In yet another blow to the Naga People’s Front, seven central office-bearers have resigned from the party’s primary membership on Wednesday. This comes after seven assembly unit presidents of the NPF resigned to join the ruling NDPP on May 3, in the wake of the party suspending 7 of its legislators on April 24 for […]

All eyes are set on the crucial meeting that is currently underway at the NEIGRIHMS administrative block to resolve the ongoing crisis at the cardiology department in the premier health institute. The meeting assumes significance since the Meghalaya High Court took serious note of the stalemate and asked the concerned authorities to deliberate on the […]

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday extended an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court for attributing his “chowkidar chor hai” jibe to the court after its Rafale judgement. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has filed a three page affidavit stating an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court for wrongfully attributing to the apex court the ‘chowkidar […]

The Election Commission of India has ordered re-polling in as many as 168 polling booths in Tripura West parliamentary constituency, which was held on April 11. Re-polling in 168 constituencies is the highest for any Lok Sabha constituency in the country in the ongoing elections. The Commission declared the voting held at these polling stations void […]

In a brazen display and abuse of power, activists of the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal attacked the convoy of top BJP leader from the Northeast and Assam Finance, Health and PWD minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh at Khejuri in Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency of the State on […]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that the final draft of the NRC must be published on July 31. The directive was given by a two judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. The bench comprising of CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R F Nariman gave a “free […]

The Assam Border Police has arrested as many as 6 declared Bangladeshi Nationals from different parts of Gossaigaon in Assam’s Kokrajhar. The arrested Bangladeshi Nationals have been identified as Mohammad Samad Fakir, Mohammad Tasen Ali, Pramod Das, Shyamal Das, Majiroon Bibi and Rahitan Bibi. Meanwhile, all the 6 arrested Bangladeshi Nationals have been lodged in […]

Two Pulitzer-winning Reuters journalists was released on Tuesday from Insein prison of Myanmar’s Yangon region after spending more than 500 days behind bars. 33-year-old Wa Lone and 29-year-old Kyaw Soe Oo were convicted of breaking the Official Secret’s Act as they were working on an in-depth investigation into the brutal violence carried out against the […]

The situation in Dikom tea estate in upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district has improved with the formation of a peace committee after a meeting was held under the aegis of ATTSA and ACMS at the Puja field of the garden today. The meeting demanded that the garden management should lift the lock out immediately which was […]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a review plea filed by 21 opposition parties seeking an increase in random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said the Supreme Court is not inclined to interfere. Opposition leaders addressed the media […]