Ernest Mawrie's comments come at a time when BJP-ruled states like Assam had passed a bill to regulate cattle slaughter, transport and sale of beef in Hindu-inhabited areas.
Bernard Marak, arrested in July after a police raid on his farmhouse, has been granted bail in 2 of 4 cases by Meghalaya HC. BJP claims cases are part of ‘political vendetta’.
Bernard Marak had forcibly raised the prices of food items in Tura, say police. The action came a day after a court sent him to 14-day judicial custody in an explosives haul case.
The fact that a political leader’s jacket is news is because we let it be so. We pander, yes. Not to the lazy audience, but to the lazy idea of ‘reportage’.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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