Former India cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli attended their coach Ramakant Achrekar’s funeral in Mumbai on Thursday. Sachin Tendulkar was seen lending his shoulder to the bier of Achrekar. Ramakant Achrekar, who coached Sachin Tendulkar in his formative years, died aged 86 due to prolonged illness at his Shivaji Park residence in Mumbai on Wednesday […]

The Tripura Government is set to be affiliated with three other oil companies that will lift gas and oil from the state by the Central Governement with an aim to boost the revenue income of the state. Earlier, the Tripura Government led by Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb wrote a letter to Union Petroleum Minister […]

BJP national president Amit Shah will visit Tripura on January 5 to check the party’s preparedness for the Lok Sabha elections. Shah will be accompanied by National secretaries Ajay Jambal and Ram Madhav, Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other leaders. During the visit, Shah will address a conference of ‘Pristha Pramukhs’, considered to […]

The Supreme Court has pulled up the Meghalaya government and said that it is not satisfied with the manner in which the rescue operations have been conducted. The two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the apex court is absolutely dissatisfied with the steps taken so far to rescue the 15 trapped miners […]

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday took a path-breaking decision on the Assam Accord and has decided to set up a high level committee to come up with specific recommendations on clause 6 of the Assam Accord to provide constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards to the Assamese people. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said after the […]

In an interview to the news agency ANI, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on a variety of issues ranging from surgical strikes to demonetisation and from the Ram temple issue to that of triple talaq and Sabarimala protests. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first interview of the year, spoke about the four and half […]

Preparations are in full swing at Ramnagar in Assam’s Silchar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on January 4 for his first election campaign. The Prime Minister will hold a rally at Silchar, launching the BJP’s election campaign in the state. Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and NEDA convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma and state […]

The Supreme Court is all set to hear a plea on Thursday seeking the deployment of adequate manpower and equipment for the rescue of miners trapped in a flooded mine in Meghalaya. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjay Kirshan Kaul agreed to hear the matter. The petition by lawyer Adtiya N. […]

New Year celebrations were seen across the globe in a grand way where people gathered in large numbers with their loved ones to welcome a new beginning and to celebrate the moment. A wave of celebrations illuminated the skies around the world as spectacular fireworks were displayed along with dazzling light shows to welcome 2019. […]

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 […]