Locals gather near Kuki-Zo community’s houses which were burnt down by miscreants in the violence-hit Manipur. File | Photo Credit: PTI CBI forms 53-member team to probe Manipur violence cases The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has constituted a team comprising 53 officials to probe multiple cases related to the incidents of violence in Manipur. … Read more
The Manipur government has sought a compliance report from all departments. File | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Manipur officials told to quit social media groups Amid reports that bureaucracy and the police are split on ethnic lines in Manipur, the State government has asked officials to quit formal and informal groups on social media … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with President Joe Biden and American and Indian business leaders in the East Room of the White House on June 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP India-U.S. partnership is of conviction, shared commitments, compassion: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the India-U.S. partnership is not … Read more
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout Manipur relief camps | From one eruption to another, day and night spread equal dread The yu, a popular rice wine, has not been brewing at Sekmai, dry Manipur’s favourite watering hole north of the State’s capital Imphal on National Highway 2. What’s been … Read more
Locals gather after the Coromandel Express derails after hitting a goods train near Bahanaga station in Balasore on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Odisha train accident | 233 people killed, over 900 injured in Odisha triple train crash The accident took place at around 7 p.m. when two coaches of 12864 (SMVB-HWH) Yashwantpur-Howrah Express derailed near Bahanaga … Read more
Sedition law can be retained but with safeguards: Law Commission The Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code dealing with sedition needs to be retained but certain amendments could be made for greater clarity regarding its usage, the 22nd Law Commission has said in its report to the government. The commission said sedition being a … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters gathered outside his residence following his victory in Turkish Presidential election at Kisikli district in Istanbul. | Photo Credit: AFP Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins historic Turkey runoff vote The head of Turkey’s election commission on May 28 declared President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the winner of a historic runoff vote that will extend … Read more
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das speaks to the media on the withdrawal of ₹2000 currency notes by RBI, in New Delhi on May 22. | Photo Credit: ANI Kilo-class submarine INS Sindhuratna reaches India after major refit in Russia The Navy’s Kilo-class submarine INS Sindhuratna which underwent a major upgrade in Russia reached Mumbai … Read more
File photo of Bhutan’s fifth King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Karnataka ‘cow vigilante’ shot to fame with Facebook Live videos on attacks on minorities A murder case was registered late on Saturday night against a group of self-styled cow vigilantes, who allegedly tortured and killed the 39-year-old assistant driver of a van … Read more
Gujarat Titans batters Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan celebrate after winning the IPL 2023 cricket match against Chennai Super Kings, at Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad on March 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India registers highest proportional increase of new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia: WHO The highest proportional increase of new COVID cases … Read more