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Hanging With The Girl-Kings Of One Of The World’s Only Matriarchies

Mawlynnong isn’t like the rest of India, or the rest of the world for that matter. Tucked into the jungle of the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, on the border of...

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Bollywood

B-Town All 'Heart And Prayers' For Earthquake Victims

Bollywood celebrities like John Abraham and Anil Kapoor on Monday prayed for the victims of the earthquake that hit India’s northeast region. The earthquake, measurin...

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Environment

Your Birth Control Pills And Hamburgers Might Be Making These Fish Intersex

A strange thing is happening to male smallmouth and largemouth bass swimming in waterways in parts of the Northeast: They are increasingly showing up with characteristics o...

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Festivals

Film Festival-2016 To Showcase Cinema Of The Northeast

Arunachal Pradesh is all set to host ‘Film Northeast-2016,’ a film festival of the region from February 17 to 20 here to promote understanding and appreciation ...

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Environment

As Weather Shifts, Strawberries Leave Sour Taste In Northeast India

SOHLIYA, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Strawberries are a treat for many, but they are increasingly leaving a sour taste in the mouths of growers in Meghalaya, in In...

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Environment

China's Dirty Air Just Hit 'Doomsday' Levels

The smog grounded flights, closed highways, and prompted officials to tell residents to stay indoors. Visibility in the northeastern industrial city of 5 million was just a...

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Trending

India Mourns Death Of Former President Abdul Kalam

One of India’s most popular presidents, Abdul Kalam, died Monday after he collapsed during a lecture to business management graduate students in the northeastern city...

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Health

Improving Rural Health Care, One Boat Trip At A Time

More than 10 years ago, Sanjoy Hazarika heard about the death of a mother in a remote island in Assam, a state in northeast India, because she couldn’t get to the hos...

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Gender

Girls Rule In An Indian Village

Though small and remote, the village of Mawlynnong, bordering Bangladesh in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya, attracts tourists from all over the globe. Most c...

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Festivals

Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival Concludes Amid Much Fanfare

Guwahati witnessed the third edition of the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival on April 24-26. The three-day festival not only gave the opportunity to watch some of the best ...

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