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Stage set for PM's maiden Manipur visit since ethnic clashes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to set foot in Manipur on Saturday, over two years after a deadly ethnic violence swept the northeastern state, and unveil projects to the tune of Rs 8,500......

Rs 2,541 cr boost for tourism, 50 destinations to be developed

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the top 50 tourist destinations in the country will be developed in partnership with states in a 'challenge mode', as she emphasised......

India's N-E landlocked, B'desh only...: Yunus pitch to China

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has urged Beijing to extend its economic influence to Bangladesh, controversially mentioning that India's northeastern states being landlocked could prove to......

Centre signs peace deal with 2 Tripura rebel groups

The government is committed for all-round development of the northeastern region, especially tribals, while preserving their culture, language and identity, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on......

India's concerns force cancellation of Pak-Lanka naval drill in Trincomalee

A plan to hold a military exercise between the navies of Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the strategic waters of Trincomalee was shelved weeks back after New Delhi conveyed its concerns to Colombo over......

Cabinet nods two agri schemes worth Rs 1 lakh crore

Union Cabinet on Thursday approved rationalisation of various agri schemes into two umbrella programmes -- PM Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and Krishonnati Yojana -- with an expenditure of over Rs......

To push green mobility, 10K e-buses to be deployed in 169 cities

Seeking to enhance green mobility, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the 'PM-eBus Sewa' scheme under which 10,000 electric buses will be provided to 169 cities under the public-private......

2008: North-East raised a ray of hope

The northeast witnessed the dawn of a new hope in 2008 as plans to bring the long sequestered region's economic development at par with other parts of the nation reached some major milestones......

Plan to develop states' aviation readied

Favouring the centre-state cooperation model adopted by northeastern states to develop aviation infrastructure in the region, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Thursday asked state......

Modi's gift to northeast: Rs 28,000 cr rail project

Focusing on improving connectivity to the Northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Centre would provide Rs 28,000 crore (Rs 280 billion) for laying new railway lines in the region......

BCCI secretary Shah assures help to northeastern states

BCCI secretary Shah visits Sikkim and Arunachal Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Jay Shah/Twitter The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah, on Friday, assured the northeastern......

ISL to be held behind closed doors from Nov to March

IMAGE: Bengaluru FC Skipper Sunil Chhetri with the ISL trophy. Photograph: PTI The seventh Indian Super League is set to be held behind closed doors from November to March and it is likely to......

50 crore windfall for North Eastern states as BCCI approves funding

The Finance Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India decided to allocate a fund of Rs 50 crore for infrastructure development of the North Eastern states, informed Cricket Association......