Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused Congress of "neglecting" the Northeast during its rule and said that the BJP-led NDA government considers the region as "Ashtalakshmi".
Taking a sharp dig at the Congress, the Union Minister alleged, "For decades, Congress has considered the North-East and especially Assam as its vote bank. It had become a political laboratory."
This year, Rashtrapati Bhavan has sent a unique invitation card to the special guests for the 'At Home' reception on the occasion of Republic Day 2026, designed by NID Ahmedabad. Rashtrapati Bhavan has extended a specially curated invitation to the guests.
A group of 40 students participating in the 'Ashtalakshmi Darshan Youth Exchange Programme' met Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at Lok Bhavan in Guwahati on Saturday.
Recently, Union Minister Scindia visited Meghalaya and Assam, where he said he "observed nature at its most authentic" and saw the cultural richness of the communities which inhabit its environment. After his visit, he wrote an article in Hindustan Times, highlighting the region has prosp
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of two major hydropower projects worth over Rs 3,700 crore in Itanagar. The Heo Hydro Electric Project (240 MW) and Tato-I Hydro Electric Project (186 MW) will be developed in the Siyom sub-basin of Arunachal Pradesh.
The very first edition of 'Rising North East Investors Summit 2025', organised by the central government with an aim to highlight northeastern region as a land of opportunity, drew a whopping Rs 4.3 lakh crore in investment intention, setting the stage for these states to become India's next
The meeting was convened on Friday to assess the developmental activities undertaken by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) in Assam.
The North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation (NEHHDC) has entered into a partnership with Pearl Academy through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, during the just-concluded Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav held at Bharat Mandapam.
Among the elements that were on display, the musical evening on all three days attracted much of the limelight -- music, both folk and rock, is very popular in the northeastern states.
Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav, organized under the patronage of Department of Northeastern Region (DoNER) emerged as a celebration of culture, craftsmanship, and empowerment.
The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) organised the vibrant Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, hosting an exclusive Buyer-Seller Meet aimed at fostering long-term business relationships between North East India's artisans and buyers from across the