Mutant strain of coronavirus found in the United Kingdom was not seen in the samples tested from various parts of India, Dr Samiran Panda, director of ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) said on Tuesday. Speaking to ANI, Dr Panda said, “We have tested samples collected from the various parts of the country and haven’t seen […]

Indrani Mukerjea, accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, has filed an application before a special CBI court in Mumbai, seeking exemption from wearing convict’s uniform (green saree) in the prison. The court has asked Byculla Jail to file a reply on the application. In her application, Mukerjea said that jail authorities were asking her […]

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre and the Assam government over alleged denial of proper treatment to non-COVID patients in hospitals across the state. Hearing PIL by the Leader of Opposition of Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia, a division bench comprising Chief Justice (Acting) N Kotiswar Singh and Justice Manish Choudhury […]

As the ongoing trend of contraction of India’s total active cases continues, the active caseload of the country stands at 2,89,240 on Wednesday and the share of active cases in the total positive cases has further shrunk to 2.86 percent, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). Following the national trend, 26 […]

The faster spreading coronavirus strain first detected in the UK is unlikely to make vaccines less effective as of now but the preventives may need to be appropriately altered if more mutations occur over time, say scientists. More than 40 countries, including India, have banned travel to and from the UK, a move several scientists […]

In what has been a topsy-turvy year with Coronavirus restrictions and lockdown, a group of veteran riders from Guwahati have managed to get through the 2020 race season and down to the wire with the Friendly Motocross Match 2020 held at North Guwahati on Sunday. Held at a motocross track in Guwahati, the race witnessed […]

In Arunachal Pradesh, voting for the panchayat and municipal bodies concluded on Tuesday. 52.89 percent polling has been recorded till 4 pm. A voter turnout of 25 percent was recorded in the first five hours of panchayat elections, while 30 percent exercised their franchise for poll to two urban local bodies. State Election Commission (SEC) […]

In yet another shocking case of mob lynching, a youth in Tripura was mercilessly beaten to death on suspicion of theft. The youth identified as Prasenjit Saha left home in search of work on Saturday and was resting in the GB Bazaar area when a mob attacked him suspecting burglary. It was only on Monday […]

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday ordered the newly formed Bodoland Territorial Council in Assam to prove their majority in the recently held BTC election. As per the court direction, the floor test is to be conducted before December 26. A bench of Gauhati High Court have asked both United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) and […]

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah is likely to visit Assam on December 26. Several Opposition MLAs and leaders are likely to join the BJP ahead of the 2021 Assembly polls in the State. During the visit, Shah is scheduled to hold a meeting with party leaders and review the election preparation […]