FinMin releases Rs 6,000 cr to states towards GST
The Finance Ministry on Wednesday released the 14th installment of Rs 6,000 crore to states to meet the GST compensation shortfall, taking the total amount of fund released so far to Rs 84,000 crore....
Exit polls: BJP ahead in UP, U’khand, Goa, Manipur; Cong in Punjab
New Delhi: Voting in the month-long fiercely fought elections for five states ended yesterday. The results for the five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand -- will be declared on Saturday, March 11. Uttar Pradesh voted in seven...
Manipur polls: Around 29% votes cast till 10 am
Manipur : Around 29 percent votes were cast in the first three hours of the first phase of Manipur Assembly elections today. No untoward incident has been reported so far, the Election Commission said. Long queues were visible in front of the...
Irom Sharmila weeps as she ends historic 16-year-long fast
Iron Lady Irom Sharmila ends her 16-year fast. Taking a dab of honey on her fingers, Sharmila tears up, while tasting her first 'meal' in a manner of speaking through her mouth. Extremely emotional moment for Sharmila as she spends...
Irom Sharmila wants to contest as Manipur CM, will end fast on Aug 23
Manipur/Nagpur: Irom Sharmila to end her 16-year-old fast, not today, but on August 23. She was supposed to end her fast today, but the court has postponed the hearing to the 23rd. Sharmila told the Hindu that she had been...
Irom Sharmila to end fast after 16 years, wants to marry, fight elections
Imphal/Nagpur: Irom Sharmila, the iconic activist whose life was defined by a fast she began 16 years ago in protest against alleged army atrocities in Manipur, has decided to recast her struggle and contest elections. The 44-year-old told a district court...
India-Myanmar-Thailand superhighway set to open in November
Fancy a road trip to Thailand? It is now possible after a section of the Indo-Thailand highway, Myawaddy-Thinggan Kawkareik, of the Asian Superhighway opens in November this year. The highway begins in Manipur. According to the media reports, the first stretch...