In the investigative film produced by Iqbal Malhotra, Aim Television, a few eminent people talk about the rumours of Subhash Chandra Bose being alive after his death was officially announced in 1945 Discovery Channel televised an investigative film ‘Subhash Chandra Bose: The Mystery’ to track what happened to the great Indian freedom fighter. The one-hour…
Read moreSUBIR BHAUMIK Shillong Tourism and civil aviation minister Rashed Khan Menon says both India and Bangladesh must give tourists from each other’s country visa-on-arrival. “This is the only way to boost tourism between India and Bangladesh, especially between Bangladesh and India’s northeast,” Menon told the inaugural session of the NADI festival 2016 involving India, Bangladesh, Myanmar,…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT The latest season of Zee TV’s ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’, has finally drawn to an end and the powerhouse of singing talent from Team Pritam the 17-year-old from Kolkata boy, Kushal Paul has emerged as the winner, walking away with the coveted trophy at the extravagant Grand Finale of India’s first and…
Read moreFrom assisting his father Dorjee Khandu in politics to working for social transformation, Pema Khandu has travelled a long way to sit in the coveted post of chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh. 36-year-old Pema, the youngest chief minister of the country, is all set to follow the footsteps of his father and former chief minister…
Read moreUNESCO has declared Bihar’s much awaited ancient site – the ruins of Nalanda Mahavihara – a World Heritage Site, barely 98 km away from Patna (ancient Pataliputra). With the inclusion of Nalanda, this would be the second UNESCO Heritage Site after Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya. “Nalanda stands out as the most ancient university of…
Read moreLOOKEAST 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…
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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
