PM Modi flags major projects in Sikkim, stresses connectivity and tourism, and positions the Northeast as central to India’s growth narrative during the state’s 50th year celebrations.
Road blockades, market closures and fresh protests have intensified tensions in Manipur after recent attacks on civilians, with pressure mounting on authorities to make arrests by April 25.
India faces extreme weather swings with heatwave alerts in the north and storm warnings elsewhere, as IMD flags risks to health, crops and infrastructure across multiple regions.
These words, spoken at a Delhi exhibition hall, try to convey an emergency most of India has not yet registered. In the ICU is the heritage and identity of north-east India.
Haobam Nalini stands today as one of the loudest voices in Manipuri literature. Her recognition by the Sahitya Akademi for her collection of short stories Kanglamdriba Eephut late last year marked a milestone not only in her career but also in the broader acknowledgement of Manipuri writing within the Indian literary canon.
Ziro Festival, founded in 2012, celebrates passion, sustainability, community, and cultural diversity.
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PM Modi pointed out that when the Congress was in power at the Centre, hardly any ministers would visit the region once every 2-3 months. But now, central ministers pay regular visits to the Northeast and they have come here more than 800 times since the NDA government came to power in 2014.
The Prime Minister said the event marked not just the addition of Mizoram to India’s railway map but also a new chapter in the Northeast’s integration with the rest of the country.
As geopolitical uncertainties mount and security threats diversify, the urgency to indigenize defense production has never been greater. Against this backdrop, the proposal to establish a defense industrial corridor in Assam is not just timely. It is strategically imperative.
