In a shocking incident being reported from Arunachal Pradesh, sitting National People’s Party (NPP) MLA from Khonsa West in Tirap district, Tirong Aboh was shot dead by suspected NSCN militants near Bogapani village of Tirap district. Ten others, including family members of Aboh are believed to have been killed in the ambush by suspected Naga insurgents. The […]

Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Army’s Northern Command, Lt General Ranbir Singh has confirmed that the first surgical strike was carried out by India in September 2016. Citing an RTI reply by the DGMO, Ranbir Singh said that the first surgical strike by Indian Armed Forces took place in September 2016, to avenge the Uri Garrison […]

An important security meet was held between Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi on Monday. Security arrangements to be undertaken in the State post the publication of the final draft NRC in July and the recent grenade attack in the State’s Capital […]

The 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament begins on Monday at Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati. As many as 200 players from 16 countries will participate in the tournament. The preliminaries will be held today and tomorrow followed by the quarter-finals and semi-finals, culminating into the grand finale on May 24. The competition will be held […]

The crackdown on illegal drugs trade has intensified in Arunachal Pradesh after two more traffickers landed in the police dragnet on Sunday. The duo has been arrested from the Banderdewa area in Itanagar. Police recovered a huge quantity of suspected brown sugar, intoxicant drug Spasphen Capsule, Nitrosun Tablet, mobile handsets and cash amounting to Rs. […]

After the conclusion of the seventh and the final phase of Lok Sabha election on Sunday, the Election Commission stated that the enforcement agencies have seized unaccounted cash, illicit liquor, drugs, gold and freebies worth around 3,450 crore rupees since the Lok Sabha polls were announced on 10th of March. The seizure is nearly three […]

The exit poll results clearly predicted a BJP comeback on May 23rd. All exit polls barring only two have shown the NDA to be the clear winner with the Congress a distant second. The prediction of the BJP making big inroads in the states of West Bengal and Odisha is significant. The only region where […]

The Election Commission of India on Saturday ordered repoll in 2 polling stations of Arunachal Pradesh. Speaking to media, the Deputy Chief Electorate officer of the state, Liken Kiyo said that the polling booths of 28 Nampe polling station under 21 Koloriang assembly constituency and 6 the Gimba polling station under 20 Tali Assembly Constituency […]

After hectic politicking this election season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertakes two-day visit to Uttarakhand beginning on Saturday to pay obeisance at the Himalayan shrines of Kedarnath and Badrinath. Dressed in a traditional pahari outfit, Modi offered prayers at the temple’s shrine. He will offer prayers at Badrinath on Sunday. This is the fourth visit of […]

A Myanmar court has sentenced 24 rebels of the ULFA-Independent and other Northeast terror groups to two years in jail. According to the Burma-based Irrawady newspaper, the Hkamti district Court in Sagaing region had issued the verdict sentencing the rebels to imprisonment. The news portal also mentioned that the rebels were arrested on January 29, […]