Ahead of the BTC elections on April 4, Chief of disbanded NDFB (S) B Saoraigwra formally joined the BPF in Chirang district on Thursday. A massive party rally was held to mark the occasion. Tourism minister and BPF leader Chandan Brahma welcomed Saoraigwra to the party fold. Speaking to media, Saoraigwra thanked the BPF leadership for […]

The Meghalaya Cabinet on Thursday approved the amendment to the Meghalaya Resident Safety and Security Amendment (MRSSA) Bill 2020 which will be placed in the Budget session of the State Assembly starting Friday. Talking to newsmen, MDA spokesperson, James Sangma said that the bill has been there for discussion since a long time and has […]

Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday at the state legislative assembly stated that 11,000 teachers are going to be appointed ahead of the Bohag Bihu. Speaking at the assembly Sarma said, ‘Within this month we aim to appoint around 11,000 teachers through TET in the LP schools.  Though there are 2 cases pending […]

Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson, have both tested positive for coronavirus in Australia. In a statement posted to instagram, Hanks said that he and Wilson, who are both 63, were tested in Australia, where he is working on a film, after they felt tired and achy with slight fevers. The Oscar-winning […]

State Bank of India (SBI) announced on Thursday that it has decided to waive maintenance of Average Monthly Balance (AMB) for all savings accounts. The charges on maintaining AMB have been waived off on all 44.51 crore SBI savings bank accounts, according to a press release by the bank. Currently, SBI Savings Bank customers need […]

The Central government on Wednesday announced the suspension of all visas to India till April 15, as part of the measures to contain the spread of novel coronavirus. The suspension, which will come into effect on March 13 at the port of departure, excludes diplomatic, official, United Nations or international organisations, employment, and project visas, […]

The BJP Central leadership has released its first list of candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls. The BJP has decided to field Bhubaneswar Kalita as its candidate for the first seat from Assam. Bhubaneswar Kalita was a former Rajya Sabha MP from the Congress. Kalita joined the BJP last year.

The BJP has named Jyotiraditya Scindia as its Rajya Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh soon after he joined the party. Scindia who had quit the Congress on Tuesday, joined the BJP in the presence of party president JP Nadda. Jyotiraditya Scindia joins BJP in presence of party president JP Nadda. (Image: ANI) pic.twitter.com/K8rohgzipU — Northeast […]

India’s count of coronavirus cases rose to 62 with new positive cases, 8 from Kerala, 5 from Maharashtra, 4 from Karnataka and 1 from Jammu & Kashmir. A Pune couple, their daughter, one of their co-travellers from a group of 40 on a Dubai trip, and the cab driver who drove the family from Mumbai […]

The Congress and the AIUDF have announced veteran journalist Ajit Kumar Bhuyan as their common candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Both parties made the announcement at a joint press conference in New Delhi. The announcement was made by Assam Congress chief Ripun Bora, Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia and AIUDF leader Hafeez Rashid.