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Sunday, April 28, 2024
TopicEthnic violence

Topic: Ethnic violence

‘Without minority rights, India may start pulling apart,’ says former US president Obama to CNN

BJP Vice President Baijayant Jay Panda slammed Obama for his remarks and said it is preposterous to see the former US president 'pander to the anti-India crowd'.

Ceasefire not under review, says Manipur CM, vows action against SoO camp militants involved in violence

Biren Singh said Union home minister assured him that panel of Army, state police inspected designated camps to check for violations of SoO pact in aftermath of ethnic violence.

‘How ridiculous’ — When neighbours fled neighbours as violence burnt down Manipur villages

Many residents of Manipur villages where Kukis and Meiteis lived close to each other are trying to make sense of the violence that erupted on 3 May, which left around 60 people dead.

Tripartite ceasefire pact to settle Kuki issues operational, says security adviser to Manipur CM

In a cabinet meeting in March, Biren Singh govt had 'decided to pull out' of agreement signed between Union govt, state and tribal insurgent groups to initiate political dialogue.

Will Citizenship Bill create havoc in northeast rife with ethnic violence for decades?

The Union cabinet Wednesday cleared the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

On Camera

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.