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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicManipur clashes

Topic: Manipur clashes

‘Transnational conspiracy’: NIA arrests Manipur man in connection with ethnic violence

Agency claims Myanmar & Bangladesh-based militants conspired with militant leaders in India to indulge violence with intent to divide ethnic groups, wage war against govt of India.

‘We were just students, unarmed’ — how ‘peaceful’ protest over Manipur teens’ deaths turned bloody

Student being treated in Imphal hospital claims forces used pellet guns, tear gas on unarmed students. Protest has triggered fresh violence in state.

Who is Rakesh Balwal? IPS officer rushed to Manipur from Kashmir cracked Pulwama case 

Balwal is a 2012-batch officer of the Manipur cadre who was transferred to AGMUT for three years in 2021, after the policy for the inter-cadre transfer of officers was relaxed. 

Civilian trucks being painted in our colour & force insignia, Assam Rifles alerts Manipur Police

Old Tata 407 trucks 'being converted to resemble those of Assam Rifles' with help of valley-based insurgents to tarnish image of force or for anti-national activities, it says.

‘Ex insurgent, pork seller, rehab caretaker’— 5 men whose arrest triggered fresh violence in Imphal

The men, who were 'caught red-handed walking with police weapons in uniform', received bail Friday. Police officers say both Meiteis & Kukis using 'former insurgents' to train them in arms.

Imphal mob ‘vandalises property, attempts to set police homes on fire over arrest of armed Meiteis’

Police say tensions escalated after security personnel lobbed teargas shells & used lathicharge to disperse crowd. The 5 Meiteis were allegedly caught posing as police.

U-16 football captain dreamt of ‘hero’s welcome’ in Manipur after SAFF win. Stuck in relief camp instead

Ngamgouhou Mate, 14, says his family was forced to flee their village after it was attacked while he was away for the tournament. He hasn’t been able to see them since his return.

‘Gunfights, extortion’— Manipur’s ethnic conflict revives insurgent groups, AFSPA debate heats up

Fatalities related to insurgency have seen a surge in Manipur this year, shows data from the Institute for Conflict Management. Extortion by rebel groups is also said to be on the rise.

‘Govt can resolve crisis, if it wants’: Meitei & Kuki civil society groups’ message for CM Biren Singh

Civil society groups representing the 2 communities have slammed N Biren Singh for pointing to existence of ‘too many’ such organisations in state, functioning ‘without common aspiration’.

FIR against Editors’ Guild members over Manipur report, PCI slams ‘strong arm tactic’ of Biren govt

In Imphal, CM accused members of the Editors' Guild of trying to create more clashes. Leadership of state had become partisan during the conflict, a fact-finding team had found.

On Camera

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.