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The popular practice of the use of large nose plugs (yapin) and facial tattoos (tipe) by the Apatani tribe in Arunachal Pradesh, which dates back to ancient days, is on the verge of extinction mostly because of stigma faced by the locals, said a study by IIT Guwahati researchers.
Two imams arrested in Assam's Goalpara district on Saturday evening after their links were traced to two different modules of the Bangladesh-based radical Islamic group - Ansar ul-Islam - a chapter of Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), busted last month in the state.
Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga Saturday tendered an unconditional public apology over the "misbehaviour" of his daughter. This came after a video went viral in which his daughter is seen hitting a doctor. The incident purportedly took place at a private clinic of Dr Zonuna, an Aizawl-based skin specialist, on August 17.
Taking a dig at Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia over his claim that CM Arvind Kejriwal will emerge as the prime challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said it will be a walkover for BJP if