In Episode 1563 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Deputy Editor Moushumi Das Gupta discuss the growing challenges in the northeastern state as the crisis festers.
According to Meghalaya BJP leader Bernard Marak, NPP ‘can't afford’ to detach itself from BJP in the state and is with them 'only for central funds'. NPP has 31 MLAs in 60-member assembly.
Dissanayaka retained the finance and defence portfolios, while appointing 12 new parliament members to key positions, 5 of whom are academic professors.
Meghalaya CM and NPP chief Conrad Sangma wrote to BJP national president Nadda conveying party’s decision. NPP local unit says ‘will go as per the wishes of the people in Manipur’.
Rising anti-outsider incidents in Shillong stoke fears among non-tribals over a return to Meghalaya's violent past. NPP-led coalition denies claims it is soft on pressure groups.
NPP, TIPRA Motha & UPPL have joined hands to seek greater financial & executive powers for the tribal councils in the region, it is learnt. Home ministry has invited them for talks.
Such collective repudiation is rare for BJP in the region, where it has grown considerably aided by support of local parties that generally tend to ally with the party at the Centre.
Modi govt must weigh its options carefully, says NPP chief & BJP ally Conrad Sangma. Ex-dy CM Joykumar adds 'people of Manipur are angry as things only seem to worsen by the day'.
Conrad is banking on the legacy of his father P.A. Sangma. Mukul, on whom the Trinamool Congress has pinned its hopes, is trying to take back the CM's post. Meghalaya votes Monday.
While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.
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.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
Bangladesh is given more importance than Manipur. But Manipur is the more serious problem as 270 people have already been killed. Somehow BJP is clueless about what to do as their divisive social experiment failed to get results in Manipur.
Bangladesh is given more importance than Manipur. But Manipur is the more serious problem as 270 people have already been killed. Somehow BJP is clueless about what to do as their divisive social experiment failed to get results in Manipur.