Amid all speculations of an alliance between the major parties for the forthcoming Assam Legislative Assembly elections, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal on Wednesday said that all the newly formed political parties will be forced to join the ‘gathbandhan’. Speaking to media persons, Ajmal said that the Axom Jatiya Parishad and […]

The police have arrested four people, including a member of the banned NLFT in Tripura’s Dhalai district and recovered Rs 15 lakh unaccounted cash from their possession, a senior officer said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of policemen on Wednesday apprehended three of the four from Raishyabari market in Gandacherra area, about […]

India has handed over 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh under grant assistance, a senior minister said on Thursday. The vaccines were given to Bangladesh at a crucial time when the number of coronavirus cases in the nation continues to rise and has reached 529,687 till Thursday. “India had stood by Bangladesh during […]

Bollywood powerhouse Sushant Singh Rajput, who was fondly known for portraying diverse roles with perfection, passed away in June 2020 but his unforgettable charm lives on. Remembering the late actor on his 35th birth anniversary, many Bollywood celebrities took to social media to pay their tributes to him. While the star’s celebrity friends are sharing […]

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on January 24, will hold two public meetings in Assam, which is scheduled to go to the polls later this year. In Assam’s Kokrajhar, he will hold a meeting of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). Later, he will address a public meeting organised by the BJP in Nalbari. BJP Vice […]

The Meghalaya BJP is all set to take up the vexed issue of interstate boundary row with Assam at the party level. This was stated by Meghalaya health minister and state BJP leader AL Hek. Hek, however, said that the Assam BJP and party leaders are currently busy for elections and it will be difficult […]

As many as 10 fire tenders were rushed to the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Maharashtra’s Pune on Thursday where millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine are being manufactured. According to the officials, a fire broke out at Terminal 1 gate and the fire continues to rage at the fourth and fifth floors of […]

India’s GDP is within the striking distance of attaining positive growth, the Reserve Bank said observing that the letter “V” in the V-shaped recovery stands for the vaccine. The Indian government launched the world’s biggest vaccination drive on January 16 to protect people from COVID-19. “What will 2021 look like? The shape of the recovery […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to the people of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura on their Statehood Day. Under the North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act, 1971, Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya attained statehood on January 21, 1972. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his wishes to people of Meghalaya and said, “On their Statehood […]

Hours after being sworn in, President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) informed United Nations Director-General Antonio Guterres about the US’ decision to re-join the World Health Organisation. Walking back on the former administration’s plan to withdraw the US from the WHO, Biden said: “This letter constitutes a retraction by the Government of the United […]