What’s better for children than to be allowed to run free in a field and jump small obstacles? Niroj Ranjan Misra watches a typical post-harvest pursuit of tribal youngsters in villages of Odisha

Caught between tribal emotions and Kurmi sentiments, all the political parties — from the Left to the BJP to the Trinamool Congress —are finding themselves in a tight corner in the ongoing elections in this part of Jangalmahal in West Bengal. S. Shrobana reports

Among the 19 killed were 18 women and they were all tendu leaves collectors who were returning from the forest in the pick-up van. The brakes of the vehicle are said to have failed at Banjari Ghat. The Indian Tribal reports

These are worrying signs indicating that normalcy is far from making any early return to the troubled ethnic strife-torn northeastern State, more than a year since the clashes between the Kukis and Meiteis first started. The Indian Tribal reports

A 38-year-old former Maoist, once carrying a combined reward of Rs 13 lakh on his head in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and an AK-47, has cleared the Class 10 examination, earning all-round applause. Vijay Singh Thakur reports

In a delayed move, JMM patriarch Shibu Soren acted against his rebellious eldest daughter-in-law and another rebel MLA for going against the party and party lines. Meanwhile, former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s fate continues to hang in the balance in the Supreme Court. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

The beleaguered JMM-led alliance government in Jharkhand received yet another major jolt as the Enforcement Directorate arrested the senior Congress leader and Minister in a money laundering case even as former Chief Minister Hemant Soren languishes behind the bars. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

In contrast to its neighbour Chhattisgarh, the six Scheduled Tribes (ST) reserved parliamentary constituencies of Madhya Pradesh recorded a lower polling turnout in the four-phased 2024 general elections compared to 2019. Vijay Singh Thakur reports

Though the apex court agreed to list the matter of the former Jharkhand CM’s challenge to his arrest by the ED on May 17, it expressed doubts about being able to hear it. It also rejected his plea of an interim bail like that given to the Delhi [...]

At the same time, the Prime Minister claimed the Congress will get seats less than its senior leader Rahul Gandhi’s age. Sudhir Kumar Kishra reports