The Assam government has decided to hand over the Barak valley coal scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation for inquiry. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the State Chief Secretary and senior officials of the home department to take necessary steps for handing over the probe to the CBI. The Chief Minister, in a […]

India has finally raised the issue of illegal migration from Bangladesh to India with the neighbouring country. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh co-chaired the sixth meeting of the Home Minister level talks with his Bangladesh counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan in Dhaka yesterday. During the meeting, all security related matters of interest, including counter-terrorism, capacity building and […]

France has put an end to its 20-year-long wait on Sunday winning its second FIFA World Cup title after defeating Croatia 4-2 in a high-octane final at the Luzhniki Stadium here. In a tournament filled with dramatic ups and downs, France stood tall in the end, keeping cool at all times despite not being in […]

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has made it clear that the State would not accept any provision of the forthcoming Naga Peace Accord that compromises Manipur’s territorial integrity or impacts on the state in any way. Biren Singh, who is camping in Delhi with his entire cabinet as well as top state BJP leaders, […]

In a tragic accident, 2 persons died on spot, while leaving one person seriously injured after the car they were travelling in was hit by a New Delhi bound Rajdhani Express at a manned level crossing in Chabua of Dibrugarh late yesterday night. The deceased have been identified as Bimal Sarma and his son Arnav […]

The Democratic Students Alliance of Manipur on Monday staged protest outside Raj Bhavan demanding an immediate end to the current impasse in the Manipur University. Police resorted to lathi charge when the student protesters tried to storm into the Raj Bhawan demanding an immediate end to the current Manipur university impasse. Several students were injured […]

Assam has been ranked as 17th best state to do business in India. According to the latest report by Ministry of Commerce & Industries, Assam is a fast mover as it has gone 7 ranks up over the previous year when it was ranked 24 in the ease of doing business index for states. Barring […]

The 205th birth anniversary of the legendary poet Bhanubhakta Acharya was celebrated today in Gangtok. A huge cultural procession was taken out across the town to celebrate the day. Decked in their traditional Nepali attire, students from various schools, colleges and NGOs took part in the procession. Bhanu Jayanti which is the birth anniversary of […]

Venting anger on a scholarship helpline centre run by its chairman Hillang Nima for not enlisting their names for scholarships, around 300 students gathered today at the office of the Directorate of Social Justice, Empowerment and Tribal Affairs office at Naharlagun in Arunachal Pradesh. Last year, the scholarship helpline centre named Yarkum enterprise, collected original […]

Meghalaya police recovered a wide range of arms and ammunition in the villages of Bawegre and Dorengkigre after a search operation carried out by the police based on specific inputs received from the local residents of these villages. The seized arms and ammunition comprised of 4 pistols, 6 pistol magazines, 6 shotgun cartridges, 52 nos. […]