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TopicMizoram

Topic: Mizoram

Mizoram: Congress’ last bastion in northeast and BJP’s final frontier

For Congress, Mizoram election is far more crucial than is being talked about. It's the only state in the northeast the Congress still has a grip over.

Beyond Congress or BJP, Mizoram elections hold a lesson for post-insurgency politics

Mizoram assembly elections prove that normalisation of electoral process roots out insurgency.

IAS officer Ashish Kundra appointed Mizoram’s new chief electoral officer

The order came after civil society groups in Mizoram demanded Shashank's dismissal over a row on allowing Bru voters.

A Rahul-Modi face-off and caste equations at play – here’s what polls in 5 states entail

Political parties are battling it out in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana.

Rajasthan, four other states to go to polls in November-December, counting on 11 Dec

Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram to vote on 28 November. Rajasthan and Telangana go to polls on 7 December. Chhattisgarh elections to be held in two phases.

Centre to withdraw aid to Bru relief camps in Tripura, appeals to families to return home

Presently the Bru refugees receive free ration and subsistence allowance of Rs 5 per day per person from the Central government.

Why first phase of Bru refugee movement from Tripura to Mizoram failed

A new committee, formed on 26 July, that claims to have the refugees’ support has made demands that must be met before the process begins.

The displaced Brus of Mizoram who will return home after 21 years 

The Centre’s agreement with various stakeholders means the Brus can return home from Tripura.

Mizoram to oppose Citizenship Bill saying it would legalise illegal Bangladeshi immigrants

The government and other political parties oppose the bill saying the amendment will legalise thousands of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.

BJP has begun plotting how it can win over the seventh, and last, sister of the northeast

Sources in the party who are part of the team stationed in Mizoram say they had begun work in February to build the BJP’s presence from the ground-up.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

‘Agni’ on the move—India successfully test-fires Agni-Prime nuclear missile from a train

With the latest test, India has the capability to launch a nuclear missile from under the sea, surface, air, and now from a railway network.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.