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Providing shelter to Zo people ignoring Centre's directives: Mizoram CM

Asking people to vote for the MNF, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Monday said he was committed to the cause of Mizo nationalism, and his government was providing shelter to Zo ethnic immigrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh defying the Centre's directive to deport them. Addressing a function to mark the 62nd anniversary of MNF, he said that he had "threatened" to resign when he was asked to pull back personnel of the Mizoram Police from the state's border with Assam during the 2021 clashes. "Young people will continue to champion Mizo nationalism amid the crisis faced by our brothers and sisters from neighbouring states and countries," he said. "Defying the Centre's directive to deport them, my government has been protecting the Zo ethnic people from Myanmar and Bangladesh. We will continue to protect our brothers and sisters from Myanmar and Bangladesh, ignoring the Centre's directions," he added. Over 31,000 people from Myanmar and Bangladesh have taken shelter in different

Rajasthan polls: BJP welcomes new joinees, including former Congress member

Local leaders from Hanuman Beniwal's Rashtriya Loktantrik Party have also joined the BJP ahead of state Assembly elections

Mizoram elections LIVE: Won't share stage with PM Modi, says CM Zoramthanga

Mizoram polls 2023 LIVE: Catch all the latest updates on Mizoram Assembly elections 2023 here

Social media giants step up vigil as India gears up for election season

Experts also underline the importance of platforms maintaining internal capabilities for fact-checking through human reviewers

Rajasthan Assembly polls 2023 LIVE: BJP slams Gehlot govt on priest killing

Rajasthan Assembly polls LIVE: Catch all the latest updates of Rajasthan elections here

Mizoram polls 2023 LIVE: Nomination papers of 173 candidates found valid

Mizoram polls 2023 LIVE: Catch all the latest updates on Mizoram Assembly elections 2023 here

Congress revived in Mizoram, will provide good governance: Ex CM Thanhawla

Lal Thanhawla said that the opposition INDIA bloc will oust the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from power after the General Elections next year

Mizoram Assembly elections 2023: ZPM rules out electoral alliance with BJP

The ZPM's Aizawl West I candidate TBC Lalvenchhunga emphasised that the party had no intentions of partnering with the BJP

BJP accuses Gehlot government of appeasement politics over priest killing

Hindu priest Ramjilal Sharma was killed in Dausa district two days earlier, leading to allegations that it was a result of the state government's minority-appeasement policy

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls LIVE: AAP releases fourth list of 12 candidates

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls LIVE: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has declared the names of 45 candidates so far for the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections

BJP leader Diya Kumari criticises Congress' Rajasthan election slogan

Kumari dismissed protest regarding former vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat's son-in-law Narpat Singh Rajvi being shifted from Jaipur's Vidhyadhar Nagar seat to make way for her

MNF will retain power, bag more than 25 seats: Mizoram CM Zoramthanga

Mizoram Chief Minister and ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga on Friday exuded confidence that his party will retain power and win more than 25 seats in the 40-member assembly in the upcoming elections. Speaking to reporters after filing his nomination from the Aizawl East-1 seat, Zoramthanga said that the main opposition party Zoram People's Movement (ZPM), rather than the Congress, poses a potential threat to the MNF. "We are optimistic of retaining power in Mizoram and will secure more than 25 seats. People have appreciated the works done by us over the last five years despite financial constraints and several hurdles," the 79-year-old rebel leader-turned-politician said. Elections to the 40-member assembly will be held in a single phase on November 7 and the counting of votes will take place on December 3. In the 2018 assembly polls, Zoramthanga had won the Aizawl East-1 seat defeating his nearest rival, ZPM-backed independent candidate K Sapdanga, by a marg

Congress to announce 'guarantees' in Rajasthan, similar to Karnataka

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot accuses BJP of 'copying' the Congress and calls their strategy in Rajasthan a 'fail'

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: AAP releases fourth list of 12 candidates

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has declared the names of 45 candidates so far for the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections

I did not oppose a single candidate name, says Congress leader Sachin Pilot

Former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot showed support to all winning contenders including Mahesh Joshi, Shanti Dhariwal, and Dharmendra Rathore, who were charged with indiscipline last year

BJP should not punish Vasundhara Raje because of me, says Rajasthan CM

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot spoke on his policy of 'forgive and forget' regarding the 2020 revolt led by Sachin Pilot and affirmed unity within the Congress

Northeast India's integration question

It is more of an administrative construct than a historical region with a shared past, given its mindboggling diversity in cultures, languages and ethnicities

The prospects of Mandal 2.0

As the 2024 Lok Sabha elections approach, the key question is how big the caste issue will be

AAP announces first list of 4 candidates for Mizoram Assembly polls

AAP on Wednesday announced that it will take part in the forthcoming Mizoram Assembly polls

Chief Minister post will never leave me, says Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

CM Ashok Gehlot called for the Prime Minister and Election Commission's intervention to stop the ED and income tax raids on Opposition leaders