Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in a northeast Nigerian refugee camp, killing at least 56 people, health and rescue officials said on Wednesday.
"We are deeply concerned about Tongam Rina's well-being and wish her a swift recovery," said Bob Dietz, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Asia programme coordinator.
The police received information around 9 am that a fire had broken out in a house at Mazar Wala Road in Shastri Park's Machhi Market, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Joy Tirkey said.
Two youths from the northeast were allegedly attacked by eight persons at Sikanderpur, police said on Thursday.
An initial probe into the exodus by northeast residents from Bengaluru and other cities, fearing communal violence, reveals that the problem is multipronged in nature. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
The managing director and chief executive officer of a private firm were allegedly killed in a terrifying double murder in broad daylight by a former employee on Tuesday, the police said.
The Centre for North East Studies and Policy announces the CNES-Setu National Media Fellowship 2005, for journalists who wish to study issues related to Northeast India.
Shah said for the first time in India's history, Modi prioritised security, peace and development in the northeast and as a result of it, the region is now rapidly heading on the path of peace and development.
A 20-year-old youth was allegedly stabbed by his neighbour in a petty dispute in northeast Delhi's Dayalpur area, police said on Saturday.
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The call for boycotting Republic Day celebrations given by insurgent outfits failed to dampen the spirit of the occasion all over northeast India.
"Special circumstances" exist in Punjab, Wasnik said and added that in view of these, the AAP and the Congress have decided to fight the Lok Sabha polls separately in the state.
In his first conference after assuming the role of Union minister for state for youth affairs and sports, Ajay Maken focused on developing skills among the youth in the northeast region, keeping sports as a focal point.
The ban was imposed on her by civil society group Kangleipak Kanba Lup for taking part in the event held in Delhi, amid the ongoing violence in Manipur.
A source in the earthquake observation centre at North East Institute of Science and Tenchnology (NEIST) of the CSIR located at Jorhat in Assam informed that the quake was measured at 4.7 on the Richter scale though initial reports put it at 6.3 on the scale.
NorthEast United FC played out a 1-1 draw against Mumbay City FC in an inconsequential Hero Indian Super League match to end at the bottom position.
Not less than 10,000 people, mostly children, are trafficked into the Northeast with a good number smuggled in from Bangladesh, Nepal and other South East Asian countries, surveys by NGOs have revealed.
Glimpses of what the historic Chandrayaan Mission discovered on the dark side of the Moon.
Billionaire Gautam Adani to two Union Ministers and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis among others on Sunday hailed India crossing $4 trillion mark though there was no official confirmation if the country has achieved the landmark. The finance ministry and the National Statistical Office did not immediately comment on the viral social media post on India's GDP crossing $4 trillion. Highly placed sources said that the viral news was incorrect and India was still shy of that landmark.
Here's a look at the deadliest earthquakes over the past 25 years.
The event was organized by NSUI and students from the northeast in Delhi with the aim of bringing people together, across barriers of race and language.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday said it has asked Manipur government to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation each within four weeks to the next of kin of all the people who died in ethnic clashes since May.
The three wushu fighters from Arunachal Pradesh were issued stapled visas instead of stamped ones, India's foreign ministry said.
The proposed North East Water Resources Agency would result in the reduction of the region's share of the resource, Bharatiya Janata Party National Secretary Khiren Rijiju said. The reported attempt to club North Bengal and form a new agency in place of the existing Brahmaputra Board indicated that the central government was anti-Northeast, he said.
Addressing an election rally in Tuensang, Shah said there are some issues related to development and rights of eastern Nagaland and those will be addressed after the assembly elections.
A case has been registered against the organisers of a Hindu Rashtra Panchayat held in north-east Delhi, which was rocked by the 2020 riots, for not taking permission to hold the meeting, the police said on Monday.
In her first address to a joint sitting of the two Houses in the new Parliament building in which she touched on varied issues ranging from insurgency to inflation, Murmu said a country can progress at a fast pace only when it defeats the challenges of the past and puts maximum energy into building the future.
Move after the North Eastern Council failed to make viability payments to the carrier.
The newly-formed common forum of Northeast insurgent groups based in Myanmar has posed a renewed threat to security and peace in the troubled region.
There are three private mobile phone service providers in the region, namely, Reliance Telecom, Airtel and AirCel besides Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.
"Overall, insurgency is on the wane due to crackdown on ultras in Bangladesh by their security forces, so different insurgent outfits are now shifting their bases to Myanmar," Pranay Sahaya, Director General of Tripura Police, told media persons in Agartala.
Their super star co-owner Sachin Tendulkar cheering them from the stands, Kerala Blasters FC got their campaign off to a rollicking start, recording a convincing 3-1 win over NorthEast United FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) football in Kochi on Tuesday.
Guwahati airport is facing a threat from the swirling Brahmaputra River flowing near by. The river has severely eroded its embankment at Palasbari town near the airport.
Sparks flew on the first day of the debate on the no-trust motion moved by the Congress with the Opposition on Tuesday asserting that it was forced to do so to break Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'maun vrat' (vow of silence) on Manipur and the treasury benches hitting back saying it was a no-trust vote against a 'poor person's son' who has worked for the welfare of the people.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned for a week the hearing on a plea filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid seeking bail in a case lodged under anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) over his alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the northeast Delhi riots of February 2020.
The tremors of the quake, which occurred at 1431 hours IST, were felt in Manipur and Nagaland.
Bottom-placed NorthEast United FC struck through a Simao Sabrosa penalty to shock reigning champions Atletico de Kolkata 1-0 in an Indian Super League football match at Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
Khakha, who has since been suspended by the Delhi government, allegedly raped the minor several times between November 2020 and January 2021 and impregnated her.
Concerned over a spate of attacks on women from the Northeast, a group of students from the region on Thursday sought Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's help in ensuring their safety and security.
Hardik likely to return for Afghanistan T20Is next month and Dravid's contract to be discussed after South Africa tour, BCCI secretary Jay Shah told media on Saturday.
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