Realtime updates, analysis and reactions on the assembly election results in three North Eastern states of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura. ...
11:03 AM, Feb 28, 2013
Even as India hails the Olympic bronze medal won by Manipur's Mary Kom, one cannot help but wonder whether this win will go some way in breaking stereotypes about the North East region in general and the North Eastern women in particular. CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose posed the question to a panel of experts on her show, Face The Nation. Sagarika Ghose: Hi there. Yes, India has fallen in...
10:36 AM, Aug 10, 2012
Sudeep Chakravarti is the author of 'Red Sun: Travels in Naxalite Country' and the novels 'Tin Fish', 'The Avenue of Kings' and 'Once Upon a Time in Aparanta'. His latest book gives a detail account of the socio-political complexities and ethnic divisions prevalent in the North East region as one travels from Numaligarh in Assam to Moreh in Moreh along NH 2 (erstwhile NH 39) . The book is divided...
12:06 PM, May 24, 2012
In it's special series on people who brought a change in the lives of the needy, CNN-IBN brings to you ordinary citizens with extraordinary will, this time from the northeast. ...
02:03 PM, Mar 03, 2012
Beijing: China has asked India to cooperate with Beijing in maintaining peace and stability in the border areas, its Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks in response to a query on media reports that said Indian officials have pledged to guarantee "safety" of Arunachal Pradesh. China's stance on China-India border issues, including disputes regarding the eastern section, has been consistent and clear-cut, Xinhua...
08:28 AM, Feb 26, 2012
New Delhi: It's a great moment for conservation science. A group of Indian scientists has discovered an entire new family of amphibians in North East India. It's not a worm, its not a snake. It's a caecilian-or what is known as a legless amphibian. Scientists from Delhi University have discovered a whole new family of these wriggly creatures in the forests of NE India. The new family has been named...
08:40 AM, Feb 22, 2012
New Delhi: CNN-IBN's Chief National Correspondent Sumon K Chakraborty laments the fact that India has always adopted a 'mainland-periphery' policy with its North-East, a fact that is tragically reflected in the recent earthquakes that rocked Sikkim last week. Bengal-born Sumon has travelled a lot in the region, and proudly says that it is one of the most beautiful parts of the country, if only the country owned it and felt...
06:31 PM, Sep 21, 2011
Irom Sharmila has been on a fast for over a decade and demand that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act must go. ...
11:16 PM, Aug 29, 2011
Contemporary journalists Neelesh Misra and Rahul Pandita, one fine day, decided to pursue the rigorous quest of reality. Travelled into the hearts of India's battle zones, and dug out the vulnerability that stopped the revenue collectors from frequenting those places since, wait, Akbar's reign. The remote corners of the country which yearn for some form of authority, official surveillance, or at least a frame of management are given lemons in...
05:40 PM, May 19, 2011
In this episode of Zindagi Live, we speak to people from north-east India on the issue of how they are made to feel like aliens in their motherland. ...
11:17 PM, Apr 10, 2011
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony on Thursday acknowledged that separatists in North-East and Jammu and Kashmir are "misusing" social networking sites and said "proper corrective action" will be taken. Responding to queries of media persons on "misuse" of social networking sites like Facebook by the separatists, the Minister said, "We know people are misusing these but at the same time we are not going to take any hasty decision."...
11:07 PM, Feb 17, 2011
CNN-IBN looks at various insurgencies in the North-East India, also known as India's Hidden Wars. ...
08:26 AM, Jan 22, 2011
On this week's episode, Bikramjit visits the north-eastern states and brings the culinary favourites. ...
10:55 PM, Jan 15, 2011
Here's a record to remember and really boast about. ...
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