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Herat: The death toll from powerful earthquakes in western Afghanistan has exceeded 2,000 people, with another over 9,000 people have been injured, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing the Afghan Ministry of Disaster Management.As of yet, at least 2,053 people...

Imphal: The indigenous Meeteis in Manipur have been under attack for months and thousands of them have been displaced from the Kuki-dominated areas in Churachandpur, Moreh and other villages adjoining the hill districts where Meeteis form the minority, the...

Panaji: Goa is set to make history by hosting the 37th edition of the National Games, featuring a record-breaking 43 sporting disciplines, according to Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant.Compared to the previous edition in Gujarat, which featured 36...

Shillong: Altogether 26 students from Meghalaya have been evacuated from flood-hit Sikkim and are en route to Shillong by bus via Assam, an official said on Saturday morning.“A bus with 26 students from Meghalaya left Majitar in Sikkim via...

Imphal: Manipur’s former Additional Superintendent of Police, Brinda Thounaojam, who is at the centre of controversy over her alleged accusation that Meitei Leepun and Arambai Tenggol were responsible for the current ethnic violence between the Meiteis and Kukis in...

By: Rajeev BhattacharyyaGuwahati:  As a journalist from Guwahati who has covered the Northeast for over two decades, I feel tempted to pen my observations on the ongoing unrest in Manipur which should not be misconstrued as expert comments.  I...

Stockholm: Three scientists, Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, "for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday."These smallest components of...

Hangzhou: India won their second ever medal in Asiad canoeing after the men's team of Sunil Singh Salam and Arjun Singh clinched bronze in the double 1000m sprint event at the Asian Games 2023 here on Tuesday.The first-ever medal...

Imphal: Kangliepak Kanba Lup (KKL), an Imphal-based civil body, which put a three-year ban on celebrated Manipuri film actor Soma Laishram, lifted the interdict on Saturday, giving a breather to her. KKL had accused her of turning show-stopper in a...

New Delhi: Meghalaya’s Kongthong village, which is known to the outside world as “whistling village” has been bestowed with the prestigious 'Best Tourism Village (Bronze)' award at the National Tourism Awards 2023 by the Union Ministry of Tourism.This remarkable...