In a boost to the Congress in Tripura, three women leaders of the IPFT’s women cell joined the Congress on Sunday evening. The leaders who joined the Congress are IPFT’s women cell Vice President Binabala Debbarman, organising secretary Meriami Reang and Advising committee’s member Radha Moni Debbarma. The three leaders joined the Congress in presence […]

With less than ten days remaining for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, four former Assam Congress leaders joined the BJP on Monday. The former Congress leaders joined the party at a formal induction ceremony in presence of NEDA Convener Himanta Biswa Sarma at the BJP head office in Guwahati. The new leaders include […]

The Supreme Court on Monday said that the Assam Government had never listed lakh of Bangladeshi nationals as foreigners and had allowed them to merge with the local population. It is unclear as to the period that the court may have been referring to while criticizing the Assam government for having failed in its duty […]

BJP candidate for the key Guwahati Lok Sabha seat, Queen Ojah has filed her nominations at the office of the returning officer at Amingaon in North Guwahati on Monday. Queen Ojah was accompanied by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, NEDA Convener Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP National General Secretary and Northeast in-charge Ram Madhav and sitting […]

Assam filmmaker Rima Das adds another feather to her cap. Das has joined Toronto International Film Festival’s ‘Share Her Journey’ as its official ambassador. The ‘Share Her Journey’ campaign by TIFF was launched in the year 2017 with a view to increase and encourage participation, skills and prospects for women behind and in front of […]

With barely 10 days to go for the Lok Sabha polls, the party’s Outer Manipur candidate K James has been accused of defaulting on a loan of Rs 100 crore borrowed by him in the capacity of Director and personal guarantor for a firm called M/S Northeast Region Fin Services Limited. The cash credit loan […]

In a historic first, Manipur will set up close to 300 all-women polling stations for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. The state will go to polls on April 11 and 18 to elect two Lok Sabha MPs. Meanwhile, two Assembly constituencies – one each in Imphal East and Churachandpur districts – will be manned by […]

In a major setback for the BJP in Manipur, Former Outer Manipur MP Kim Gangte joined the NPP on Friday, after resigning from the BJP. Gangte shifted her allegiance as she was denied ticket by the BJP to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Kim Gangte was inducted into the NPP’s fold by party Chief […]

It’s mission Northeast for the BJP, as the party is out to woo the voters of the region with its star campaigner Prime Minister Narendra Modi slated to address as many as three mega rallies in Northeast on Saturday (March 30). Prime Minister Modi will address 2 rallies in Assam and one in Arunachal Pradesh. […]

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh began election campaigning for the BJP candidate of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency Benjamin Mate. CM Biren Singh visited the Tengnoupal district, which is about 70 kilometers from the state capital Imphal. CM Singh visited the party headquarters there along with Mate and hoisted the party flag in […]