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Guwahati: With Assembly elections drawing closer, BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Monday made a strong pitch for industrial growth in Assam, declaring that the upcoming semiconductor project could transform the state into a global manufacturing hub. Addressing a massive election rally at Deusal in Jagiroad constituency, Nabin said, "The day is not far when 'Make in India' will give way to 'Make in Assam'," drawing loud cheers from a crowd of over 20,000 supporters gathered in support of B ...Read More >
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, who attended the event virtually, said the MoU reaffirms the state's commitment to ensuring safe drinking water for every household. Highlighting progress under the Jal Jeevan Mission, Sangma said over 83 per cent of rural households in the state have already been provided with functional tap water connections. "With over 83 per cent rural households already connected, we will continue working closely with the Government of India to ensure timely support and suc ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday, March 30, declared that the country has become free from Maoists with the apex body of the Maoists and the central structure almost completely dismantled, and accused the Congress of doing "nothing" to end the long spell of violence perpetrated by the ultras. Replying to the debate in the Lok Sabha on 'Efforts to free the country from left-wing extremism (LWE)', Shah said, "Experts say without the support of those in power, the Red Corridor co ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday declared that the country has become free from Naxals with the apex body of the Maoists and the central structure almost completely dismantled, and accused the Congress of doing "nothing" to end the long spell of violence perpetrated by the ultras. Replying to the debate in the Lok Sabha on 'Efforts to free the country from left-wing extremism (LWE)', Shah also alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was seen multiple times in pu ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday blamed the Congress for the long spell of Naxal violence, saying it did "nothing" during its rule to end the menace despite acknowledging the gravity of the problem, and declared that Maoists are almost eradicated now from their den Bastar in Chhattisgarh. Replying to the debate in the Lok Sabha on 'Efforts to free the country from left-wing extremism (LWE)', Shah said that 12 states had turned into the Red Corridor with no rule of ...Read More >
Guwahati, Mar 30 (PTI) The first hearing of the fast-track Sessions Court, set up by the Gauhati High Court for day-to-day trial proceedings in singer Zubeen Garg's death case, was held on Monday, with the counsel for arrested singer Amritprava Mahanta making a submission on her behalf. Justice Sharmila Bhuyan heard Mahanta's lawyer, A K Bhuyan, while the counsels of two other accused, Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma, will present their cases on Tuesday. Shyamkanu Mahanta was the chief ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season has barely begun, but it has already delivered its first major controversy. Following Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) six-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium, a pointed remark from captain Ajinkya Rahane has triggered a wider debate - forcing Cricket Australia (CA) to step in with a clarification. At the centre of the storm is Cameron Green, KKR's high-profile signing worth INR 25.20 crore, who did not bowl a single over despite ...Read More >
New Delhi: Accusing the Congress of "allowing" land grabbing by infiltrators, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that infiltration into Assam is not just an election issue but is about safeguarding the identity of the state and national security. Addressing virtually the BJP's booth-level workers in Assam ahead of the April 9 assembly polls, Modi said that the state saw a long span of instability, but things changed over the past decade as the party's double-engine government made ever ...Read More >
Sharukh Pathan, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots for allegedly pointing a gun at a constable, has been denied bail by a Delhi court, prolonging his stay in Tihar Jail. Key PointsSharukh Pathan, accused of pointing a gun at a constable during the 2020 Delhi riots, has been denied bail by a Delhi court.The court rejected Pathan's bail application, which was based on the amount of time he has already spent in custody.Pathan faces charges in two cases related to the riots, including attempted mur ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday denied bail to Shahrukh Pathan, accused of pointing a gun at a constable during the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing the regular bail application filed by Pathan on the ground of custody undergone, which was dismissed. Detailed order is awaited. Pathan, who is currently lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail, is accused in two cases related to the riots, including pointing a gun at Head Constable Deepak Dahiya and being i ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 12 (ANI): In a major boost to India's agricultural exports, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry facilitated the first export consignment of 25 metric tonnes of GI-tagged Joha rice from Assam to the United Kingdom and Italy on March 12, 2026, in collaboration with the Assam Agriculture Department. The aromatic indigenous rice variety, which received its Geographical Indicatio ...Read More >
Riding high on the success of Tu Yaa Main, actor Adarsh Gourav has begun filming a tentatively titled docu-series, The Tribal Voice. The series takes Adarsh across Northeast India, where he engages with the region's living cultural traditions and indigenous voices. The first leg of the shoot commenced in Majuli island in the state of Assam, Northeast India. Through music, oral histories, and everyday practices, the series explores themes of heritage, resilience, and identity, celebrating a crea ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a unique initiative to celebrate women in sport, a massive nationwide athletics league at 250 locations will be held under the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports' ASMITA (Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women Through Action) programme to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, Minister of State for Sports, Raksha Nikhil Khadse announced in New Delhi on Monday. "There can't be a better opportunity to integrate our young women across ...Read More >
Shillong, Mar 2 (PTI) Residents of Meghalaya are set to witness the concluding phase of a total lunar eclipse on Tuesday evening, with the northeastern state expected to get a clearer view of the celestial event compared to most parts of the country. In Shillong, moonrise is expected at 5.23 pm, while the totality phase will end at 5.33 pm. However, the full eclipse will conclude at 6.48 pm, giving observers a viewing window of about one hour and 25 minutes from moonrise, IMD officials said on ...Read More >
Shillong, Mar 2: Residents of Meghalaya are set to witness the concluding phase of a total lunar eclipse on Tuesday evening, with the northeastern state expected to get a clearer view of the celestial event compared to most parts of the country. In Shillong, moonrise is expected at 5.23 pm, while the totality phase will end at 5.33 pm. However, the full eclipse will conclude at 6.48 pm, giving observers a viewing window of about one hour and 25 minutes from moonrise, IMD officials said on Monda ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 24 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said that, as promised to the people of the state, the present government is providing jobs with transparency and job offers are being distributed openly because employment is being given to unemployed youth in a transparent manner. Saha said this while offering TFS Grade-One Fishery Officer posts to 52 candidates at a function held at Pragya Bhavan. He said that the goal of every initiative of the gove ...Read More >
"Boong" claimed the Best Children's and Family Film prize at the 2026 BAFTA awards on February 22 in London, beating Disney's Zootopia 2 and others. On winning the award, Modi, on his official X account, stated that, "Congratulations to all those associated with this film. This is indeed a moment of immense joy, especially for Manipur. It also highlights the immense creative talent in our nation." Chief minister of Manipur, Yumnam Khemchand extended his heartiest congratulation to Lakshmipriya ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A portion of the frontal section of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Bholath, Kapurthala, was demolished on Monday by the office of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). Khaira, a strong critic of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, condemned the move, calling it the dangerous introduction of "bulldozer (Pila-Panja) politics" in Punjab by Mann under directions from AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, aimed at silencing criticism and democratic dissent. As the de ...Read More >
Singapore/Lucknow, Feb 23 (PTI): Singaporean companies will scale up their presence in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong emphasised after he met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday and the Indian leader secured investment pledges amounting to Rs 6,650 crore on the first day of his visit to the Southeast Asian nation. Companies from his country were investing in Uttar Pradesh in various sectors, particularly logistics, connectivity, and infrastructure development, and there was po ...Read More >
Kolkata, Feb 23 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday congratulated the cast and crew of Manipuri film 'Boong' for winning a BAFTA award, saying the film had created history "against all odds". Directed by debutant Lakshmipriya Devi in her debut, the coming-of-age story set in Manipur won the Best Children's & Family Film award at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) ceremony held in London on Sunday. The film, which became the first Indian production to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): In a significant milestone for the nation's transportation infrastructure, Indian Railways has achieved electrification of 99.2 per cent of its broad gauge network, putting it ahead of countries like the UK (39%), Russia (52%), and China (82%), bringing the country closer than ever to a fully electrified railway system, according to the Ministry of Railways' press release. Fourteen railway zones, including Central, Eastern, and Northern Railways, have achie ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even after 54 years of Bangladesh's birth, there are blatant attempts to contrive and concoct historical narratives to absolve certain quarters of their treason and blame India, observed an opinion piece in a Dhaka-based newspaper on Wednesday, December 17. Calling it "mischievous manipulation of established historical facts", the Daily Star article quoted a recent statement from Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar claiming it was India who had ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 17 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that the state has emerged as the commercial capital of eastern and northeastern India, driven by strong MSME-led growth and its strategic geographic location. Addressing a programme of the Confederation of West Bengal Traders Association here, Banerjee rejected what she termed "ignorant" allegations that the state's debt has mounted to nearly Rs 7 lakh crore. She, however, did not reveal the exact amount th ...Read More >
Guwahati: Amid the row over anti-India rhetoric in Bangladesh, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reminded that India was a nuclear power. In a video shared from the Assam CM's X handle, Sarma is being heard saying in Hindi: "Since the past one year, it is being discussed that northeast be separated from India and made a part of Bangladesh. But, India is a big country, it is a nuclear nation, fourth largest economy in the world. How will Bangladesh do this? It is wrong for them to even th ...Read More >
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Monday that he will seek more time from the Delhi Police to appear in connection with the National Herald case, citing the ongoing Karnataka Assembly winter session. Shivakumar said he plans to present himself before investigators only after the session concludes on December 19. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Shivakumar said he would formally request a copy of the first information report (FIR), noting that he has so far learned about t ...Read More >
Patna, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister for Communications and Development of the North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia paid a courtesy visit to the newly appointed National Working President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nitin Nabin, at the party's central office on Wednesday and congratulated him on his new responsibility. During the meeting, detailed and constructive discussions were held on strengthening the party organisation from the booth level to the state level, ensuri ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17(ANI): Congress Leader Udit Raj, on Wednesday, while leading a protest by All India Unorganised Workers Congress against the Centre's decision to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA ) to Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, burnt a copy of the bill. "MGNREGA, which was the country's largest and most historic scheme to eradicate rural unemployment, is being conspired against to be terminated. B ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 17: The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday summoned the Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah and apprised him of India's strong concerns at the deteriorating security environment in Bangladesh. According to an MEA statement, the Bangladesh High Commissioner's attention was drawn, in particular, to the activities of some extremist elements who have announced plans to create a security situation around the Indian Mission in Dhaka. The MEA said, "India c ...Read More >
Bengaluru Airport Parking Rules: Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has introduced new parking rules at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport, in an effort to curb traffic congestion, unsafe halts, and confusion at the kerbside. However, the changes have drawn strong criticism from both passengers and cab drivers. While passengers complain that the new system forces them to walk long distances with their luggage, cab drivers have expressed their discontent by planning a protes ...Read More >
The Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Dhaka closed its operations on Wednesday afternoon after Indian missions in Bangladesh were issued fresh threats by Islamists. The Visa Application Centre at Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka, the primary hub for processing Indian visas in Bangladesh's capital, announced that it would close at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, citing an "ongoing security situation." A notification issued on the centre's website said, "In view of the ongoing security situation, we wish ...Read More >
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