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Topic: Manipur

Centre & state govt working to restore peace in Manipur: PM Modi in his I-Day address

In his address, the Prime Minister appealed for peace in Manipur, emphasising that people across the country stand with the Northeastern state.

Why Manipur Police accused Assam Rifles of assisting ‘Kuki militants escape’

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

PM ‘shamelessly laughing’ while Manipur burns — Rahul Gandhi hits out at Modi

Criticising PM's Parliament speech, Rahul alleges Modi 'wants' Manipur to burn, says there are 'tools' in hands of Indian government to stop it if desired.

‘Every state officer who colluded with rioters must be held accountable’ — SC order on Manipur

Bench led by CJI said lapses in investigative process do not bode well for state, asserted that victims of the violence 'must receive remedial measures irrespective of their community'.

‘Poverty of imagination’: Modi blasts Congress, INDIA bloc as govt defeats no-confidence motion

In his over 2-hour-long speech, Modi virtually set the tone for BJP's campaign for the 2024 LS polls. Motion was defeated by voice vote soon after opposition MPs exited from Lok Sabha.

SubscriberWrites: Not just Manipur, entire north-east needs a well-knit programme for peace and prosperity

The criminality that has been perpetrated on Kuki women in Manipur was the result of ‘fake’ news that similar things had been done on Meiteis.

SubscriberWrites: Manipur Violence: What is the root cause?

The Manipur violence which was unfortunate and should be highly condemned started with a fake video of the corpse of a Meitei woman who was allegedly murdered by Kuki men.

Manipur has declared no-confidence in MHA. FIR against Assam Rifles, disarmed IR Battalion

For the first time in independent India, an entire armoury was looted by an unarmed and unnamed mob in Manipur. Nagaland, Punjab and Kashmir didn’t manage that.

Manipur CM ‘is cooperating’ — Amit Shah rules out removing Biren Singh from post

Accusing Oppn of playing politics over Manipur, Shah questions why video of 2 Manipuri women being paraded naked leaked on social media just a day before monsoon session started.

BJP sees red over Rahul’s ‘flying kiss’, Congress slams ‘tactic to divert attention from Manipur’

Women BJP MPs write to Lok Sabha Speaker demanding action against newly-reinstated Wayanad MP for 'indecent behaviour and inappropriate gesture' towards Smriti Irani and other BJP MPs.

On Camera

How Saba Azad became the accidental voice of Bengal’s language protests

Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.