Her first visit to her hometown after becoming the President saw locals showering all their love and affection on their Didi and Dadi Maa. Niroj Ranjan Misra details the action-packed day of the first citizen of India

New Delhi

'Love in 90s', the first-ever movie based on the Tagin community, one of the major tribes in the Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, brings the rich culture of the far North-eastern State to the national stage.

The trailer [...]

Shoot at Sight orders issued even as the Army and the Assam Rifles rescued thousands from violence-hit areas. Curfew has been imposed and mobile internet services suspended for five days after a mass rally organised by the All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) to oppose ST status to [...]

Thousands throng the 'Tribal Solidarity March' called by a tribal student body in hill areas to oppose inclusion of Meitei community in ST category. Counter blockades and protests by Meiteis came up in the valley districts in support of their demand for ST status, The Indian Tribal reports [...]

The Concerned Citizens' Group has written an open letter to the NCST outlining how the Centre’s proposed mega project in the Great Nicobar Island will seriously impact the Shompen, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, and the southern Great Nicobarese, a Scheduled Tribe. The Indian Tribal reports

A week after the rail and road blockade was suspended, an uneasy calm prevails at Khemasuli – the hotbed of Kurmis’ agitation for Scheduled Tribe (ST) quota in the State – even as the prospect of a renewed agitation is not being ruled out, The Indian Tribal reports

As members of the Hakki-Pikki (bird catchers) tribal community from Karnataka remain stranded in the strife-hit nation, a war of words has erupted here in India between the ruling BJP and opposition Congress.The Indian Tribal reports

Four tribal girls, all all-rounders, from the State have made it to the first-ever Indian women’s cricket team for the blind and the team will be the first to compete in a T20 Bilateral Series for Blind. Niroj Ranjan Misra traces their journey as the quartet is set [...]

With the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes also seeking an Action Taken Report, the Bengal police arrested two Trinamool functionaries a full one week after the incident and invoked provisions of SC/ST Act against them, The Indian Tribal reports

As he spent his Sunday amidst flora and fauna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met and interacted with the stars of the award-winning documentary, The Elephant Whisperers -- Bomman and Bellie, The Indian Tribal reports