There has been a mixed response to the 48-hour general strike called by joint students organisations including the All Manipur Students’ Union and the Democratic Students Alliance of Manipur that began on Wednesday midnight. The joint students’ organisation comprising of different students’ bodies has called the General Strike demanding unconditional release of the Manipur University […]

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court today unanimously ruled to scrap Section 497, which deals with adultery, of the Indian Penal Court. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra declared Section 497 as unconstitutional. The apex court observed that mere adultery cannot be a crime unless it attracts the […]

A three-judge bench of the apex court will commence hearing on Ayodhya case from October 29. The Supreme Court by 2:1 majority decided that a 3-judge bench would begin hearing in the Ayodhya land dispute, pending in the top court for last seven years. The title dispute was not referred to a larger bench. The […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday told the assembly that the State government would move forward in the direction of a National Register of Citizens (NRC), based on the National Population Register in a phase wise manner and over a period of time by considering all pros and cons and taking all stakeholders into […]

Elephant menace has assumed a bigger proportion in Assam now. A jumbo was seen roaming within the boundaries of Guwahati city after it strayed out of the nearby Amchang Reserve Forest. The elephant was seen roaming around the Panjabari locality at around 9:30 pm in the evening creating panic among the local people. The elephant […]

In a landmark verdict, The Supreme Court today upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhar Card. However it ruled that Aadhar is not mandatory for opening bank accounts and getting mobile connection. The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that Aadhaar data will not be mandatory for opening bank accounts or for getting a mobile […]

A crucial cabinet meeting of the Assam government was held while being chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal yesterday. An important decision to financially support Rima Das’ film ‘Village Rockstars’ was taken by the state government as it has now been included in the race for Oscars in the foreign film category. A financial aid […]

While the Bharatiya Janata Party is going all gaga about its initiative in the health sector by launching the Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Scheme and Union Minister of Road, Transport Water Resources claiming that a lot has been done in improving connectivity in the North East region, the opposition congress in Meghalaya are of the […]

Women and children came out in large numbers to join the thousands of protestors who are demanding revival of the Hindustan Paper Mills in Silchar’s Cachar district of Assam. Atleast 10,000 people are estimated to have joined the protests. The Mill has been shut since October 2015 owing to crunch of working capital and raw […]

The Supreme Court has dismissed the plea that challenged the appointment of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India. Petitioner advocate RP Luthra had earlier accused Justice Gogoi of being guilty of committing judicial misconduct by talking to the media on judicial proceedings at the Supreme Court. A bench of Chief Justice […]