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Pre-Roman Britain's Celtic women lived in a matrilineal society, holding significant power and influence, as evidenced by their elaborate g...
UCC not a political intention, it's written in Article 44 of Constitution: BJP leader Nalin KohliKohli while talking to media persons in Guwahati on Thursday when asked about opposition to UCC by NDA partners in Northeast India said, "e...
It has to be seen if UCC exempts matrilineal societies and Northeast India: Conrad K SangmaSangma said, “We will have to see if the UCC exempts matrilineal societies, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe and Northeast India. If thi...
Meghalaya CM Sangma, his party NPP say Uniform Civil Code goes against idea of India itselfSangma said, “We are a matrilineal society and that is what our strength and culture has been now that cannot be changed for us. As a polit...
IIM Shillong has registered 370 participants for its Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management, leading to the MBA degreeProf Goyal mentioned that Shillong, known as the education hub of the Northeast region, has a reputation for being one of the safest places...
Meghalaya's matrilineal society: Single moms struggle to make ends meetA single mother, Mary earns roughly `400 a day. “My aunt is old and can barely see but I have no other place to leave my children. Also, th...
BJP committed to development of Meghalaya, Nagaland: PM ModiModi said, "BJP will provide all-round development to Meghalaya and focus on governance that fulfils aspirations of the youth. Our Manifest...
Meghalaya polls: BJP promises 33% reservation for women in government jobsIt also promised financial assistance of Rs 24,000 annually to all dependent widows and single mothers, two free LPG cylinders to all the b...
Matrilineal but still patriarchal: Meghalaya women yearn for control in politicsChildren get their mother's last name, husbands move into their wives homes and youngest daughters inherit family property. But with only f...
Conrad K. Sangma inaugurates new Meghalaya districtThe new district will be headquartered at Mairang. Inaugurating the new district of ‘Eastern West Khasi Hills’ amidst a festive mood in Mai...
Voting for bypoll to 3 Assembly seats in Meghalaya beginsThe bypolls to the three Assembly seats were necessitated following the deaths of three sitting MLAs -- David A. Nongrum (Congress, Mawryng...
How some men want to change Meghalaya's matrilineal societyA men’s rights group called Syngkhong Rympei Thymmai (SRT), meaning a wedge that stabilises the shaking home, has been advocating equitable...
Devdutt Pattanaik decodes strokes of mythology in Raja Ravi Varma's works, says 'desire' a common themeThe author said that details like clothing and jewellery were also central in Varma’s works.
Celibate nature of Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala temple protected by Constitution, SC toldA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was told that the only consideration was the "celibate nature of deity"...
Protest in Meghalaya seeking removal of Governor V ShanmuganathanStaff of Raj Bhavan, Meghalaya has written a letter to Prime minister of India, Narendra Modi demanding removal of the Governor.
Meghalaya ADCs may get Rs 4,500 crore aid from CentreHe announced this while talking to reporters here on the sidelines of a meeting with officials of the three autonomous district councils.
Land, asset ownerships spur women empowerment: StudyThe study was done across three states - Karnataka and Telangana representing patriarchal societies and Meghalaya representing a matrilinea...