While the Nagas were merrymaking with their annual 10 days jamboree, followed by customary events surrounding the wedding and festive season, a tectonic shift unfolded in the August House of the world's ‘larg
Monday, 17th November, 2025
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Witoubou Newmai Ian Shapiro and Casiano Hacker-Cordon in their jointly edited book, ‘Democracy’s Edges’ (1999), wrote that “democracy is a flawed hegemon.” The two scholars also articulated that de
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Dr. Asangba Tzudir Life has always been at risk and it is getting more risky, often not even knowing the coming risks until one is confronted by it. Take the case of global warming. More than 11,00
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Imlisanen Jamir Every time horrific sexual crimes make the news, the people at large have been riled up in anger, ultimately calling for the death of the culprit. Last Friday before dawn, police in Tela
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The Union Home Minister will introduce in the Lok Sabha the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan escaping religiou
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Witoubou Newmai The ongoing sociopolitical churning witnesses a watershed in the State of Manipur after the United Naga Council (UNC) asked the Naga legislators, irrespective of political party aff
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Y Merina Chishi A Naga octogenarian recollects the days when the great Hornbill bird was found abundantly in the jungles of his native village. His grandchildren have seen the bird at a zoo in Dimapu
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The recent incident only attests how sexual crime has become a ‘normalised condition’ for women in India. It was around 9 PM when a young woman returned to the toll plaza where she had park
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Imlisanen Jamir With rising global temperatures, brace for a not so chilly winter this season, if the met department is to be believed. Winter is likely to be warmer than average, with the Ind
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The State’s policy of Divide and Rule has systematically and strategically evolved into one of “Define and Rule.” The Naga people seem to be caught unaware as this form of rule is proving to be efficient
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Witoubou Newmai The Meghalaya Peoples Human Rights Council (MPHRC) has attributed the rise of rape cases in Meghalaya to ‘failures of the justice system’. It is very much likely th
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Y Merina Chishi Tourism is serious business. If promoted and managed well, tourism can generate income for locals and boost the state’s economy. Many countries around the world depend on tourism
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Dr. Asangba Tzudir On 19th November 2015, the government of India declared 26 November as Constitution Day through a gazette notification. Since then, every year, Constitution day (National Law Day
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Imlisanen Jamir The recent judgment of the Guwahati High Court’s Kohima Bench directing the Nagaland State Government to pay in excess of Rs 25 lakhs as ‘exemplary compensation’ for the death
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‘A Mighty Force’ is what India Today’s description of Nagaland Police in its 18th edition of the ‘State of States’ (SOS) survey. The annual survey ranked the 'best performing' and 'most improved' stat
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Witoubou Newmai A pastor once said that “our vertical relation (relationship with God) directly affects our horizontal relation.” This jargon of the pastor, even if we take it in general asp
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On a Diwali night several years ago, a friend of mine remarked, “Just see, there will come a time when we will have to buy clean air.” The time has come indeed. India's capital Delhi recently made it to the
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Dr. Asangba Tzudir After all the ‘mudslinging’ episodes, Jawaharlal Nehru University is once again thrown into the limelight on the heels of the hiked hostel fees. They have once again become a
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Imlisanen Jamir When is the first image that comes to mind when you think of a politician? It’s usually an older dude in a suit. There’s nothing inherently wrong with this image, which comes to mind
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‘To arrange for someone outside a company to do work or provide goods for that company,’ is the Oxford English Dictionary definition for ‘outsource.’ In practice, outsourcing occurs when a company hires
