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Guwahati, Aug 21: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that he briefed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the state’s ongoing flood response, including damage assessment, reconstruction plans and measures to restore the livelihoods of affected families. Chief Minister Sarma added that he met Sitharaman in New Delhi and apprised her of […]
Agartala, Aug 21: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Friday that the state Cabinet has decided to bear 100 per cent of the enhanced electricity tariff approved by the Tripura Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC), keeping the convenience of consumers as a priority. The decision to provide 100 per cent subsidy on the increased tariff […]
GUWAHATI, Aug 21: As part of the Manipur government’s efforts to restore peace and normalcy, public transport services on the Imphal–Dimapur–Guwahati route resumed on Friday, marking a significant development after a gap of nearly three years since the unprecedented crisis in the state. Altogether, 125 passengers travelled on the route, in two buses and five […]
New Delhi, Aug 21: The Change of Guard Ceremony at the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan will not take place on Saturday due to the full rehearsal for the ceremonial welcome of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, said an official. The President’s Secretariat said in a statement on Friday that public entry for the Ceremony shall […]
Srinagar, Aug 21: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) has hailed the prompt intervention by Madhya Pradesh Police after two Kashmiri students in Bhopal alleged harassment, intimidation and attempts to evict them from their rented accommodation. The two students, pursuing pharmacy courses under the Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme, approached the association after allegedly…
GUWAHATI, Aug 21: The Assam Royal Global University (RGU) has received a three-year Start-Up Grant for Induction into Biomedical and Health Research under the Human Resource Development (HRD) Scheme of the Department of Health Research, Government of India, for 2026-27, officials said. RGU is the only private university from the Northeast to receive the grant […]
Guwahati, Aug 21: Aaranyak, supported by the International Elephant Foundation, is undertaking targeted habitat management within Khalingduar Reserve Forest, Dhansiri Forest Division, Udalguri to improve habitat conditions for elephants over the long term. A two-hectare area has been selected as a demonstration site, where the current intervention focuses on managing dense stands of Invasive Alien…
Shillong, Aug 21: Three senior leaders of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), arrested in connection with the violence during the organisation’s rally in Shillong, are set to be shifted from the Meghalaya capital to separate jails in Garo Hills on Friday amid heightened security, officials said. KSU vice-president Pynkmenlang Sanmiet and general secretary Reuben Najiar […]
New Delhi, Aug 21: Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi continued his sit-in outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police at Delhi’s Parliament Street Police Station on Friday, protesting the alleged refusal of the police to register an FIR on a complaint by a student who, the Congress […]
New Delhi, Aug 21:The India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be a game changer and is expected to significantly boost trade between the two sides, Lithuanian Ambassador to India Diana Mickevičienė said. In an interview with IANS, Mickevičienė said the agreement which is ready to be signed, would provide an important foundation for a new […]
Bogota, Aug 20: The Humanitarian assistance sent by India to Colombia arrived in Bogota on Thursday and was handed over to the local authorities in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that shook the South American nation on August 10. “The first tranche of humanitarian assistance sent by the Government of India arrived and was […]
Imphal, Aug 20: Several district administrations in the Imphal Valley region of Manipur have either deferred or cancelled the training programme for enumerators and supervisors under Census 2027 amid protests demanding updation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state, officials said on Thursday. A senior Manipur Home Department official said that the […]
New Delhi, August 20: The feud within Pakistan’s ruling alliance stood wide open with the recently concluded sham elections in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari openly warning Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) that his party would not cooperate with the government on any matter tills its concerns, […]
New Delhi/Leh, Aug 20: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the establishment of a bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in the Union Territory of Ladakh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said. Amit Shah said the decision, taken by the Union Cabinet under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]
New Delhi, Aug 20: India and Singapore on Thursday signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and one Letter of Intent (LoI) to strengthen bilateral maritime heritage cooperation, closer ties in the area of food safety and cooperation in the fields of telecommunications and broadcasting regulations. The agreements were signed during the 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable […]
New Delhi, Aug 20: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that the nation must make every person feel that they are loved, regardless of religion, caste, age or gender. Addressing a congregation ‘Hara Bhara Swaraj’ organised to commemorate former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi’s 82nd birth anniversary here, the […]
GUWAHATI, Aug 20: Tourist cab drivers’ associations from Assam on Thursday staged a protest in the Jorabat-Khanapara area along the inter-state border against Wednesday’s “unprovoked attack” on Assam-registered vehicles during the ‘black flag’ rally by the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) in Shillong. According to reports, members of at least six drivers’ organisations from Assam, staged […]
GUWAHATI, Aug 20: In the wake of the devastating flood situation and widespread destruction across Assam, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and MP from Jorhat, Gaurav Gogoi, has demanded that the central government announce a special Rs 10,000-crore flood relief and rehabilitation package for the state. In this regard, the MP […]
GUWAHATI, Aug 20: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and apprised him of the state’s ongoing flood recovery efforts and development agenda. During the meeting at Sewa Teerth in South Block, the chief minister briefed the Prime Minister on Assam’s roadmap for the next […]
Tehran, Aug 20: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that negotiating with the United States did not mean surrender. At a conference in Tehran on Wednesday (local time), Pezeshkian stressed the need to defend Iran’s territorial integrity, according to a statement posted on his office’s website. “In the process of negotiations, we are moving forward […]