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Thursday, January 29, 2026
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Topic: NEDA

‘Interference by a religion’ set back NDA in Northeast — Sarma’s remarks on Christians trigger row

Congress’s Gourav Gogoi has appealed to CMs of Manipur, Meghalaya & Nagaland to ‘publicly condemn’ remarks by Assam CM & NEDA convener Sarma blaming Christians for LS losses.

‘Burden, impractical’: Why NDA-led Nagaland & Mizoram oppose Sanskrit in school, what other states say

States express opinion on NEP in submissions to Centre’s committee on developing a new NCERT curriculum, which is headed by former ISRO chairman K. Kasturirangan.

Biren Singh not seen as neutral, trust Centre but not him — NPF MP on NDA coalition ‘dilemma’

Naga Peoples Front MP Lorho S. Pfoze says situation in Manipur ‘grim’. There was hope for improvement after Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit, but violence flared up again, he adds.

BJP motors towards single-largest party status in Manipur, Congress looks headed for wipe-out

According to trends as of noon, the BJP is leading in 21 seats while the Congress is leading in 3 seats.

NPP alleged militants campaigning for BJP in Manipur. Here’s why it didn’t push issue with EC

NPP and BJP are partners in neighbouring Meghalaya, and the regional party is part of BJP-led alliance NEDA. They’re competing against each other in Manipur.

Would have quit BJP govt long ago if not for Covid lockdown, says Manipur deputy CM

Yumnam Joykumar of National People’s Party is one of nine MLAs who resigned from Manipur’s Northeast Democratic Alliance government, leaving it in a minority.  

Will snap ties with BJP if it goes ahead with citizenship bill: AGP’s Prafulla Mahanta

Coming close on the heels of the Karnataka debacle, former Assam CM’s comments could spell further trouble for BJP in the run-up to 2019.

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

Flagging growing obesity & heart disease risk, Economic Survey recommends hiking taxes on junk food

The Economic Survey linked ultra-processed foods (UPFs) with worsening diet quality and higher risks of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and mental health conditions.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.