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Fresh violence in Manipur leaves 2 dead, home dept says drones used in attack

Such act of terrorising unarmed villagers is viewed very seriously when the State is putting all possible efforts towards bringing normalcy and peace, adds govt.

Books are Manipur’s new battlefield. Kukis & Meiteis fighting for their truths

The story of the Manipur conflict is being captured in a sudden flood of new literature. At least eight books have been released between July 2023 and June 2024.

‘Arrests arbitrary’ — Manipur’s Kuki-Zo groups demand release of 5 men, warn of more protests

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Tengnoupal during a 12-hour shutdown called by Kuki Inpi Wednesday. Security official says 'due process was followed'.

Kuki-Zo groups ready for NRC in Manipur, but conditions apply — ‘should be done under SC supervision’

Meitei civil society organisation COCOMI, meanwhile, explains why base year for NRC implementation should be 1951, and not 1961, as suggested by state government.

SC ‘disappointed’ to learn HC denied Kuki man bail, medical treatment citing Manipur ethnic clashes

HC refused man bail in February, saying he could not be taken out of jail as he was a Kuki and it would be hazardous to do so because of prevailing law & order situation in Manipur.

In ‘counter blockade’, Kuki women stop trucks carrying essentials on key Manipur highway

Trucks blocked by Kukis had to be sent back to strife-torn Jiribam. Kuki union claims Meiteis have been blocking highway, stopping essential supplies from reaching them.

How long-decayed insurgent groups are growing across Northeast as Manipur conflict drags on

NIA has charged PLA with receiving military assistance from NSCN-IM. Charges show ethnic warfare, coupled with Myanmar meltdown, can spark off renewal of violence across region.

Two Arambai Tenggol members arrested for ‘abducting, assaulting’ Manipur Police personnel

Crackdown comes a few hours after CM Biren Singh announced that FIR was lodged & necessary action would be taken against those involved in attack that took place Saturday.

Ethnic bitterness, pressure groups & ‘silence’ of parties — factors at play in Outer Manipur LS seat

All candidates in fray are Nagas, with no Kuki in fray following call of influential pressure groups to abstain from contesting. BJP has extended support to NPF nominee.

Manipur commandos lay down arms to protest against ‘attacks on police’, ‘not being given free hand’

Trigger was abduction of additional SP (operations) from outside his home Tuesday evening. Radical Meitei group Arambai Tenggol is suspected to be behind this episode.

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Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.