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Nagaland launches state-wide manuscript survey under Gyan Bharatam Mission to document hidden cultural records 

Shriti Sagar -
Much of its history has not been stored in formal archives but is instead preserved in churches, missionary records, village institutions, early translations, customary records, and even private family collections.
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As NIA arrests foreign nationals who came to train Myanmar militants in drone warfare, read how India’s Kuki insurgents used weaponised drones to bomb...

Aditi -
The central agency submitted to the court that foreign nationals had plotted to train the ethnic armed groups in Myanmar in drone warfare, operations, assembly, jamming technology, and more.
Crime

Chased for 1.5 kms, racially abused, and harassed: AIIMS Gorakhpur doctor from Nagaland targeted, three arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The accused chased the victim on a bike for 1.5 kilometres and hurled racial slurs and verbal abuse at her.
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Muhammad Yunus and the ‘seven sisters’ dog whistle: How Bangladesh’s outgoing chief rekindled tensions with India and whitewashed attacks on Hindus

Jinit Jain -
Muhammad Yunus exited office not with introspection, but with a geopolitical provocation aimed at India’s Northeast and a convenient silence on minority persecution.
Crime

No prima facie evidence of racial motive in Anjel Chakma killing, says Dehradun Police; Nepali-origin accused still absconding

OpIndia Staff -
Dismissing the allegations of racism, SSP Ajay Singh said that one of the accused was himself from the Northeast.
News Reports

Pakistani lies become Congress agenda: PM Modi slams Congress for repeating Pakistani claims on Operation Sindoor, asks people to be cautious of the party

OpIndia Staff -
When our forces destroyed terrorist leaders across Pakistan, the Congress stood with the Pakistani army instead of supporting the Indian Army.
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48 tunnels, 142 bridges, and a 51 km rail line: PM Modi unveils Mizoram projects worth ₹9,000 crore, also flags off 3 express trains

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PM Modi inaugurated projects worth over ₹9,000 crore in Mizoram, flagged off three express trains, and declared Aizawl’s entry onto India’s railway map.
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Arunachal Pradesh, India’s orchid capital: Read how its unique climate sustains over 600 orchid species, and how govt has been working on preservation, research...

Aditi -
The significance of orchids is not limited to their aesthetic value, their use in bioremediation, which is a process of removing pollutants from the environment, is also being studied.
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India’s shifting religious composition: Hindu population declines, Muslim and Christian shares rise in West Bengal and North-Eastern states

Shriti Sagar -
Research based on Census 2011 data shows a visible rise in Muslim and Christian populations in West Bengal and Northeastern states, while the Hindu population share is declining.
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Is it time for India to expand? Why the Chicken’s Neck needs to become the Elephant’s Trunk and strategic areas of undivided Bengal need...

Rukma Rathore -
Bangldesh has at least 50 ethnic groups including many Indian tribes who follow Hinduism and other Indian religions.
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