North East

The Assam unit of the Congress on Friday staged demonstrations near a luxury hotel where rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and other Maharashtra MLAs accompanying him are staying demanding that the...

Drone start-up Garuda Aerospace has deployed emergency delivery drones in Assam to support the rescue efforts, following heavy floods and landslides in the state, the company said on Friday. Accordin...

The flood situation in Assam was critical on Friday with with 45.34 lakh people reeling under the deluge, officials said. The Brahmaputra and Barak rivers along with their tributaries are in spate, e...

⚫ Chief minister Sarma has said he has nothing to do with the political developments and that he has been busy with flood inspections. On Wednesday, he travelled by train to assess the situation in ...

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has donated Rs 10 lakh to support flood relief work in Assam and expressed grief over the hardship caused to people due to the calamity. In a letter to Chief M...

Speculation is rife over the sudden stopover of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma here at a hotel where Maharahstra's rebel Shiv Sena MLAs and some independent legislators are camping. Even ...

About 17,500 people have been rescued till now from the flood-affected areas of Assam, the NDRF said Thursday. Of these, 900 were rescued on Thursday, a spokesperson of the National Disaster Response...

The Congress on Thursday accused the BJP of being "blind to the pain" of the people of the Northeast suffering from floods and said that instead of focussing on relief measures, the party is...

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday said it would take some time to restore road connectivity in the Garo Hills, parts of which have suffered extensive damage due to heavy rain and su...

Around 51.77 per cent of 1.89 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 1 PM in by-polls to four assembly constituencies in Tripura on Thursday, election officials said. Polling to the Agartala, Tow...