Arunachal Pradesh CM Khandu promises long-term roadmap on Inner Line Permit and tribal rights issuesArunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said the state government will work with all stakeholders to find long-term solutions on indig...
27 May, 2026, 07.50 PM IST
Jairam Ramesh flags violation of FRA in clearance of Great Nicobar Island Project, urges action from Ministry of Tribal AffairsIn a letter addressed to Jual Oram, Ramesh argued that the project proceeds in direct violation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) and the righ...
27 May, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Assam to move ahead with UCC as Himanta defends reform push, targets Rs 10 lakh crore economy by 2028Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is pushing for a Uniform Civil Code, stating it will empower minority women and promote equality...
26 May, 2026, 07.13 PM IST
A freshman found a tiny stone on a Seattle campus, and what looked like an ordinary rock, uncovered ancient Native American history from thousands of years agoA small stone point found by a student at the University of Washington in 2009 unearthed a significant archaeological discovery. Experts fr...
25 May, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
A riverside skeleton changed what researchers thought they knew about how the first Americans wereThe controversial Kennewick Man skeleton, initially thought to be from a separate migration due to skull morphology, was genetically linked...
21 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Christmas, Thanksgiving, Independence Day, and now this? Here's the day off you didn't know you were gettingCalifornia lawmakers are advancing legislation that would make Native American Day an official paid holiday for state employees. The propos...
20 May, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
Alberta’s move to secure independence from Canada fails, judge halts referendum bid despite 300,000 signatures, cites failure to consult First NationsAn Alberta judge has stopped a citizen-led petition for a provincial independence referendum. The court ruled the process violated legal du...
14 May, 2026, 09.45 AM IST
Around 20 metric tonnes of honey from Assam exported to USThe first consignment of One District One Product honey from Assam's Baksa district has been exported to the United States. This initiative...
09 May, 2026, 06.22 PM IST
Kuki militants from Myanmar attack Tangkhul villages in Manipur, torch houses; two missingTangkhul students report Kuki militants attacked border villages from Myanmar. Around 100 militants crossed the international boundary. Vil...
07 May, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
Delimitation key factor for NDA's landslide win in AssamAssam's recent assembly polls saw a record win for the NDA. This success is linked to a delimitation exercise that reshaped constituencies....
05 May, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Ethnic aspirations define political loyalty in Bengal's Junglemahal ahead of Assembly elections 2026West Bengal elections 2026: Political contests in West Bengal's Junglemahal are influenced by ethnic identity struggles. The Kudmi-Mahato c...
19 Apr, 2026, 11.09 AM IST
Khowang 2026: Upper Assam’s tea belt turns into key political battlegroundKhowang constituency in Assam is set for a crucial 2026 Assembly election. The BJP faces a strong challenge from the AJP president. An inde...
05 Apr, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
Watch rare encounter: Man from uncontacted Amazon tribe meets Brazilian villagers, learns to use lighterAn Amazon riverine community in Brazil had a rare encounter with a man from an uncontacted tribe, documented on social media. The man, appe...
15 Feb, 2025, 10.42 AM IST
Peru: Uncontacted mysterious tribe of Mashco-Piro spotted in Amazon rainforest. Know how their existence is threatenedIndigenous tribes of the Mashco-Piro are nomadic hunter-gatherers in nature and they live in the remote areas of dense Amazon rainforest. T...
18 Jul, 2024, 06.40 PM IST
Amazon's Man of the Hole: The last member of tribe dies. Read to know moreThe final survivor of an uncontacted indigenous group in Brazil, according to authorities, has passed away. The man, whose identity is unkn...
29 Aug, 2022, 06.49 PM IST
Assam plans survey to identify indigenous Muslim populationAssam Welfare of Minorities Minister Ranjit Dutta has convened a meeting on Tuesday with various organisations of the four communities and ...
10 Feb, 2020, 10.35 AM IST
Arunachal Indigenous Tribes Forum delegation calls on Kiren RijijuThe forum in a memorandum to the minister also pleaded him to take up with the Centre the oft-repeated Chinese claim over state's territory.
05 Jul, 2014, 05.11 PM IST