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Islamabad: Family separated during the partition in 1947 met at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur for the first time.The family reunited at Kartarpur corridor on Friday, after 74 as they came to know about each other through a...

Agartala: A Special Court in West Tripura convicted a 25-year-old youth on Thursday for raping a 15-year-old girl in October 2018 and sentenced him to 20 years rigorous imprisonment under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012....

Imphal: The Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday released its much anticipated Election Manifesto for the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly election slated to be held later this month, promising a long list of ‘freebies’ while focusing on the territorial integrity and...

Imphal: The 2022 Manipur Assembly election is historic not just for its sheer size, but it’s historic also for the worth and quantity of cash, drugs, liquor and freebies seized by vigilance authorities during these elections. As on 17 February,...

Guwahati: Dipok Kumar Barthakur, renowned social worker, entrepreneur and vice chairman of the State Innovation and Transformation Aayog (SITA) set up by the Government of Assam, passed away at a hospital in Chennai on Wednesday afternoon. He was 84. He...

Mumbai: Music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India, has passed away at the age of 69.Paying tribute to the Disco King, filmmaker Hansal Mehta tweeted: "Another legend gone. BappiLahiri. Had the good fortune...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday conferred the state’s highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’ to eminent industrialist Ratan Tata at a function held in Mumbai.The award has been conferred on Tata, who is also the...

Guwahati: A villager was killed and another injured when they were fired upon by forest guards in Sonaikuchi Hill Forest near Jagiroad in Morigaon district of Assam, police said on Wednesday.According to the police, the shots were fired...

Washington: The White House has said the US is working closely with its allies, including India, amid the Russian invasion into Ukraine fears.White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday said, "The Quad leaders discussed the threat...

Washington: Should conflict reignite in Ukraine, the negative impact to stock markets would likely be worse than in 2014 when Crimea reunited with Russia, a senior analyst at Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs told CNBC."If we look at...