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Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh speaking during the function to commemorate Athuan Abonmai in Imphal. (DC/AA)

A year after peace activist's murder in Manipur, remembrance held for...

The victim was Athuan Abonmai, a popular figure from Zeliangrong community and the former president of apex Zeliangrong...

25 Sept 2022 2:22 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the inauguration of a 122 feet Marjing polo statue, at the Marjing Polo Complex in Imphal. Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh is also seen. (Photo PTI)

BJP freed Manipur from terrorism, bandhs: Amit Shah

Shah said the BJP-led government at the Centre has invested Rs 3.45 lakh crore in the Northeast in less than eight years

7 Jan 2023 7:04 AM IST

Imphal: Vehicles in flames after violence broke out during the Tribal Solidarity March called by All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM), in Imphal, Thursday, May 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Pradip Phanjoubam | Heal Manipur ethnic rifts, or tinderbox may...

The undercurrents of tension are still palpable, considering that there are still an estimated 45,000 displaced people

22 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

Imphal: Vehicles in flames after violence broke out during the Tribal Solidarity March called by All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM), in Imphal, Thursday, May 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Shutting down Internet: Govts need to do...

This is a worrying trend and one we ignore at great risk

13 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

Imphal: Vehicles in flames after violence broke out during the Tribal Solidarity March called by All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM), in Imphal, Thursday, May 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Monideepa Banerjie | Manipur smoke signals were ignored by Delhi

Such was the scale of the violence that 24 hours or so later, the Centre felt it must step in

8 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

Imphal: Vehicles in flames after violence broke out during the Tribal Solidarity March called by All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM), in Imphal, Thursday, May 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Douse Manipur tribals' anger, or N-E may burn

Thousands have been rendered homeless in the mayhem and have had to be moved by the Army to less risky locations

6 May 2023 12:15 AM IST

The Army and Assam Rifles were deployed to control the situation in Manipur where violence broke out during a tribal agitation (Twitter/@MangteC)

AA Edit | Manipur crisis worsening, Centre cannot duck issue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems stubbornly silent on the volatile situation in the northeastern state

27 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

People in large numbers take part in a torchlight vigil in response to the ongoing violence in Manipur, in Bishnupur, Manipur, (PTI)

Pradip Phanjoubam | Shared destiny challenge for Kukis, Nagas, Meiteis

The mayhem has claimed over 120 lives and an estimated 45,000 people are now living in community-run relief camps.

21 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses BJP workers during celebrations after the partys performance in Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya Assembly polls, at the BJP HQ in New Delhi, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

Aakar Patel | Inaction is also a form of action': Does Modi follow the...

Manipur has been in flames since May 3, meaning for 45 days. The Prime Minister has done little about it.

20 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

The government must realise that the country earned global notoriety by imposing Internet shutdown 84 times in 2022, the highest for a nation. (Representational Image)

AA Edit | Manipur's Net shutdown is excessive and uncalled for

The SC had in 2020 ruled that indefinite shutdown of Internet is curtailment of fundamental rights, an abuse of power...

7 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a press conference, in Imphal, Manipur, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Shah sends right signals; Manipur probe welcome

What is still unclear is what kind of political steps are being envisaged by the Centre

2 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

Children displaced due to ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur at an exclusive relief camp for children whose parents are guarding their villages, at Lamsang in Imphal West district, Tuesday. (Image: PTI)

AA EDIT | Act Before Manipur Fire Engulfs All of Northeast

The idea of unity in diversity is not a dream; it's the bedrock on which the Indian nation state has been built and...

26 July 2023 12:00 AM IST