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‘Sabka Saath’ or ‘Paaijaan’? Assam BJP’s anti-Muslim video contradicts PM Modi’s message

When the talk is about illegal immigrants in Assam, why does the imagination of the BJP immediately stop at Muslims? Even the NRC data tells a different story.

Kuki-Zo groups ready for NRC in Manipur, but conditions apply — ‘should be done under SC supervision’

Meitei civil society organisation COCOMI, meanwhile, explains why base year for NRC implementation should be 1951, and not 1961, as suggested by state government.

Congress won’t oppose NRC in Manipur if decoupled from CAA, says party’s LS candidate Bimol Akoijam

An associate professor at JNU’s School of Social Sciences, Akoijam said both Kukis & Meiteis must understand as fellow citizens the genuine concerns of each other.

From anti-immigrant movement that gave Assam two CMs to near-irrelevance — rise & fall of AASU

As All Assam Students’ Union announces series of anti-CAA stirs to retain space in student politics, analysts say its leaders' shifting allegiance shows lack of ideological commitment.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.

Will resign if anyone not part of NRC gets citizenship, says Himanta amid CAA protest in Assam

Protests are on after CAA was implemented for granting citizenship to undocumented refugees. Indigenous people are wary of ‘outsiders’, especially those arriving from Bangladesh.

Section 6A of Citizenship Act — as SC reserves verdict on plea by Assam groups, here’s what the law says

A special provision for Assam introduced after the accord of 1985, Section 6A has been challenged on the grounds that is 'arbitrary, discriminates against the state & is constitutionally invalid'.

‘NRC scam?’ Facebook post sets off war of words between 2 ex-coordinators of Assam exercise

Hitesh Sarma claims an All Assam Students' Union leader collected Rs 16L/month from predecessor Prateek Hajela. Latter says these are irresponsible remarks based on 'bazaar ki khabar'.

‘They’re taking over our hills’: Manipur groups want NRC to weed out Myanmar refugees

Myanmar refugees fleeing the Junta are finding a new home in Manipur, but some ethnic groups fear cultural and demographic change.

Amit Shah vows to implement CAA once ‘Covid wave’ ends, Mamata says BJP playing ‘one-sided game’

This is Union Home Minister Amit Shah's first visit to West Bengal since Mamata Banerjee rode to power for a third consecutive term as chief minister in 2021.

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Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.