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Bangladesh: Worries in Delhi grow if Yunus demands extradition of Hasina

The delay in ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking asylum or stay in destination to North America, the United Kingdom or Europe, has caused the elites in India’s South Block and Indian Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi to bite…

PRESS RELEASE: UN Recommends the Abolition of the Prosecution Sanction Regime

                        Extrajudicial Execution Victim Families Association, Manipur (EEVFAM) and Human Rights Alert (HRA) heartily welcome the recommendation of the UN Human Rights Committee (Committee) to the Government of India…

Philanthropist and Ex-banker Harihar Talukdar Passes Away

Guwahati, India.  Harihar Talukdar, former managing director of the Industrial Co-Operative Bank Limited and Union Co-Operative Bank Limited, passed away July 30, 2024, after suffering from a brief illness. Talukdar, who was a leading figure in urban cooperative banking of…

Kashmiri woman leads the way in overturning patriarchy in India

R.S. PORA, India – Smelling the toxic smoke of burning gunpowder and staring helplessly at fields covered in smoke and ash has always been traumatic. Running to shelters, abandoning homes, belongings and livestock every time Indian and Pakistani forces open…

No Reprieve from the Assam flood Situation, over 24 Lakh is Affected

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remains grim as incessant rainfall continues, affecting over 2.4 million population in 30 districts. The second wave of flood in Assam inundated over 2200 villages, following which thousands of families took shelter in 700…

PPFA Bats for a Correct NRC with the 1951 Base Year

Guwahati:  Expressing distress over the recent debates about the voting pattern of Bangladesh-origin Muslims in favor of a particular political party in the General Elections 2024 and a steady increase in aggression over the original inhabitants despite enjoying development benefits…

When will Assam NRC Scam-stars be Punished!

Just ahead of the first Parliamentary session, a letter was sent to Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, who was reinstated to lead the Union government in New Delhi after General Elections 2024, seeking PM Modi’s intervention in the updation of…

Why Does the Role of the Election Commission of India not Seem Beyond Doubt?

by Jag Mohan Thaken Chandigarh, India. While deciding a case, Lord Hewart, the then Lord Chief Justice of England, laid down a dictum– “Justice must not only be done but must also be seen to be done”. “It is not…

Fair Probe into the NEET Episode Demanded

Guwahati: Expressing dismay over the reported irregularities in the nationwide entrance examination to pick aspiring students to study medical science in different academic institutions across India, a northeast-based forum of nationalist citizens demanded a fair probe into the entire episode.…

Trimmed NE representation in Modi 3.0 cabinet

When the Congress achieved slight electoral success in northeast India, an abridged space was offered to NE Parliamentarians in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new cabinet. Compared to the Modi 2.0 cabinet, where once five MPs representing Assam, Arunachal, Pradesh, Manipur,…

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