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SC stays Meghalaya HC ultimatum to IndiGo, SpiceJet for launch of flights from Shillong

Ritika Jain -
IndiGo and SpiceJet had moved top court after Meghalaya High Court put airlines on notice over flights connecting Umroi airport near Shillong to metros. 

Month after Shillong violence, Sikhs in no mood to relocate, threaten to move court

Sankalita Dey -
Residents of Punjabi Line protest and lock doors as municipal officials arrive to conduct survey of the locality.

Senior Meghalaya police official says state emerging as heroin distribution centre

PTI -
Davis Marak says many players are involved in the drug trafficking in Meghalaya, with Shillong as the transit point.

When the marginalised strike back: Lessons to learn from Shillong

Patricia Mukhim -
Fake news, lack of decisive police action and breakdown of local institutions led to the Shillong incident. The city can ignore all this and its minorities at its peril

Fear and suspicion in Shillong: How civic and political apathy led to a fractured society

Sankalita Dey -
After a week of violence, calm has returned to Shillong. But for how long? The root cause of the communal flare-up is yet to be addressed.

No fresh violence in Shillong, curfew relaxed for 7 hours in ‘vulnerable’ areas

PTI -
Shillong authorities say they will examine the possibility of relaxing night curfew imposed in the Meghalaya capital.

The inside story of the outsiders of Shillong

Sankalita Dey -
Dalits from Punjab were first moved to the hill-station about 160 years ago when the British brought them as 'manual scavengers' but clashes over land rights still continue.

Meghalaya DGP says security to be tightened in some Shillong localities

PTI -
The government has approved deployment of six additional companies of paramilitary forces in Shillong, adds Meghalaya DGP S.B. Singh.

Pakistan violates ceasefire, and the Centre wants Rohingya confined to camps

Nandita Singh -
Pakistan resumes shelling at the border six days after the DGMOs of India and Pakistan agreed to implement the 2003 ceasefire pact.

On Shillong stage, tips on VIP traffic control, rap on racism and a journalism lesson

Shekhar Gupta -
Meghalaya home minister James Sangma apologises for "bulldozing his way" through city traffic, tells audience how to curb VIP culture. Shillong: The sixth edition of...
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Bihar is now BJP’s responsibility. Double-engine governance must bring progress

Seshadri Chari -
The opposition was unable to erase the image of 'Jungle Raj' and leadership-by-birth remarks. Rahul Gandhi's 'vote chori' campaign added more trouble.

10-point guide to Bihar election results: Lalu, Nitish & BJP’s hawk eye

Sukhbir Singh Badal didn’t win Tarn Taran. But results recognise his party as real Akali Dal

Economy

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Bloomberg News -
Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Defence

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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