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On Yunus’ claim on India’s northeast, Jaishankar’s sharp comeback at Bimstec

Jaishankar’s remarks appeared to be a riposte to Muhammad Yunus’ effort to leverage the geographical isolation of the northeast to seek Chinese investments

Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Bangladesh's interim government's Advisor for Foreign Affairs Md. Touhid Hossain, attend the signing ceremony of agreement at BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok on April 3 (REUTERS)

india news

Updated on Apr 04, 2025 01:14 AM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar

Himanta slams Yunus, calls for exploring alternative routes to bypass 'Chicken's Neck'

india news

Updated on Apr 01, 2025 02:43 PM IST

PTI |

Assam CM slams Bangladesh chief Yunus' remark on Northeast: ‘Offensive’

Assam CM pointed out that Yunus' remarks highlights the "persistent vulnerability narrative associated with India's strategic 'Chicken's Neck' corridor".

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that such 'provocative statements' by Muhammad Yunus should not be taken lightly. (ANI)

india news

Updated on Apr 01, 2025 12:08 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Rise in max temp expected across northwest India over next 4 days

An intense western disturbance was expected to affect the western Himalayan region from February 24 and adjoining plains from February 26

There has been an 82% rain deficiency in northwest India since January 1. (HT PHOTO)

india news

Published on Feb 20, 2025 04:28 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Wildfire erupts in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang, no casualties reported

A wildfire erupted in Arunachal Pradesh near Tawang Chur river. However, with swift action, it was prevented from spreading to residential areas.

Some areas in Arunachal Pradesh are susceptible to forest fires. (File Photo)(X/@easterncomd)

india news

Updated on Jan 24, 2025 09:20 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Alliance Air to connect Imphal with 3 new destinations to boost tourism

Alliance Air will connect Imphal with Kolkata, Guwahati and Dimapur in Nagaland starting Wednesday.

Alliance Air brings budget-friendly flights to Manipur’s Imphal.(File Photo)

lifestyle

Updated on Jan 15, 2025 03:16 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Imphal

Pankaj Tripathi joins Arunachal Pradesh government's effort to promote theatre in state

entertainment

Published on Nov 22, 2024 03:50 PM IST

PTI |

Bhargav Saikia's debut film 'Bokshi' to have its world premiere at IFFR

entertainment

Published on Nov 22, 2024 01:22 PM IST

PTI |

Forcing Assamese language resulted in separation of states, says Assam minister

Assam minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said the recognition of Assamese and Bengali as classical languages has ended the conflicts between these major linguistic communities in Assam

Assam minister Jayanta Mallabaruah and Silchar MLA Dipayan Chakraborty felicitating folk researcher Amalendu Bhattacharjee during the closing ceremony of Bhasha Gourab Saptah in Silchar.

cities

Published on Nov 10, 2024 07:05 PM IST

ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha

Northeastern View | Is Northeast India in Southeast Asia?

New Delhi should perhaps think about the possibility of reimagining its easternmost frontier beyond the limiting confines of a bounded “South Asia”.

FILE PHOTO: A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) delivery truck drives along India's Tezpur-Tawang highway which runs to the Chinese border, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh May 29, 2012./File Photo(REUTERS)

analysis

Published on Sep 22, 2024 08:15 AM IST

ByAngshuman Choudhury

Fighting against bias, building respect for queer identities

Santa Khurai, an advocate for LGBTQI rights from Manipur, champions queer identities in Northeast India. She stresses legislative reforms and cultural acceptance.

Santa Khurai’s work is focussed on getting more recognition to the lives of queer people in the Northeast.

india news

Updated on Aug 17, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByUtpal Parashar

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a collection of essays that sheds light on the complex fabric of identity in Northeast India, a tribute to poet and author Keki N Daruwalla, and writings by Auschwitz survivor Viktor Frankl on how to find meaning and fulfilment

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes essays on identity in Northeast India, a tribute to a poet and author, and the writings of Viktor Frankl (HT Team)

books

Updated on Aug 16, 2024 10:37 PM IST

ByHT Team

Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hits Sikkim; no reports of casualties

Even though there have been no reports of any deaths or injuries, tremors were felt across Sikkim and north Bengal.

cities

Published on Aug 09, 2024 10:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Rohingya refugees entering through the Northeast need humanitarian assistance

The Indian State must deploy its security assets towards human traffickers, and not the refugees who are merely victims of extraordinary circumstances.

This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows Rohingya refugees walking down a path at a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia in Bangladesh's southeastern Cox's Bazar district. (AFP)

analysis

Published on Aug 03, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByAngshuman Choudhury

Weather updates: IMD issues heavy rain alert for Bihar, Goa. What about Delhi?

Weather updates: The IMD has issued an 'orange alert' for heavy rainfall in Bihar, with a 'red alert' for very heavy rainfall predicted for Friday.

A generally cloudy sky with very light to light rain is expected in Delhi-NCR on Thursday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

india news

Published on Jul 11, 2024 07:14 AM IST

ByHT News Desk | Written by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

Heavy rain likely over northwest and east India: IMD

Isolated very heavy rainfall is likely over Jammu and Himachal Pradesh on July 5; over Uttarakhand till July 7; Punjab on July 5 and Uttar Pradesh on July 5 and 6

There is a 4% deficiency of monsoon rain over the country. (AFP photo)

india news

Updated on Jul 04, 2024 05:47 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Meghalaya through travel influencer Larissa D'sa's lens

Whether you're a food lover, an adventure junkie, or a culture enthusiast, Larissa D'sa described Meghalaya as a place that has something for everyone.

Larissa D'sa, the adventurous travel influencer, spent March 2024 immersed in the misty allure of Meghalaya, India's

lifestyle

Published on Jul 03, 2024 12:25 AM IST

ByChayanika Das

Assam flood: 61 forest camps in Kaziranga National Park, Tiger Reserve affected

Animals from have been crossing the National Highway-715 towards the the southern direction in East Karbi Anglong district in search of higher areas.

No animals deaths due to either floods of accidents while crossing the highway have not been recorded. (Photo by Biju BORO / AFP)

india news

Published on Jul 01, 2024 06:23 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

The two conflicts in Northeast India that the new NDA govt should prioritise

The diverse region has many problems, but the new NDA government must prioritise two: the raging ethnic conflict in Manipur and the Naga peace talks.

Army personnel patrol an area in Manipur(HT_PRINT)

analysis

Published on Jun 14, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByAngshuman Choudhury

Lok Sabha election results reveal critical ground shifts in Northeast India

The Northeast mirrors the fair mix of gains and losses made by both the ruling party and the newly stitched opposition alliance across the country.

People stand in a queue to cast their votes as voting starts in the first phase of India's general election at a polling station at Nagaon district, in the country's northeastern state of Assam on April 19, 2024. (Photo by Biju BORO / AFP)(AFP)

analysis

Published on Jun 08, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByAngshuman Choudhury

Meghalaya chefs blend tradition and innovation with foraged ingredients

Chefs and food enthusiasts from Meghalaya are introducing northeastern flavours to a wider audience across India.

Tacos de’Khasi with homemade dust by Chef Ahmedaki Laloo.(A'Origins by Ahmedaki Laloo)

lifestyle

Published on Jun 03, 2024 12:21 PM IST

ByChayanika Das

Monsoon arrives in Kerala, most parts of northeast

According to the agriculture ministry, 51% of India’s farmed area, accounting for 40% of production, is rain-fed, making monsoon critical for the country’s economy

June 1 is the normal date for monsoon onset in Kerala. (PTI)

india news

Published on May 30, 2024 11:19 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Monsoon hits Kerala and Northeast two days earlier than usual: IMD

The normal date for monsoon onset over Kerala is June 1, thereafter it advances northwards, usually in surges, and covers the entire country around July 15.

The monsoon core zone consisting of most of the rainfed agriculture areas in the country is expected to record above normal rain. (File Photo)

india news

Updated on May 30, 2024 11:07 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Cyclone Remal has a warning for Northeast

Improved land-use plans, mapping of landslide-prone regions, and regulating logging and mining can help the region prepare for exceptional weather events.

Aizawl: View of graves after being swept away in a landslide, amid heavy rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal, in Aizawl district, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The death toll in multiple landslides in the district mounted to 29 after four more bodies were recovered from various places, a police officer said on Wednesday. (PTI Photo) (PTI05_29_2024_000252B)(PTI)

editorials

Published on May 29, 2024 08:51 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

How will the Northeast vote?

Elections in the region will be fought on a triadic, inter-linked reality of perception of development, the sense of insecurity and assertions of aspirations

A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) trooper stands guard as people wait in queues to cast their votes outside a polling station during the third phase of general election in Khowai district in the northeastern state of Tripura, India, April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey(REUTERS)

analysis

Published on Apr 15, 2024 06:58 PM IST

ByKaustubh Kumar Deka

Northeastern View | Waiting for “Act East” panacea a decade on

The Act East policy was meant to be an interface between Northeast India and Southeast Asia, but region-wide development needs a lot more

A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) delivery truck drives along India's Tezpur-Tawang highway which runs to the Chinese border, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.(REUTERS/ File photo)

analysis

Published on Apr 11, 2024 11:18 PM IST

ByAngshuman Choudhury

2023 was India’s second warmest year in India on record

The annual mean land surface air temperature over India averaged 0.65°C above the long-term average for 1981 to 2010 period.

Commuters walk on the road amid heatwave in Patna, Bihar in April, 2023. (Santosh Kumar/HT photo)

india news

Updated on Jan 02, 2024 02:30 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Review | The Greater India Experiment: Hindutva and the Northeast

An examination of the religious and cultural churn in the Northeast and the campaign to get the tribal population to return to their “roots”

Catholic Cathedral at Kohima in Nagaland (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

books

Published on Dec 14, 2023 08:28 PM IST

ByThangkhanlal Ngaihte

NIA arrests suspect in transnational conspiracy in Manipur

NIA said the accused was allegedly part of a transnational conspiracy by Myanmar and Bangladesh based leadership of terror outfits to wage war against India by exploiting the current ethnic unrest in Manipur

NIA investigation revealed that Myanmar and Bangladesh based militant groups have entered into a conspiracy with a section of militant leaders in India to indulge in incidents of violence with an intention to drive a wedge between different ethnic groups. (Representative Image)

india news

Published on Sep 30, 2023 07:55 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Northeast states records rain deficit, rise in temperature amid climate crisis

Rainfall in northeast between June and September has shown a sharp decline in recent years

Rainfall has been declining in Manipur for the past 10 years. The strife-torn northeastern state is facing a large rainfall deficiency of 48% since June 1 this year. (AP)

india news

Updated on Aug 20, 2023 03:02 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

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Jaishankar’s remarks appeared to be a riposte to Muhammad Yunus’ effort to leverage the geographical isolation of the northeast to seek Chinese investments

Himanta slams Yunus, calls for exploring alternative routes to bypass 'Chicken's Neck'

Assam CM pointed out that Yunus' remarks highlights the "persistent vulnerability narrative associated with India's strategic 'Chicken's Neck' corridor".

An intense western disturbance was expected to affect the western Himalayan region from February 24 and adjoining plains from February 26

A wildfire erupted in Arunachal Pradesh near Tawang Chur river. However, with swift action, it was prevented from spreading to residential areas.

Alliance Air will connect Imphal with Kolkata, Guwahati and Dimapur in Nagaland starting Wednesday.

Pankaj Tripathi joins Arunachal Pradesh government's effort to promote theatre in state

Bhargav Saikia's debut film 'Bokshi' to have its world premiere at IFFR

Assam minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said the recognition of Assamese and Bengali as classical languages has ended the conflicts between these major linguistic communities in Assam

New Delhi should perhaps think about the possibility of reimagining its easternmost frontier beyond the limiting confines of a bounded “South Asia”.

Santa Khurai, an advocate for LGBTQI rights from Manipur, champions queer identities in Northeast India. She stresses legislative reforms and cultural acceptance.

On the reading list this week is a collection of essays that sheds light on the complex fabric of identity in Northeast India, a tribute to poet and author Keki N Daruwalla, and writings by Auschwitz survivor Viktor Frankl on how to find meaning and fulfilment

Even though there have been no reports of any deaths or injuries, tremors were felt across Sikkim and north Bengal.

The Indian State must deploy its security assets towards human traffickers, and not the refugees who are merely victims of extraordinary circumstances.

Weather updates: The IMD has issued an 'orange alert' for heavy rainfall in Bihar, with a 'red alert' for very heavy rainfall predicted for Friday.

Isolated very heavy rainfall is likely over Jammu and Himachal Pradesh on July 5; over Uttarakhand till July 7; Punjab on July 5 and Uttar Pradesh on July 5 and 6

Whether you're a food lover, an adventure junkie, or a culture enthusiast, Larissa D'sa described Meghalaya as a place that has something for everyone.

Animals from have been crossing the National Highway-715 towards the the southern direction in East Karbi Anglong district in search of higher areas.

The diverse region has many problems, but the new NDA government must prioritise two: the raging ethnic conflict in Manipur and the Naga peace talks.

The Northeast mirrors the fair mix of gains and losses made by both the ruling party and the newly stitched opposition alliance across the country.

Chefs and food enthusiasts from Meghalaya are introducing northeastern flavours to a wider audience across India.

According to the agriculture ministry, 51% of India’s farmed area, accounting for 40% of production, is rain-fed, making monsoon critical for the country’s economy

The normal date for monsoon onset over Kerala is June 1, thereafter it advances northwards, usually in surges, and covers the entire country around July 15.

Improved land-use plans, mapping of landslide-prone regions, and regulating logging and mining can help the region prepare for exceptional weather events.

Elections in the region will be fought on a triadic, inter-linked reality of perception of development, the sense of insecurity and assertions of aspirations

The Act East policy was meant to be an interface between Northeast India and Southeast Asia, but region-wide development needs a lot more

The annual mean land surface air temperature over India averaged 0.65°C above the long-term average for 1981 to 2010 period.

An examination of the religious and cultural churn in the Northeast and the campaign to get the tribal population to return to their “roots”

NIA said the accused was allegedly part of a transnational conspiracy by Myanmar and Bangladesh based leadership of terror outfits to wage war against India by exploiting the current ethnic unrest in Manipur

Rainfall in northeast between June and September has shown a sharp decline in recent years

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