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Monday, August 18, 2025
TopicAssam Northeast

Topic: Assam Northeast

2 of Assam’s biggest hospitals shut after teenager dies of Covid, doctor tests positive

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Amid NRC tensions, a film festival held by the Brahmaputra helps build bridges

Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival, which has had seven editions so far, seeks to give the northeast a platform to showcase its talent.

Northeast’s history remained in the dark due to Congress’s negligence: RSS leader

Sangh leader Krishna Gopal raises the issue of changing demographic pattern in Assam, says exponential growth of Muslim population since Independence.

On Camera

History teaching requires revision more than textbooks

The kinds of revisions we’re seeing remove the very skills that make historical thinking meaningful. The result is a citizen who either dismisses history entirely or defends it without support.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?