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,
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hyderabad: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today attacked country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of "letting people of north-east region down" during the 1962 Indo-China war, while accusing the Congress of "forgetting" the "true heroes" Subhash
Shillong: An earthquake of slight intensity jolted India's north-eastern states and parts of Bangladesh in the early hours of Friday, an official said.However, there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property."The quake,
Guwahati: Second half substitute Nicolas Velez scored the decisive goal as NorthEast United FC beat defending champions Atletico de Kolkata 1-0 in their Indian Super League football match here today.The nippy Argentine striker, who came
Guwahati: NorthEast United tasted their first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Chennaiyin FC in an eventful Indian Super League football match that was marred by frayed tempers and violent conduct
Shillong: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said that it was the responsibility of the North Indians to merge with the people from the North East. He said the country begins from its borders and not
Agartala, Tripura: Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani will preside over a meeting of higher education ministers of the Northeast region tomorrow, as a part of the Centre's initiative to involve all
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