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Imphal: Mera Houchongba, the festival which exemplifies oneness and brotherhood among people of different ethnic communities of Manipur was celebrated with pomp, gaiety and traditional fervour at Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple complex, Haying Khongban Wednesday with Chief Minister N. Biren Singh...

Washington:  Colin Powell, a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state who saw his trailblazing legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, died Monday from complications from Covid-19.The 84-year-old retired...

Imphal: As a tribute to the freedom fighters of Manipur, the Union government has decided to rename Mount Harriet, an island peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands as Mount Manipur.Union home minister Amit Shah made an announcement in this...

Imphal: Chief Minister N. Biren Singh Tuesday launched “CM Da Haisi” at a programme held at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat.‘CM Da Haisi’ is a platform for the people of Manipur to directly share their problems and suggestions with the...

Imphal: Bringing a human touch to governance, chief minister N Biren Singh touched the hearts of the thousands of people gathered at the ‘Go to Hills 2.0’ held at Brigadier Thomas Ground, Kangpokpi district today.During the community outreach initiative function...

Oslo: The Nobel Peace Prize 2021 was awarded jointly to Rappler co-founder Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, the editor of Russia's Novaya Gazeta newspaper, "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and...

New Delhi: Tata group won the bid to acquire India's flagship carrier Air India, adding another airline brand in its hangar with the other two being Vistara and Air Asia India, here on Friday."Talace Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary...

Stockholm: Abdulrazak Gurnah won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced here on Thursday.The prize has been awarded to novelist Gurnah "for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of...

Imphal:  After being closed for almost one year due to Covid-19, Manipur’s historic Kangla Fort reopened for the public from Wednesday.Kangla Fort has been closed for visitors amid the rise in COVID-19 cases in the state since November 2020.“Kangla...

Imphal: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu Tuesday inaugurated the Phytopharmaceutical Laboratory at the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal.Addressing the gathering, Vice President lauded IBSD for promoting the Phytopharmaceutical Mission of the northeastern region. The mission will...