RUPA CHINAI | ‘Kuknalim‘, or ‘victory to the land’, is a greeting that has been long associated with the Naga freedom struggle. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the sensitive border state of Nagaland to inaugurate the Hornbill Festival in December 2014, he ended his speech with a resounding triple invocation of ‘kuknalim’, surprising and impressing his…
Read moreSUBIR BHAUMIK Tupul (Manipur) Indian policy makers talk of a Delhi-Hanoi railway link as if it is close to reality , but plans are yet to firmed up for linking up Indian and Myanmar railway systems, without which the Trans-Asian railway can never materialise. “If India and Myanmar railway systems are not connected and synchronised, the…
Read moreBUREAU DESK Issac Chishi Swu, co-founder of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) has died. Swu joined the Naga National Council in the early 1960s and led the second batch of Naga rebels to China with Mowu Angami in 1967-68. When the NNC pitched for a settlement with India and finally signed the 1975…
Read moreNAVEED NAUSHAD We at Lifestyle were delighted to have the opportunity to speak to the inspirational fashion guru! Over sips of tea, Bibi talked about her life, her dream for this country and the fashion scene of Bangladesh. EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE KNOWS YOU, TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF. I am Bibi and I…
Read moreSUBIR BHAUMIK Abhijit Dasgupta’s Candid Canvas is a must read for all who are keen on an insider’s view of the Indian media. A thick volume of 502 pages, it pinches the pocket at 24 US dollars or its rupee equivalent. But it will interest anyone interested in the evolution of the Indian television media. Not merely…
Read moreSUBIR BHAUMIK Chetan Bhagat‘s lessons for Kashmiri youth (16th April, Times of India) misses a few major points on the issue. Clarity on these issues are not just crucial to understanding the Kashmir question but also to evolve a future for this beautiful South Asian province at the heart of the unending India-Pakistan conflict. Bhagat’s analysis that…
Read moreMARTIN BROEK The revelations of the leaked Panama Papers in April 2016 pushed the issue of tax and tax evasion high up the international political agenda. Prompting scandals and high profile resignations, the 11.5 million documents from the offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca unveiled some of the tricks and strategies that countless politicians, businessmen and…
Read moreSAMIR KAR PURKAYASTHA The BJP victory in Assam has made the party’s government in Centre happy and that is showing in its decision to shower investments in the state’s oil sector. The Centre will also support the state’s bid for a higher royalty to augment state finances. Public sector oil firms will invest Rs 6,000…
Read moreCOLIN HINSHELWOOD “The governments of Thailand and Myanmar reaffirmed that the Dawei mega project will create thousands of jobs and improve the livelihoods of people along the border,” according to Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha. Prayuth was speaking at a joint press conference in Bangkok recently. Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi also…
Read moreROSHAN SEDHAI A pall of gloom descended on Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday, as families and friends of those killed in Kabul suicide attack anxiously waited for the bodies to arrive. Recent suicide attack that killed 13 Nepalis working as security guards at the Canadian Embassy in the Afghan capital is a grim reminder of…
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Prasanta Paul | OIL India Limited (OIL) has stepped up exploration and supportive logistic work in the wake of striking… Read more…
West Bengal | Who Will Toll The Bell For BJP In Birbhum ?
Special Correspondent February 17, 2026 THE chapters in the controversial multi–crore teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal are yet to… Read more…
Rohingya Immigrants A Big Burden On Bangladesh | Hasina
PRIME MINISTER Sheikh Hasina calls Rohingya immigrants a big burden on Bangladesh, wants India to take more of them. Meanwhile,… Read more…
