Lok Sabha passes IIM Amendment Bill, clearing way for IIM Guwahati

August 19, 2025 7:59 PM

Lok Sabha passes IIM Amendment Bill, clearing way for IIM Guwahati

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025, through a voice vote, without any discussion, paving the way for IIM Guwahati to be recognised as an institute of national importance. The House was repeatedly adjourned amid disruptions before the Bill was finally passed. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the legislation, which seeks to include IIM Guwahati under the IIM Act of 2017. The move follows a Memorandum of Settlement signe...

How northeast India transformed security over 11 years

June 9, 2025 11:05 PM

How northeast India transformed security over 11 years

Northeast India’s security landscape has undergone a sweeping transformation over the last 11 years, emerging from decades of insurgency and ethnic unrest to a new era of peace and stability.   Between 2014 and 2025, consistent efforts by the central government, including historic peace accords and confidence-building measures, have brought thousands of armed cadres back into the mainstream.   Peace agreements have led to the surrender of at least 8,000 insurgents from diverse outfits si...

MHA forms tribunal to review ULFA’s status as an unlawful association

December 24, 2024 4:25 PM

MHA forms tribunal to review ULFA’s status as an unlawful association

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has established an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal to examine whether the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), including all its factions and front organizations, should continue to be classified as an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Headed by Justice Michael Zothankhuma of the Gauhati High Court, the tribunal's formation follows the MHA’s recent extension of ULFA's ban for five more years. The group ha...