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Manipur: 2 missing Kukis found dead hours after assurance to find them sealed deal that freed hostages

Security tightened as tensions flare in Manipur. This comes hours after Kuki volunteers allegedly took 20 people captive in Ukhrul, retaliating to an 'unprovoked firing incident'.

20 including Army jawan ‘taken hostage by Kuki group’ in Manipur. CM Khemchand appeals for release

The jawan was on leave and passing by when the incident happened. Manipur Police termed the episode a 'clash' between the two communities, the Kukis and the Nagas, and also said it will be resolved soon.

Being a northeastern in Delhi—casual racism, everyday profiling and violence

A recent attack on a woman lawyer from Manipur in a south Delhi park has once again pushed the question of racism against people from the Northeast into the public view.

Justice Lamba resigns as chairman of three-member panel looking into Manipur violence

Center has appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan in Justice Lamba’s place.

Boong director has a spine of steel. Her BAFTA speech exposed Manipur’s truth to the world

Salim Khan’s doctor had no right to speak to media without the family's permission. A few doctors in Mumbai act like major celebrities themselves and love the attention.

Meitei martial art Thang-Ta was banned under British rule. It survived as a performance form

‘For Manipuris, Thang-Ta is not just a martial art—it is mother, father, god,’ said acclaimed Manipuri dancer Priti Patel at the Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi.

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’.

With new Manipur govt in place, Ajit Lal is MHA’s new Northeast adviser. Retd IPS had overseen Naga talks

Lal replaces A.K. Mishra whose term ended last week. Lal will be involved in tripartite talks between Kuki-Zo groups, Centre and Manipur government.

Manipur’s Ukhrul tense after a Naga-Kuki ‘altercation’ leaves trail of mob violence, charred homes

This is the second such incident between Nagas and Kukis in two months. Purported video of incident is on social media, showing armed men setting houses and vehicles on fire.

‘Popular government, public betrayal’—Kuki students in protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar

Kuki-Zo students say they feel 'betrayed' by the three Kuki-Zo legislators who have joined the Manipur’s new government.

On Camera

HBO’s Harry Potter reboot misses the point—magic isn’t meant to be remade

A Harry Potter reboot coming barely a decade and a half after the original films ended risks flattening our emotional history.

Drug regulator calls on Indian pharma to move beyond generics, address dependence on bulk imports

Advice comes at a time when India accounts for a 5th of global generic drug supply & 40% of generics used in US. However, this strength in finished formulations relies on imported ingredients.

India greenlights procurement of 5 more S-400 air defence systems from Russia

In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.