India watchful of Bangladesh developments; weighs stepsBangladesh Dhaka High Court has acquitted BNP's acting chairperson Tarique Rahman and former minister Lutfozzaman Babar in a 2004 grenade a...
02 Dec, 2024, 12.20 AM IST
Centre bans ULFA for five more years under UAPAThe Indian government has issued a five-year ban on the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) under the Unlawful Activities Act. The ban f...
26 Nov, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
View: Red flagging threats to long term security interestsEthnic clashes in Manipur, combined with instability in Myanmar and Bangladesh, threaten India's internal security and the 'Viksit Bharat 2...
03 Oct, 2024, 01.22 PM IST
Only one insurgent group left in northeast, says Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the central government is in talks with the last remaining insurgent group in the northeast, U...
17 Sep, 2024, 11.37 PM IST
The revival of ISI-backed Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh does not bode well for IndiaThe resurgence of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Bangladesh's political landscape could spell trouble for progressive forces and Indian interests...
07 Aug, 2024, 12.34 AM IST
In points: A timeline of Myanmar's politicsMyanmar's powerful military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, is in the spotlight after politicians from the ruling National League fo...
01 Feb, 2021, 01.25 PM IST
Pak portrayal of Mujibur Rehman draws ire of Bangladesh PM Sheikh HasinaIt is understood that following the meeting the Prime Minister expressed to her staff her displeasure about the fact that the Pakistanis ha...
05 Dec, 2020, 11.38 PM IST
Ulfa leader’s arrest reveals ISI roleWhile the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism including NE insurgents, Dhaka-based...
14 Nov, 2020, 07.57 AM IST
Rajnath Singh mulls at cut in armed forces in Northeast for ushering normalitySingh, who was accompanied by Kiren Rijiju, was quoted as saying that there had been substantial strengthening of state police forces in th...
13 Jul, 2018, 03.50 PM IST
Police mustn’t allow ultras to convert black money: Rajnath SinghThe government while announcing demonisation was confident that the move will choke funding for terror activities of Naxals and NE insurgen...
26 Nov, 2016, 01.05 AM IST
The political right meets the left: PM Narendra Modi and Tripura governmentIn a rare meeting between the political right and the left, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with Tripura's Marxist cabinet he...
01 Dec, 2014, 09.53 PM IST
Security scenario in North East region is "fragile": IB Chief Syed Asif IbrahimAnalysing the security situation, the IB Director said the NDFB in Assam has emerged as the outfit responsible for 85 per cent of the casua...
29 Nov, 2014, 02.55 PM IST
What is PM Modi's 'game plan' in picking Arunachal Pradesh's Kiren Rijiju as MoS for Home Affairs?The appointment of Rijiju of Arunachal in Home Ministry may not be lost on Beijing, but India’s eastern-most state is crying out for much m...
26 Oct, 2014, 07.00 AM IST
Centre to relax 'Protected Area Permit' in some places, says Kiren RijijuCentre decides to relax norms for 'Protected Area Permit' required for foreigners in North East and some other places in bordering states t...
17 Oct, 2014, 04.08 PM IST
Travel advisory for foreign tourists a worry for Eastern India tourismThrough its Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK has also issued caution saying, "Women should use caution when travelling in India."
21 Jan, 2014, 05.56 PM IST
Coordinated action needed against insurgents: Northeast Chief MinistersThe Chief Ministers of Northeast states today sought the Centre's help in launching coordinated action against insurgents
05 Jun, 2013, 06.54 PM IST
- Chemical mix of Assam bombs hints at Huji-Ulfa joining hands
The NSG’s forensic report on the recent Assam blasts points to the use of up to 6 kg of RDX in each of the three bombs that went off at Guw...
07 Nov, 2008, 03.39 AM IST