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The Manipur government plans to convene the Legislative Assembly on July 31, following recent violence between the Meitei and Kuki-Zomi communities. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum has raised concerns over alleged bias by security forces and ca...

Unidentified assailants fatally shot a young man in Meijao Mamang Leikai, Wangoi police station area, Imphal West district. The victim was found with a gunshot wound to the back of his head. Meanwhile, a mob stopped and set ablaze a bus carrying CRP...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will review the security situation in Manipur regarding the ongoing ethnic violence. Senior officials from central and state governments will attend the meeting. Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey recently discussed the si...

Tension rises in Jiribam, Manipur after the beheading of Soibam Saratkumar. The incident occurred in the Jairolpokpi area, bordering Tamenglong District.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, calling them a "talabaaz sarkar" for closing the staff selection commission and accused them of planning to lock the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Speaking at a rally in N...

Social activist Ajit Prasad Mahato, a prominent figure in the Kurmi movement, is campaigning in the villages of Purulia constituency in the Junglemahal region for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He is known for advocating for the ST status of the ...

The Congress accuses the Modi government of neglecting Ladakh, alleging mistreatment and lack of representation. Jairam Ramesh highlights ongoing protests over land and water rights, criticizing the government's silence and downgrading Ladakh to a U...

Conflict in South Asia in 2023 saw 69,000 displacements, primarily by the Manipur violence during the Tribal Solidarity March, sparking ethnic clashes and land disputes among the Meitei and Kuki communities.

Political analyst Debashis Ghorai, professor at Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, said with most of the political parties fielding Kurmi candidates, there is a chance of a split in Kurmi votes, which could make things tough for the TMC candidate.

In Manipur's troubled times, Meitei-Kuki couples face separation and uncertainty. Ethnic clashes have forced many couples to live apart, with one spouse in the valley and the other in the hills. Mothers see their children once a month, and fathers l...

The Congress has also promised to implement reservation of 10 per cent in jobs and educational institutions for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) for all castes and communities without discrimination.

India's External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, has expressed his deep concern for the situation in Manipur, a northeastern state, following escalating violence between the Meiteis and Kuki communities since May 3, 2023. The violence occurred after...

Parliament passed a bill to include two groups, namely Gadda Brahmin, and Koli, in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Jammu and Kashmir. The approval was granted to the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024, ext...

Parliament passes bills amending Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024, adds three groups in Andhra Pradesh and four in Odisha. The Constitution (Sc...

The administration snapped the internet services in Rajouri-Poonch range on Wednesday to scuttle any possibility of protests and mobilisation within the community through social media. The officials didn’t allow former J&K chief minister Omar Abdull...

The top court is hearing references to revisit a five-judge constitution bench judgement of 2004 in the case of 'EV Chinnaiah vs. State of Andhra Pradesh' in which it was held that SCs and STs are homogenous groups and hence, states cannot further s...

The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum warned that any further attempts by Biren Singh to use the state machinery to target the Kuki-Zo community will only escalate the conflict, which will ultimately be detrimental to him and the state.

The Bihar assembly passed bills to increase reservation for 'deprived castes' in state government jobs and educational institutions from 50% to 65%, bringing the overall reservation to 75%. The bills received unanimous approval, with the quota for S...

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court, while dismissing a petition to quash a case against a man for allegedly spreading hateful content on a WhatsApp status, has stated people should act with a sense of responsibility while communicating someth...