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  Why scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes are finding their way to the northeast

  India | November 24, 2016 14:00 IST

  India's income tax laws allow exemptions for members of tribal community of Northeast which is being misused by black money hoarders.

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  Uniform Civil Code not just Muslim issue, north-east people will also oppose: Asaduddin Owaisi

  Politics | October 27, 2016 18:05 IST

  Asserting that Uniform Civil Code is not merely a Muslim issue, AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has said people in parts of north-east would also oppose it.

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  6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Myanmar; tremors felt in Patna, Guwahati, Kolkata

  India | August 24, 2016 16:47 IST

  Earthquake measuring 6.8 on the richter scale today jolted Myanmar and northeast part of India. Tremors were also felt in Patna, Guwahati, Kolkata and Lucknow.

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  Once its stronghold, Congress steadily losing ground in northeast

  Politics | June 14, 2016 17:00 IST

  Agartala:For a party which once dominated the political landscape in India's northeast, the Congress is today struggling to survive in the sprawling region, comprising eight states. The defection of six Congress legislators in Tripura to

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  PM Modi for upgradation of NE Council to research centre

  India | May 27, 2016 21:24 IST

  Shillong: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hinted at a possible upgradation of the North Eastern Council (NEC) to a state-of-the-art resource centre, able to meet aspirations of the people of the region. NEC was

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  Infuriated army Jawans rough up officer after soldier dies during exercise

  India | May 15, 2016 12:54 IST

  New Delhi: Scuffle broke out between a group of a group of 4-5 army Jawans and officers after a Jawan died, possibly of a heart attack, after the entire unit was sent on a 10

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  Ageing India: South India Oldest, Northeast Youngest

  India | May 03, 2016 12:12 IST

  India has long been described as a nation of young people—and that is true—but the country’s elderly (60+ years) population grew 27 million between 2001 and 2011, the largest increase (about 35%) over a decade,

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  There must be new development model for north-east: PM Modi

  Politics | February 05, 2016 14:51 IST

  Lepetkata (Assam): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today batted for a new development model for the north-eastern states to enable the harnessing of the "collective strength" of the region along with the neighbouring countries as part

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  North-East success story: Meghalaya becomes India's fastest growing state, impressive show by others

  India | February 01, 2016 16:53 IST

  Dancers from the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh wait to perform at a cultural show in Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura. ??? India's fastest-growing state is Meghalaya, with a growth rate of

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  Northeast has potential to initiate 2nd Green Revolution: PM Modi

  Politics | January 19, 2016 19:46 IST

  Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the North East has the potential to initiate second Green Revolution in the country."NE and Assam have so much water, fertile land and hard working farmers. The first

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  Farhan Akhtar reveals the plot of 'Rock On!! 2'

  Bollywood | January 10, 2016 13:57 IST

  New Delhi: Actor Farhan Akhtar says his upcoming musical-drama “Rock On!! 2” focuses on the conflict in the North-East region of India. The movie has been majorly shot in Shillong, Meghalaya.“The film really is about

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  Earthquake in North-East: Amitabh Bachchan feels tremors in Kolkata

  Bollywood | January 04, 2016 12:52 IST

  Kolkata: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently shooting for his upcoming film "Te3n" here, felt the high intensity earthquake that hit early on Monday morning.A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake with epicentre in Manipur today hit

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  6 dead, 100 injured as 6.7 quake jolts north-eastern states

  India | January 04, 2016 14:51 IST

  New Delhi: A high-intensity earthquake today hit the northeastern region of the country, killing at least six persons and injuring 100 others.The ripples of the quake were felt in West Bengal, apart from Manipur, Bangladesh,

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  Centre not to allow any subversive activities in Assam: Rajnath Singh

  Politics | January 03, 2016 22:23 IST

  Silchar/Karimganj (Assam): The Centre will not allow any subversive activities by insurgents in Assam and will take strong steps to prevent them, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said "The present government will not allow

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  ISL: Delhi Dynamos enter semifinals, beat North East 2-1

  Football | November 28, 2015 21:47 IST

  Guwahati: Brazilian winger Gustavo Dos Santos' late strike enabled Delhi Dynamos to pip North East United 2-1 en route their semi-final qualification in the Indian Super League football tournament.The Dynamos thus became the second team

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  ISL: FC Goa hold North East United to 1-1 draw, maintain 2nd spot

  Football | November 25, 2015 22:28 IST

  Margao: FC Goa came from behind to hold North East United to a 1-1 draw in the 12th round encounter of the Indian Super League football tournament, here today.While North East got the lead through

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  ISL: NorthEast United register 2-0 win over Mumbai City

  Football | November 20, 2015 23:34 IST

  Guwahati: NorthEast United FC displayed a much improved performance as a goal in each half ensured them a comfortable 2-0 victory over spiritless Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) football match at

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  ISL: NorthEast United edge past Chennaiyin FC 2-1

  Football | November 11, 2015 23:04 IST

  Chennai: A spirited NorthEast United came back from behind to edge past Chennaiyin FC 2-1 in a closely contested Indian Super League football match here today.This was Chennaiyin's third home loss at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

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  ISL: ATK go down to NorthEast at home

  Football | November 07, 2015 23:24 IST

  Kolkata: Bottom-placed NorthEast United FC struck through a Simao Sabrosa penalty to shock reigning champions Atletico de Kolkata 1-0 in an Indian Super League football match at Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan here today.This was the

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  BCCI interested in developing cricket in North East: Anurag Thakur

  Cricket | November 04, 2015 22:57 IST

  Shillong: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur today expressed keen interest in developing cricket in the North East region, including Meghalaya."The Board is committed for development of cricket in