’s ‘Zaroori Hai’ campaign that focuses on woman’s right to safe and hygienic periods. Two teams carried out the drive across […]

In a tragic incident, four people, including two minors drowned after a country boat carrying 13 people capsized in the Brahmaputra river in Assam’s Jorhat district. The incident took place on Tuesday when few members of a picnic party went for a river cruise on a country boat. Locals rescued some people, of whom two […]

A day after the violence broke out during a tractor rally in various parts of the national capital, security has been heightened at the Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border), where farmers have been protesting against agricultural laws for over two months. A large number of security forces has been deployed at the protest site. Speaking to […]

Restrictions under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) have been imposed in the Agartala Municipal Corporation area due to ongoing agitation of the Joint Movement Committee of 10323 (a group of terminated teachers). As per the prohibitory order issued on Tuesday by Dr Shailesh K Yadav, District Magistrate and Collector, the prohibition will […]

With another FIR being registered at the IP Police Station in connection with the violence which broke out during Tuesday’s farmers’ tractor rally at ITO in the national capital, the total number of FIRs rose to 22, said the Delhi Police on Wednesday. A fresh case has been registered against unknown protestors, including the farmer […]

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday inaugurated ‘Bharat Parv-2021’ organised by the Ministry of Tourism in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, the Lok Sabha Speaker praised the Indian democracy and said, “In the journey of over seven decades, our democracy has matured, strengthened, and become stronger.” “We are working to connect the whole […]