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Jats & Punjabis ‘less brainy’, Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb stirs another row with his claims

The Tripura CM's comments at a conference Sunday are the latest in a long string of such faux pas. He once said satellite tech existed in ancient India and that Buddha had walked to Japan.

Nagaland village hosts open beauty salon to help locals earn money in lockdown

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Tripura Covid-free state after second patient tests negative, says CM Biplab Kumar Deb

Tripura now has 111 coronavirus suspects under surveillance and 227 others have been placed under home quarantine.

Congress needs to get away from Left as far as possible or nothing will be left of it

Congress party eulogises Kanhaiya Kumar and its leaders retweet his views, but he doesn’t reciprocate the same.

Bru tribal refugees to settle in Tripura, representatives sign deal with centre & state govt

Over 30,000 Bru tribals have been living in Tripura since 1997. The pact was signed in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah.

Former Tripura Congressman Pradyot Debbarma launches ‘apolitical’ outfit

Pradyot Debbarma, who hails from the erstwhile Tripura royal family, said the outfit is a social organisation that will work to protect rights of tribal communities.

Tripura isn’t anti-Hindu. But we must stop Citizenship Bill, we can’t take in more people

We told Amit Shah that we had done our bit to shelter Hindu refugees, writes head of Tripura royal house PD Barman.

Protests erupt in Northeast, bandh declared as Amit Shah tables citizenship bill

In Assam, protesters took out 'funeral processions' of Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal for his alleged failure to oppose the bill. In other regions, highways were blocked, public transport was stopped and inter-state buses piled under police protection.

Who are India’s Bru people, the community that doesn’t want to go back ‘home’

Centre has launched 9th attempt to repatriate the over 30,000 Brus from relief camps in Tripura to Mizoram. It insists this will be the last attempt.

RSS has infiltrated Tripura Congress, Pradyot Debbarma says after quitting party

Former Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee president Pradyot Debbarma says party old guard is targeting Rahul Gandhi's team.

On Camera

History teaching requires revision more than textbooks

The kinds of revisions we’re seeing remove the very skills that make historical thinking meaningful. The result is a citizen who either dismisses history entirely or defends it without support.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?