In a proud moment for the Hindi film fraternity, veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher has received the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award or BAFTA award nomination for his role in the BBC TV movie ‘The Boy with the Topknot’. The 63 year old actor, who has been nominated in the ‘best supporting […]

Apple Inc. is planning to use its own chips in Mac computers beginning as early as 2020, replacing processors from Intel Corp. Intel shares closed down 6.1 percent at $48.92, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq ended down 2.7 percent. The initiative, code-named Kalamata, is still in early developmental stages but is part of a bigger strategy […]

Seven cities, or joint-bidding cities, have expressed interest in hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics. Canada’s Calgary, Austria’s Graz, Swedish capital Stockholm, Sion in Switzerland, Turkey’s Erzurum, Japan’s Sapporo and a joint bid from Italy’s Cortina d’Ampezzo, Milan and Turin are all in the initial process. The cities will now enter a dialogue stage until October […]

Two institutions of Dibrugarh in Assam has brought laurels to the region. Dibrugarh University and MDK Girls College clinched positions in the merit list declared by the National Institutional Ranking Framework. While Dibrugarh University has ranked 84 among around 800 universities of the country, MDK Girls College has been able to be among the top […]

A one day public meet on Mass Extra Judicial Execution in Manipur was held in Imphal today. The meet was jointly organised by Extra Execution Victims Family Association Manipur and Human Rights Alert in Manipur. The one day public meet was also attended by eminent political leaders, leaders from various civil society organisation and members […]

The Assam government has decided to raise a crack Rhino Protection squad to combat rampant poaching of the pachyderms in the state. The new force will be armed with the latest INSAS and ghatak rifles so as to match the firepower of organized poachers who are part of inter-state and international poaching syndicates. Addressing the […]

One person died and four were injured in a shooting at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, California. According to the police, the female suspect who opened fire was likely motivated by a domestic-related dispute. However, the police are yet to release an official comment on the shooter’s motives. Four victims were taken to San Francisco […]

The Uttar Pradesh government has handed over the probe into the mysterious death of Manipuri youth Pravish Chanam in Noida to the Central Bureau of Investigation. A resident of Uripok area in Imphal West, Chanam had gone missing after attending a concert in Noida on the night of September 8 last year and his body […]

Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma called on President Ram Nath Kovind and other Union ministers in New Delhi and apprised them about the new welfare initiatives of the state government. Kovind expressed his desire to visit Meghalaya soon and asked Sangma to ensure effective monitoring and implementation of Central schemes in the state. Sangma […]

The Manipur Police retrieved a hand grenade inside the A S Brick Field Compound in Khongjom area under the Thoubal district, at 7:30 AM today morning. The hand grenade was found along with an extortion note that was written in a local Manipuri dialect by unknown miscreants. It may be mentioned that the grenade was […]