Mukul urges Govt to prevent youth from joining militancy
Shillong, Sep 4: Leader of Opposition Mukul Sangma has urged the state government to act against possible factors that may instigate the youth towards...
GST Council approves overhaul of GST, slashes tax on common use items
New Delhi, Sep 4: GST tax rates on common use items ranging from hair oil to corn flakes, TVs, and personal health and life...
NPP demands repeal of ‘draconian’ Act on religion
Shillong, Sept 3: The National People’s Party (NPP) has demanded for repeal of Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (FRA), 1978, terming the Act...
KHNAM leader draws flak over remark on ST status
Shillong, Sep 3: The demand raised by Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) for exclusion of other indigenous communities apart from three major tribes...
‘Constitutional validity’ of aid to ADCs questioned
Shillong, Sep 3: The bailout package offered by the state government to the financially-distressed Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) has drawn criticism from the Opposition...
BSF launches drone warfare school to train troops for future battles
New Delhi, Sep 3 : The BSF, which guards India's borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, is training special units of "drone commandos" and "drone...
Rupee recovers 9 paise from all-time low to close at 88.06 against US dollar
Mumbai, Sep 3 : The rupee recovered 9 paise from its all-time low level to settle at 88.06 (provisional) against US dollar on Wednesday,...
Stock markets bounce back amid volatility, Sensex closes higher 410 pts
Mumbai, Sep 3 : Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher in a volatile session on Wednesday, driven by a rally in metal...
Insurance product for rural India likely to be launched this year: Industry body
Kolkata, Sep 3 : Bima Vistaar, an insurance product covering life, health and property for rural people, is likely to be launched by December...
In 2021, over a billion people were affected by mental health conditions: WHO
New Delhi, Sep 3 : More than a billion people around the world -- around one in every seven -- were living with mental...
2 Telangana students killed, 5 seriously injured in two-car collision in UK
London, Sep 3 : Two students from Telangana have been killed in a two-car road collision at a major roundabout in Essex, south-east England,...
HC asks Govt to acquire land for crematoria, cemeteries
Shillong, Sept 2: The Meghalaya High Court has directed the state government to acquire land for crematoria and cemeteries.
In its order passed on Tuesday,...
