Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s effort at transforming his state has found a new admirer in Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai. So much so that the Maoist leader now wants to learn from Kumar’s “visionary leadership” and work together for economic prosperity. Read more

On Monday, the Gauhati High Court in Assam extended the interim bail of Jewel Garlossa and Niranjan Hojai—chairperson and self-styled commander-in-chief of Dima Halam Daoga (Jewel)—one of the prominent insurgent outfits of the north-eastern India fighting for a separate Dimasaland. Read more