LOOKEAST REPORT The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Tathagata Roy has informed Nabam Tuki to call the State Legislative Assembly session immediately and to prove his majority in the house no later than 16th July 2016 (Saturday). The Governor has further desired that in order to ensure that the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly may take…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT One of the police escort vehicles in President Pranab Mukherjee’s convoy met with an accident when it was travelling to Bagdogra from Darjeeling today. The incident took place when the driver lost control after the vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at Sonada, around 17 km from Darjeeling town….
Read moreRISHI IYENGAR Caught between the world’s two most populous nations, Nepal must pull off a delicate balancing act Since K.P. Sharma Oli became the Prime Minister of Nepal in October 2015, he has made two overseas trips. The first of those, was to India. The second, taking place is to China. The choice of those…
Read moreAn Indian tea company has delivered a huge consignment containing 6,000 bags of famous Assam green tea to Donald Trump with a message to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee that it is never too late to “cleanse yourself”. “Dear Mr. Trump, namaste from India, we are sending you lots and lots of natural green tea….
Read moreIndia relaxed the rules for its tax on gold jewellery sales that was introduced earlier this year in an attempt to address concerns raised by the industry, the government said in a statement. Jewellers in the world’s second biggest gold consumer went on strike for six weeks after the government imposed 1 percent excise duty…
Read moreTwo years ago, SpiceJet was fighting for survival as creditors retreated and oil companies refused to refuel its airliners. Today, the world’s biggest plane makers are wooing the recovering Indian budget carrier for a potential blockbuster order worth about $12 billion. Boeing and Airbus Group are locked in a battle to supply SpiceJet with as…
Read moreSupreme Court ordering restoration of his government in Arunachal Pradesh, Congress leader Nabam Tuki today termed the verdict as “historic” and said it has protected democracy. “The Supreme Court verdict today is historic. It paves way to protect healthy democracy in the country,” Tuki, who was the Chief Minister of Arunachal before his government was brought…
Read morePolice arrest Ansarullah terrorists from Sitakunda in Bangladesh’s Chittagong The outfit is blamed for the spree of murders in the country Close on the heels of the Gulshan and Sholakia terror attacks, police have arrested 4 members of the dreaded Ansarullah B Team from Sitakunda in Chittagong. Although the JMB has been blamed for the the…
Read moreBangladesh government on Sunday banned the broadcasting of Mumbai based controversial preacher Zakir Naik ‘s Peace TV channel after reports that his “provocative” speeches inspired some of the militants who carried out the country’s worst terror attack at a cafe. The decision to ban the ‘Peace TV Bangla’ was taken during a special meeting of Cabinet Committee…
Read moreA new video has surfaced on the Internet of three Bangla-speaking men praising the gunmen who carried out the deadly attack on a Gulshan cafe. The video released in a SITE Intelligence site is said to have been shot in Raqqah, the so-called capital of the Islamic State in Syria. The message containing threats has…
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Human Language Is 135,000 Years Old ?
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Aravalli | An Uncertain Road Ahead
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Election Commission of India has decided to deploy at least 480 companies of Central Forces in various troubled parts of West Bengal from March 1
