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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
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Topic: Tripura

Maitri Setu linking India & Bangladesh to open for public use in September

The 1.9 km long bridge is built over Feni river which flows between Tripura and Bangladesh and connects Sabroom in India with Ramgarh in Bangladesh.

Cyclone Remal begins to make landfall over coastal areas of West Bengal, Bangladesh

PM Modi Sunday reviewed the preparedness of rescue and rehabilitation on the Indian coast ahead of Cyclone Remal making landfall.

Congress MLA demands fresh elections in West Tripura, cries ‘false voting’

In a letter addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer Tripura, Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman claimed that polls were rigged in 579 booths.

12,000 central and state paramilitary forces to be deployed in Tripura for polls

Besides state paramilitary forces, Tripura State Riffles and BSF have been tasked to look over election duties and vigilance across Indian-Bangladesh international border.

From Opposition to ruling camp — why Pradyot Debbarma’s TIPRA Motha aligned with BJP in Tripura

Motha won 13 seats in 2023 assembly polls. It's entry into cabinet assures BJP of the party’s support in LS polls, while also weaning it away from path of agitation for 'Greater Tipraland'.

Tripura royal scion in Delhi, says MHA has crafted ‘draft framework agreement’ to address tribal issues

Founder of TIPRA Motha, Pradyot Debbarma says he'll be forced to take agitation route ahead of LS polls if talks with Centre see no progress, since 'BJP won’t listen to us after polls'.

INDIA disunity, TIPRA’s mixed signals — how BJP won 88% vote in Tripura’s Muslim-dominated Boxanagar

Tripura Congress didn't field candidate in Boxanagar & its 2-time MLA defected to BJP in run up to 5 September bypoll. TIPRA chief said CPI(M)'s campaign left much to be desired.

BJP faces bypoll upset in UP’s Ghosi, Bengal’s Dhupguri, gets its first ever Muslim MLA in Tripura

BJP held 3 of the 7 seats where bypolls were held on 5 September, lost Ghosi despite fielding former SP leader Dara Singh Chauhan, who had won by margin of over 22,000 votes in 2022.

Tripura was almost part of Pakistan. Congress, Communists came together to stop this

In ‘Northeast India’, Samrat Choudhury chronicles the history of the region and how it became a part of the ‘imagined nation’ of India.

TIPRA Motha urges Amit Shah to bring constitutional solution to demand for ‘Greater Tipraland’

Tipraha Indigenous People’s Regional Alliance Motha chief Pradyot Kishore said Home Minister Amit Shah assured that the Centre will soon start discussions on the demands.

On Camera

What happened at India-Pakistan Tashkent negotiations?

The Soviets paid great attention to protocol at the Tashkent talks. Arrangements for the two delegations were exactly the same. It was also backed by the US and the UK.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.