Battling Militancy
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In Meghalaya’s Garo Hills, a long-running insurgency has lost steam – but peace could prove elusive
Particularly if the government fails to bring about the promised development and lifts a 2014 ban on coal mining, analysts say.
Arunabh Saikia
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Nigeria: Boko Haram releases 82 schoolgirls kidnapped in April 2014
They were exchanged for an unknown number of prisoners after ‘lengthy negotiations’, the presidency said.
Scroll Staff
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Is absorbing former militants into state armed forces a good idea?
Kashmir and Nagaland show that unless accompanied by political reconciliation, this will not soften secession movements.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Nigeria: 21 Chibok girls reportedly freed by Boko Haram group
It is unclear how the girls were rescued, but they are believed to be with security services in Maiduguri city, 130 km from the town from where they were taken.
Scroll Staff
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Blast in Nigerian town kills 32, Boko Haram suspected
The militant group has attacked the town of Yola several times this year.
Scroll Staff
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Why Nigeria is turning to South African mercenaries to help fight Boko Haram
South Africans have a reputation for being among the best mercenaries in the world. It's no wonder Nigeria is turning to them.
Caroline Varin, The Conversation
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat