Exercise Jalrahat Elite Special Forces of Indian Army and Indian Navy in association with Indian Air Force, NDRF, SDRF jointly taking part at the flood rescue demonstration on the mighty Brahmaputra using various rescue boats and techniques, helicopters, aircraft during rescue operation practice as part of National Level Exercise for Flood Relief following National Disaster Management Plan…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT The Assam government has defended the Centre’s decision to auction 12 oilfields in the state, amid stiff opposition from All Assam Students Union (AASU). But oil industry sources and analysts doubt whether any major global company would come for the global bidding of the micro and mini oilfields in Assam. The powerful AASU, which…
Read moreRUPA 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…
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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…
Human Language Is 135,000 Years Old ?
Prasanta Paul | WHEN did homo sapiens start using words or to be specific – a language – for communication… Read more…
Aravalli | An Uncertain Road Ahead
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Election Commission of India has decided to deploy at least 480 companies of Central Forces in various troubled parts of West Bengal from March 1
