Rajapaksa-led opposition vows to topple Sri Lankan govt at 'first opportunity'Sri Lanka's opposition, led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, threatens to overthrow the ruling NPP government. The opposition accuses the NPP of faili...
23 Nov, 2025, 01.49 PM IST
Manipur Assembly's Speaker tribunal reserves judgment on petition seeking disqualification of five JD-U MLAsManipur Assembly's Speaker tribunal has reserved its judgment on the disqualification petition filed against five JD-U MLAs who joined BJP ...
08 Feb, 2025, 05.31 PM IST
Manipur: Notices issued to four National People’s Party MLAs in anti-defection caseThe Manipur Assembly Speaker's tribunal issued notices to four NPP MLAs in an anti-defection case, requiring them to provide written commen...
07 Feb, 2025, 06.23 PM IST
Sri Lankan President Dissanayaka opts for smaller Cabinet with fresh facesSri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka swore in a 21-member Cabinet on Monday, fulfilling a campaign promise to reduce government sp...
18 Nov, 2024, 03.57 PM IST
Rift in National People's Party as all seven MLAs boycott state executive meeting in ManipurThe NPP in Manipur is experiencing a rift with no MLAs attending the state executive meeting to discuss its support for the BJP government....
10 Oct, 2024, 11.03 PM IST
Sri Lanka's new government says "committed" to IMF's bailout package, hopes of renegotiating conditionsThe new Sri Lankan government, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is committed to the IMF's USD 2.9 billion bailout package. They p...
03 Oct, 2024, 12.15 PM IST
Political dynamics of District Council is different: Conrad SangmaCongress supported NPP, an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party to topple a Meghalaya tribal council led by the United Democratic Party (UDP)...
22 Jun, 2023, 12.01 AM IST
NPP chief Conrad Sangma takes oath as Meghalaya CM for second consecutive termConrad Sangma won from the South Tura constituency with a margin of 5,016 against Bharatiya Janata Party's Bernard N Marak, as per the data...
07 Mar, 2023, 02.02 PM IST
Only National People’s Party can resolve interstate border disputes: Conrad SangmaNational President Conrad K. Sangma released a document titled “Promises Delivered” which highlights the promises made during the 2018 elec...
12 Jan, 2023, 10.23 PM IST
Voting for National People's Party in India is meaningless: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa SarmaThe NPP, which won four seats in the 2017 elections, has put up 38 candidates while the BJP fielded in all the 60 seats in the Manipur elec...
22 Feb, 2022, 11.39 AM IST
NPP promises to repeal AFSPA from Manipur in manifestoNPP is a partner of BJP-led government in Manipur but the party is contesting Manipur assembly polls on its own. In 2017, it won four seats...
28 Jan, 2022, 12.42 PM IST
Party has finalized 30 plus candidates for Manipur assembly polls: Meghalaya CM Conrad K SangmaThe 60 member Manipur assembly is slated to go to assembly polls early next year. NPP is a partner in the ruling BJP led coalition governme...
28 Dec, 2021, 10.42 PM IST
- Deputy CM Yumnam Joykumar Singh expelled from National People's Party
In an order issued by NPP Manipur unit general secretary (admin), Thongkam Haokip said Joykumar Singh has been expelled "on the recommendat...
17 Sep, 2020, 09.08 AM IST
Manipur crisis may end as NPP rebel netas fly down to meet Amit Shah in DelhiIn the past couple of days there have been intensive parleys with four NPP MLAs who left the BJP-led coalition government. Yumnam Joykumar,...
24 Jun, 2020, 11.33 PM IST
BJP to go alone in next year's Arunachal Pradesh assembly poll: Pema KhanduChief minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday said that BJP will not have any pre-poll alliance and is confident of winning all the 60 assembly s...
30 May, 2018, 08.03 PM IST
Big jolt to Congress: Meghalaya governor reportedly invites NPP to form govtIn Meghalaya Assembly polls, Congress won 21 seats, followed by NPP with 19 seats and BJP and UDP managed to get two and six seats respecti...
04 Mar, 2018, 09.00 PM IST
Is matrilineal Meghalaya set to get its first woman chief minister?The NPP emerged as a strong contender this election season, winning 19 seats - the second-highest tally after the Congress, which won 21 se...
04 Mar, 2018, 05.08 PM IST