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Friday, August 15, 2025
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Topic: Mizoram

Protests erupt against Citizenship Bill in Northeastern states as winter session begins

The Citizenship (Amendments) Bill is expected to be introduced in Parliament this session.

Mizoram has a wild animal that’s rarer than the tiger but is thriving

Dholes, also known as Asiatic Wild Dogs, are an endangered predator whose population has shrunk by as much as 80% since beginning of the 20th century.

Arunachal, Goa and Mizoram could soon have their own cadre of IAS, IPS officers

Arunachal Pradesh has raised the issue of having a separate cadre of IAS, IPS and IFS for the state with PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

Who are India’s Bru people, the community that doesn’t want to go back ‘home’

Centre has launched 9th attempt to repatriate the over 30,000 Brus from relief camps in Tripura to Mizoram. It insists this will be the last attempt.

Mizoram PMAY beneficiaries have congratulatory letters but no houses, state dept is ‘sorry’

Several Mizoram residents received letters over ‘pucca’ house from Modi government last month, without getting funds. State says no timeline for disbursement.

Mizoram Congress chief Lal Thanhawla acquitted in election affidavit case

Local Serchhip court finds Lal Thanhawla is legal owner of a plot of land in Kolkata, but lets him off for not mentioning this in his election affidavit.

SC verdicts in 2G case, coal block allocation hurt Indian economy, says Harish Salve

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

How Congress unraveled in Mizoram, its last bastion of power in Northeast

Congress drubbing in Mizoram, at the hands of the MNF, proved to be a precursor to party's subsequent loss in the state's 3 tribal autonomous councils.

Why Mizoram is making Google history for PUBG, Call of Duty & Minecraft

With high-speed internet and few options for socialising, online gaming is becoming a lifestyle in Mizoram.

Folk, hip-hop & country — regional music videos from Northeast are all the rage on YouTube

Language seems to be no barrier as videos of Northeast artistes singing in their regional tongue are garnering lakhs of views on the platform.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

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.