The total number of COVID-19 cases in India climbed to 99,79,447 on Friday after 22,889 new infections were detected in the last 24 hours. The toll mounted to 1,44,789 with 338 new deaths, while the active cases in the country reached 3,13,831. Meanwhile, the total discharged cases stand at 95,20,827 as 31,087 more patients recovered […]

India and Bangladesh on Thursday reiterated their strong commitment to eliminating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Thursday held a virtual summit, during which they jointly inaugurated Chilahati-Haldibari rail route, linking the two neighbouring countries. According to a joint statement, both sides held […]

Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday said that he would move the Centre for the implementation of the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA). Talking exclusively to Northeast Live, the Meghalaya Governor said that he would try to convince Union Home Minister Amit Shah in this regard. “My visit is to meet Home […]

In a gruesome incident, a teenage girl from Assam’s Barpeta district was allegedly raped and brutally murdered in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The deceased identified as Jasminara Akhtar, got herself enrolled at a nursing institute in Bengaluru following which the girl’s family members left the city on December 14. Later, on December 16, the student’s body […]

A special court on Thursday acquitted the former Chairman of Autonomous District Council (ADC), Chandel, Lhukhosei Zou along with 6 others who were arrested in connection with the multi-crore drug haul case of 2018. The court in its order directed the jail authority to release Lhukhosei Zou immediately. However, the court convicted two others persons […]

Former All Assam Students Union (AASU) leader, Lurinjyoti Gogoi on Thursday took charge as the president of the Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP), during the two-day political convention of AJP in the State’s Sivasagar district. AJP, floated by the AASU and Asom Jatiyatabadi Juba Chatra Parishad in September last year, will contest next year’s Assembly elections in […]

India’s indigenous coronavirus vaccine, Covaxin, has shown to generate robust immune response in its first phase clinical trials. A detailed immunogenicity response of the first phase trials of the vaccine has been declared by the manufacturers. Covaxin, jointly developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech and ICMR has been found to be safe generating no serious adverse […]

Meghalaya’s Lakadong Turmeric, widely known as the Golden Spice was launched through Neutraceutical company Mt. Meru Medicines in USA via video conference on Wednesday. The turmeric farmers group in Meghalaya under a local entrepreneur collaborated with Mt. Meru Medicines, a company from San Diego to market Lakadong Turmeric in Nutraceutical form for the US market. […]

The global coronavirus caseload has crossed the 74 million mark, as per the latest updates by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). As of Wednesday, 23:45 GMT, the COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at JHU reported that the total COVID-19 cases around the world stand at 74,087,090 cases. As many as […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the Revised Cost Estimate (RCE) of North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) at an estimated cost of Rs 6,700 crore. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said the scheme is being implemented through POWERGRID, a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) […]