Activists said the island’s vulnerable tribes such as the Nicobarese and the Shompen face risks from exposure to external cultures and diseases. The Independent reached out to senior officials ...

India's president has made a whistle stop tour of an island earmarked for multi-billion dollar development that experts warn could wipe out the indigenous tribe which calls it home. Droupadi Murmu ...

the Shompen - some 400 people - of the Great Nicobar Islands are also at risk of losing their way of life due to external pressures. A nomadic tribe, most of them live deep inside the forest where ...

Motihari: A teenage member of a nomadic tribe, Bittu Kumar (18), was beaten to death by his fellow tribe members near Chainpur Bazaar in East Champaran district on Wednesday. The attack followed a ...

Paramount among the concerns of objectors is the welfare of the 8,000 people who live on the island. The secluded Shompen tribe, who "inhabit the interior of the island's lush forests" and have ...

The decision to issue identification documents that confirm an individual’s right to participate in elections is being promoted by the Narendra Modi government as a historic step towards the ...

The Indian government has distributed voter ID cards for the first time to members of a reclusive Andaman Islands tribe, drawing concerns from activists that the event is a “publicity stunt ...