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Congress releases 5th list of candidates for 2019 Lok Sabha elections

The Congress has so far announced a total of 137 candidates for the Lok Sabha 2019 elections.

Mar 19, 2019

Dalai Lama snubs China, says his incarnation may come from India

The 14th Dalai Lama said that after his death his incarnation could be found in India and any successor named by China would not command any respect from the followers. He also spoke of his relations with Beijing and said China was a wonderful nation, but needs to give people a sense of freedom.

Mar 19, 2019

Here's Congress' third list of 18 candidates for Lok Sabha 2019 polls

Among the third list of candidate declared by the Congress, after a meeting of the party's central election committee are five from Assam, two from Meghalaya, one from Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and Nagaland each, besides eight from Telangana.

Mar 16, 2019

Kummanam Rajasekharan resigns as Mizoram Governor, likely to contest in LS elections

Assam Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi will take the additional charge of Mizoram Governor until a replacement is appointed by President Ram Nath Kovind.

Mar 8, 2019

India's eastern frontier too will be guarded by hi-tech surveillance system

The use of high-tech solutions for border security is being considered by the Home Ministry since 2012. The BSF had also submitted a detailed report on CIBMS.

Mar 3, 2019

Arunachal unrest: Deputy CM's home set on fire, curfew imposed

Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein was moved out from the state capital and shifted to Namsai district early morning today.

Feb 24, 2019

Assam hooch tragedy: Death toll hits 133, over 200 hospitalised

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday visited the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital to check on the victims undergoing treatment.

Feb 24, 2019

Depressed techie jumps to death from 13th floor in Bengaluru IT park

The victim, Amlam Barman, was an employee of Mphasis, an IT company in Bagmane MTB Techpark in Mahadevapura, Bengaluru.

Feb 15, 2019

Citizenship Bill in Rajya Sabha: BJP's allies, CMs protest amid violence in north-east

Violence, arrests and shutdowns in Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Meghalaya have stirred trouble for the BJP and its allies in the north-east where it is holding power in all the seven states.

Feb 12, 2019

Communal violence victims from J&K, Manipur undergo workshop at Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living Centre

In the past, several programmes have been conducted for youth from J&K, North East, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Naxal areas to help them overcome trauma and stress of violence and build peace in the society.

Feb 5, 2019

Burns from ICU heater killed newborn at Srinagar GB Pant hospital?

The hospital authorities maintained that the baby was born prematurely and had developed severe multiple organ infection.

Feb 4, 2019

West Bengal crisis: 10 facts about Saradha Ponzi scheme that fuelled Mamata Banerjee-CBI fight

The multi-crore Saradha Ponzi scheme fooled millions of small-time investors in West Bengal, Odisha, Assam and Tripura by promising huge profits.

Feb 4, 2019

7 Assam bound Rohingya Muslim children detained in Tripura

With this, 68 Rohingya Muslims, mostly children, have been apprehended in Tripura and the Assam-Tripura border in two weeks.

Feb 3, 2019

Anushka Sharma, Sakshi Dhoni's pictures from their school days break the internet

For the uninitiated, Anushka Sharma and Sakshi Dhoni have studied in the same school called St Mary's School, Margherita in Assam. In fact, in 2013, Anushka had spoken about discovering she and Sakshi went to same school and lived together in a small town in Assam.

Feb 2, 2019

PM Modi urges Trinamool Congress to support Citizenship Bill

Modi said that India is the only place that can provide shelter to thousands of Hindus, Sikhs and refugees of other communities, who came from neighbouring countries to save themselves from communal violence.