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Thursday, July 24, 2025
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Topic: Bodoland

No date yet, but Bodo council poll campaign heats up with rallies despite Covid restrictions

Election to 40-seat Bodoland Territorial Council was deferred in March this year due to Covid-19 pandemic. A new election date is yet to be announced.

Army will pull forces out of internal security duties in Northeast: Gen MM Naravane

Working on a plan for the next 18-24 months on how to draw down regular forces from security duties in Northeast, Army Chief General M.M. Naravane says.

Non-Bodo organisations hold 12-hour bandh in Assam to protest signing of peace accord

Police said no major incidence of violence was reported apart from burning of tyres in some areas in Kokrajhar district. Vehicles remained off the roads and all shops were shut.

Modi government signs Bodo peace accord with Assam’s NDFB, ABSU

The tripartite agreement was signed by Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and top leadership of four factions of the NDFB and ABSU in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah.

Bodoland students protest against repeating NRC in Assam, say exercise targets minorities

The Bodoland minority students' union have accused the BJP govt in both Assam and the Centre of turning the NRC exercise into a 'political sport'.

Government extends ban on Bodo insurgent group NDFB by five years

The Ministry of Home Affairs said that the Assam based Bodo insurgent group has been 'undermining the authority of the government'

On Camera

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.