NSCN(IM) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah, 91, spent a large part of his life between New Delhi and camp Hebron in Dimapur, performing the role of the chief political negotiator of the outfit as well as acting as glue to keep the Naga groups united back home. His advanced age took him away from New Delhi to camp Hebron in the post pandemic period, where he started spending more time in the vast swathes of land where armed cadres reside alongside the parallel government of the largest insurge

Former Punjab Director General of Police Mohammad Mustafa, who was booked for allegedly being involved in the death of his son, Aqil Akhtar, has denied all allegations against him and his family and called all accusations baseless. An FIR was registered against Mustafa, his wife, Razia Sultana who is a former cabinet minister, their daughter, and daughter-in-law after Akhtar died under suspicious circumstances in Panchkula, Haryana. In a statement, Mustafa said that the registration of the FIR d

Amidst the ongoing stalemate over seat-sharing in the INDIA bloc in Bihar, even as the assembly elections are merely a few weeks away, the Congress has been trying hard to play down the friendly contests between alliance partners on a few seats. Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, on Wednesday, asserted that all is well within the alliance and that a friendly contest between alliance partners on five to seven seats in the assembly polls should not be interpreted otherwise. There are at least ei

The Congress party has been working hard to seed a political network to make the party a force against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Odisha. Although it has developed clarity on the dos and don'ts in the state to gather an audience, it is now focusing on the upcoming bypoll in Naupada constituency. The assembly seat will go for polls on November 11, making it a first after the 2024 assembly elections to decide who is powerful in electoral politics as of today. Congress's main challenger

It might be a friendly contest for parties in the INDIA bloc, but the ruling National Democratic Alliance in Bihar hopes the contest will only help them emerge victorious in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls. According to reports, the main allies of Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), have fielded candidates against each other in at least eight seats. Congress and Communist Party of India (CPI) will fight against each other in four seats, while RJD and Vikassheel

A BJP leader from Meerut, UP, has been arrested after he allegedly threatened and verbally abused a man during a parking dispute at a hotel. Police said that the accused, Vikul Chaprana, 28, is the district Vice-president of the BJP's Kisan Morcha. In the video that went viral, a man, Satyam Rastogi, can be seen bowing in a gesture asking for forgiveness while Vikul is hurling verbal abuses. Behind the bowing, there is a group of police officers. Vikul's associates are also seen breaking car win

Forty-three days after his death in the Russia-Ukraine battlefields, the mortal remains of Haryana native Karam Chand arrived in India on Saturday, October 18. Like many others, 24-year-old Chand was forced to fight in Ukraine after being tricked by an immigration agent. Karam Chand was among the five natives of Haryana's Kaithal district who were sent to Russia by an agent identified as Satyawan, who has been arrested by the police since then. Last year, Ravi Mator, also 24, was killed by the

India has climbed to 9th position globally in forest area and retained its third rank in annual forest area gain, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)s latest report. Sharing the news on X, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said the improvement in Indias ranking marks a major achievement in sustainable forest management and ecological conservation. Here is a reason to rejoice for all Indians. We have achieved 9th rank in terms of forest area at the global level

As the last day to file nominations for the second phase of assembly elections in Bihar ended on Monday, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha sprang a surprise by not announcing candidates in any seats. The JMM had earlier declared its intentions to contest alone in six to 10 seats after a fallout with allies in the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan. The JMM had sought six seats in Bihar, but was not given any, considering how the party failed to win any in the 2020 Assembly elections. This infuriated Soren, who an

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday announced a Diwali shocker, fielding four candidates against Mahagathbandhan partners, including three against the Congress. The list was announced a few hours before the deadline for the nominations in the final phase. Vaishali, Lalganj and Kahalgaon, Sultanganj, Sikandra and Narkatiaganj are the six constituencies where RJD will lock horns with Congress. It is also contesting against former state minister Mukesh Sahni's Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) in T

The candidates' list of parties in the INDIA bloc for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls has only delighted the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal (United)-led National Democratic Alliance. Exposing the rift within the Mahagathbandhan, the INDIA bloc allies will contest against each other in over four seats. The Tejashwi Yadav-led RJD announced candidates for 143 seats on Monday, exposing a lack of a seat-sharing arrangement between parties in the INDIA bloc. The Congress has reportedly agreed to

Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi has filed a contempt petition against the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). The move comes after 16 judges recused themselves from cases involving Chaturvedi. Apart from the eight CAT members, the list reportedly also includes two Supreme Court and four High Court justices, and two lower court judges. These include former Supreme Court judges Justices U U Lalit and Ranjan Gogoi, reports said. Who is Sanjiv Chaturvedi IFS? Fifty-year-ol

The Congress on Sunday accused the Election Commission of functioning as a department of the Bharatiya Janata Party and it was aiding the ruling party for 'vote chori'. Congress said conducting free and fair elections was the primary duty of the Commission. Talking to reporters in Odisha, Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal said, We, the people of India, want a free and fair election from the ECI, which is the real duty of the Commission. However, the Commission has become a department o

Opposition slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for letting Team India play against Pakistan in the Asia Cup and alleged the Centre chose money over the blood of Pahalgam terror attack victims. Opposition parties protested across the country, urging the public to boycott the match. Congress leader and deputy leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, charged the Union government lacks compassion and that money mattered to them most. The decision of the BJP government to go ahead with the Ind

Assam Congress leader and MP Gaurav Gogoi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Manipur and charged the only motive of the trip was to improve the prime minister's image. Slamming Modi's visit, Gogoi called the prime minister's visit unfortunate. He just goes there to improve his image rather than solve people's problems, Gogoi charged. Gogoi likened Modi's visit to the strife-torn Manipur to rubbing salt on wounds. The way he only focuses on his image, he rubs salt on the woun

A massive 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Assam's Guwahati on Sunday evening, sending shockwaves as far as Bhutan and northern parts of West Bengal. The earthquake took place at 4:41 PM, with the epicentre said to be in the Udalgiri district, at a depth of 5km, the United States Geological Survey said in an X post.This follows a 3.5-magnitude quake that struck Assam's Sonitpur on September 2. TheNational Centre for Seismology (NCS) later claimed it was a 5.8-magnitude quake. Many residents reported