India
Register FIR against Assam CM over calling police killing of Muslims a ‘revenge’: Court directs police
A Guwahati court on Saturday asked the police to lodge a first information report (FIR) against Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma over inflammatory remarks in a speech he made last year.
India
Meghalaya withdraws consent to CBI, becomes ninth state to do so
Meghalaya government has withdrawn consent to the CBI, despite the Conrad Sangma-led National People’s Party being a part of the BJP’s National Democratic Alliance.
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India
Manipur: First phase of polling underway
As polling for the first phase of Manipur Assembly elections is underway, State Election Commission on Monday informed that the voter turnout touched 11.68 percent in the state till 10 am.
India
Congress calls PM ‘Jagadguru of Jhoot’, ‘factchecks’ his Imphal speech
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi lied during his poll speech in Imphal.
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India
Assam man fighting citizenship battle dies by suicide
The 60-year-old dry fish seller Manik Das was fighting a legal battle to prove his citizenship before a Foreigner’s Tribunal (FT) in Assam since December 2019, despite his name appearing in the National Register for Citizens (NRC) that was published a few months before that.
India
Civilian killings: Nagaland groups call for boycotting Republic Day celebrations
Several Naga organisations in Nagaland have urged people not to take part in Republic Day celebrations on Wednesday to protest the killing of 14 civilians by the Indian Army in Nagaland last month.
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India
Assam: Leader of Opposition claims BJP govt tapping his phone
Leader of Opposition in Assam Assembly and senior Congress leader Debabrata Saikia on Monday expressed suspicion that his telephone was being illegally tapped by the BJP-led state government.
North East India
Manipur: Youth beats world record for most fingertips push-ups
Manipur youth creates world record for most push ups in finger tips
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India
We want AFSPA lifted, but with Union’s consent: Manipur CM ahead of polls
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said the people of his state and he himself wants the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), but only after Union government’s consent, as national security is their top priority.
India
Missing Arunachal youth: China confirms it has found a boy
China’s People’s Liberation Army has confirmed that they have found a missing person, even as authorities are trying to confirm whether he is the same youth who went missing...
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India
Civilian killings: Tribal groups to set up a Genocide Park in Nagaland
A Genocide Park would be set up in Nagaland’s Mon town to remind Nagas of the killing of 13 civilians by India's armed force near Oting village on 4 December.
India
“Nagaland firm on repealing AFSPA”: CM Neiphiu Rio
Standing firm on repealing the draconian Armed Forces Special Act (AFSPA), Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio emphasised that they would not budge away from the unanimous resolution adopted in the state assembly on 20 December 2021, which demanded the repeal of AFSPA from the state.
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