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Itanagar: The country’s ‘only’ certified organic fruit Kiwi from the farms of Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh was today launched at the mega National Tribal Festival being held at Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi.The launching ceremony was organized by...

Guwahati: Sahitya Academy Award winner renowned Assamese poet Sananta Tanty passed away in New Delhi in the wee hours of Thursday.Sixty nine-year old Tanty breathed his last at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.Tanty’s...

Moscow: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his partner Stella Moris have registered their intention to hold a wedding in the Belmarsh prison in London, where he is awaiting a legal decision on extradition requested by the US."Julian and I...

Imphal: Laishram Angam Chand Singh, IA&AS (Retd), former Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India has taken over as the new Chairman of Manipur Public Service Commission (MPSC) for a period of six years or until he attains the...

Washington: For a planet that struggles with pollution on land, in the water and in the air, Earth’s orbit, too, is on track to become the junkyard of our solar system, the New York Post reported.University of Utah researcher...

Imphal: The Government of Manipur has declared December 4 as the “Sankirtan Day” with immediate effect, as per an order of the Governor of Manipur dated November signed on his behalf by Commissioner (Art and Culture) M Joy.It may...

New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council on Tuesday cleared a proposal for the procurement of GSAT-7C Satellite and Ground Hubs for real-time connectivity of Software Defined Radios (SDRs) for the Indian Air Force.An Acceptance of Necessity was accorded to...

New Delhi: Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday cleared a project for manufacturing 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles, worth around Rs 5,000 crore, sources said. The clearance comes ahead of Russian President Vladimir...

London: The UK will be hosting a summit of Foreign and Development Ministers from the G7 countries from December 10-12 in Liverpool.According to an official statement, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will be welcoming counterparts from the US, France, Germany,...

Imphal: Union Minister Piyush Goyal has announced that a Mega Handloom Cluster will be set up at Nongpok Kakching of Imphal East district, the native village of Tokyo Olympics Silver Medalist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, at a cost of Rs. 30...