The NDA’s presidential candidate, Droupadi Murmu, will visit Calcutta to campaign among parliamentarians and MLAs ahead of the July 18 election, party sources said on Saturday. Union minister S...

As Congress neglected the Northeast for the last 60 years, the BJP-led government at the Centre had to face challenges in accelerating the development of the region, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal ...

The inland waterway connecting Haldia to North East has the potential to strengthen political relations between India and Bangladesh, Union minister of ports, shipping and waterways Sarbananda Sonowal...

A new shipping container terminal is coming up at Khidderpore to handle barges and small ships with an eye to connect with north east India via the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol river route. Six companies...

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Parliament passed the National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Amendment) Bill, 2021, after the Rajya Sabha gave its appro...

Alleging that China is “not allowing” entry of ships with Indian crew onboard, All India Seafarer & General Workers Union has sought the central government's help in saving the job...

In the recent reshuffle of the Union council of ministers, three more candidates from the Northeast were inducted as ministers, bringing up the region’s total to five. Two among them are of cabi...

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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Majuli --  his first trip outside Guwahati after assuming charge on Monday. He promised the people of the Upper Assam constituency to “carr...