Northeast
Northeast
China keeps wary eye on Kerry’s Pak visit
Wary of US’s “Asia Pivot” strategy, China kept an eye on secretary of state John Kerry’s first visit to Pakistan as the state media noted that the Obama administration has adopted a “milder” approach on issues like terrorism and drone strikes to improve bilateral ties.
Nearly 13,000 women raped in Assam in 8 years
Nearly 13,000 women have been raped in the last eight years in Assam, official sources said.
T-virus infects Assam, curfew on
With Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday outright rejecting the demand of separate states by various ethnic groups, violence broke out in central Assam’s Karbi Anglong district where support
No division of West Bengal: Mamata
With Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) renewing the demand for Gorkhaland in Darjeeling following United Progressive Alliance (UPA) unanimously endorsing creation of a separate Telangana state, chief minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday ruled out division of West Bengal and blamed the Congress for the agitation in the hills.
More than 10 dead as record heatwave hits Shanghai
More than 10 people have died in China’s commercial hub Shanghai, a local health official said Wednesday as the city swelters in its highest temperatures for at least 140 years.
Bandh disrupts normal life in Darjeeling
Normal life was disrupted for the second day Tuesday due to the 72-hour bandh called in the Darjeeling hills by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) to demand Gorkhaland.
Assam cops blame Ulfa for grenade attack
Assam director general of police Jayanta Narayan Choudhury here on Monday blamed outlawed Ulfa (I) for launching a planned offensive to make their presence felt in Assam.
GJM supporters makes immolation bid
A Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporter tried to immolate himself at Dambarchowk in the heart of Kalimpong town demanding a separate Gorkhaland Tuesday on the second day of the 72-hour bandh in the Darjeeling hills by the party.
Complete paribartan, says TMC after panchayat polls victory
The victory in the panchayat elections for the Trinamool Congress was the completion of a full circle for the party after demolishing the Left Front in the state in 2011, senior minister Subrata Mukherjee said Tuesday.
Soren govt not a puppet regime says Jairam Ramesh
Union minister Jairam Ramesh Monday dismissed the opposition allegations that the Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand was a puppet regime with the remote control being in the hands of senior Congress leaders.
