The Budget session of Parliament, which witnessed marathon debates in both the Houses during the consideration and passage of the contentious Waqf Amendment Bill amid an intense showdown between the ruling BJP-led NDA and the Opposition INDIA bloc, ended Friday on a stormy note, with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chiding former Congress president and … Read more
Manipur’s Meitei Group Firearm Surrender: On Thursday, the last day of the deadline Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla set for surrendering weapons looted from the state’s armouries during the conflict, Imphal saw an unusual procession – a stream of vehicles of the radical armed group Arambai Tenggol packed with guns of varying sizes. The group … Read more
The Arambai Tenggol, a key Meitei group in Manipur, on Thursday voluntarily surrendered as many as 246 weapons to security forces as the official deadline to return arms and ammunition set by Governor Ajay Bhalla is set to end today. According to an official police press note, a total of 307 weapons were surrendered across … Read more
Four days after N Biren Singh resigned as Chief Minister, the Centre Thursday announced that President’s rule had been imposed in Manipur and the state assembly placed under suspended animation. This closes a chapter and opens another in the state roiled by ethnic violence since May 2023. President Droupadi Murmu’s decision, announced hours after the … Read more