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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicEthnic violence Manipur

Topic: Ethnic violence Manipur

In fragile Manipur, Kuki leaders term CM adviser choice a ‘setback’. Nishikanta Singh says ‘bygones’

Retd army officer L. Nishikanta Singh has been picked as Adviser (Coordination) to CM. He had in 2023 drawn criticism for his post on ‘lungi-clad Kuki terrorists from Myanmar’.

Boong brought Meiteis and Kukis together in Delhi, Bengaluru. ‘Best outcome,’ says director

The film has been produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment in association with Chalkboard Entertainment and Suitable Pictures.

‘At least I’m not dead’: Life inside a Kuki relief camp as President’s Rule nears end in Manipur

At D. Phailien camp in Churachandpur, displaced Kukis still await relief. They say not much has changed with change in administration, call for separate identity for hill areas.

‘Won’t cremate body till justice is served’—family of Meitei man abducted, killed in Manipur

M. Rishikanta was living in Churachandpur with his partner, a Kuki woman, when he was abducted and shot dead. Police said the murder case will be transferred to the NIA.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.