The Centre on Monday extended the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Nagaland for six more months, till July, contending that the whole state is in disturbed and dangerous condition that the use of armed forces in aid of civil power is necessary. Under AFSPA, security forces have the powers to conduct operations anywhere and […]

Veteran actor Kader Khan, who took over the 80s and 90s with his impeccable comic timing, is no more. The veteran actor and screenwriter breathed his last on Tuesday at a hospital in Canada. He was 81. His last rites will be performed in Canada, his son stated, after confirming the news of the veteran actor’s demise. […]

The politics of citizenship in Assam is expected to gain further momentum with the draft Citizenship (Amendment) Bill receiving the approval of the Joint Parliamentary Committee without any changes. The JPC nod has pushed the bill one step closer to becoming a law. The JPC will now meet for the last time on January 3 […]

The last meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee for the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill concluded in New Delhi. According to reports, a series of proposals put forward by the JPC members were rejected in the meeting. Meanwhile, another meeting of the JPC will be held on January 3. The final draft report of the committee will […]

Controversial businessman Rajesh Himatsingka has been arrested from the Amchoi tea estate near Guwahati on charges of financial irregularities. The arrest was made on the basis of a police complaint filed by a woman identified as Draupadi Modi. The complaint was filed by Draupadi with the Kamrup Metro district magistrate back in 2012 over financial […]

It is the last day for filing claims and objections for the NRC updation process. While the time to file claims and objections officially ends at December 31st midnight, Sewa Kendras are likely to function till 5 pm. Significantly, of the total 40 lakh people left out of the draft NRC, around 30 lakh have […]

A joint team of the Navy and NDRF swung into action today entering the main shaft for another recce of the tragedy hit coal mine. The Navy team is equipped with using Under Water Remotely Vehicle. It has been 19 days since the disaster but there has been no trace of the 15 trapped miners […]

Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal on Saturday graced the ongoing 21st National Janajati Sports Meet held at Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education sports complex ground in Guwahati. The Mega sports meet of the Akhil Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram (ABKA) is aimed at identifying sports talent among Janajati’s to provide training and platform to […]

Facing the heat over his recent remarks on granting of PRC to 6 Non-Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe communities living in Namsai and Changlang districts. Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu has disclosed that it is the locals of those places who are insisting the government to resolve the matter at the earliest. Chief Minister Khandu said […]

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) Chief Ripun Bora staged protest inside the Parliament premises demanding increase in daily wages of tea garden workers of Assam. Bora was accompanied by Santiuse Kujur, vice president of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee in the protest dharna. Tea garden workers of Assam have been deprived for years of their basic […]