The Latest Breaking News from Manipur

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud told petitioners that the Supreme Court was not asking the Assam government to nominate the pre-trial judges to look into cases arising out of the CBI’s investigation into the Manipur violence, but the Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta. Issuing a series of…

The Apex Court also said that applications for production of the accused, judicial custody and other proceedings in connection with the investigation are allowed to be conducted in online mode. Read further on Dynamite News:

It’s been months since the first wave of violence gripped Manipur, leaving behind many crucial questions. Why did it spiral into a civil war? Was the official response too little, or too late, or both? And what lies ahead for the people of the northeastern state?

SC asks Gauhati HC Chief Justice to nominate trial court judges to hear pre-trial proceedings in Manipur violence-related cases.

Samrat Choudhury's book maps Northeast India's long journey from isolation to integration, highlighting unresolved issues like autonomy and independent states. Colonial records provide insight into the region's history, while Christianity's quick pick-up and slavery's prevalence are discussed. The author explains why some creative problem-solving is required to sort out festering…

The Hindu’s Telangana Spotlight: 30 IT employees duped, scam worth $10K/day uncovered in Hyderabad. Police raid uncovers 115 CPUs, 7 laptops, 94 monitors, 4 routers, 120 mobiles, ₹2.55 lakh in cash. Employees from Gujarat, Assam, Delhi, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. Victims duped via VOIP calls.

In an interview with The Hindu, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said that he has spoken to the Meitei civil society groups and will ensure that Kuki-Zo MLAs are not harmed. The tribal MLAs are likely to skip the Assembly Session due to security concerns.

CBI records statements of Manipur sexual assault victims; 27 cases registered; 80 officials, personnel roped in; statements recorded under Section 164 of CrPC; medical reports of victims being collected; Union Home Minister appealed to Meitei, Kuki communities to abjure violence and have dialogue.

Manipur CM N. Biren Singh to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday ahead of the State Assembly session on August 29.

The BJP did not want any NDA coalition MPs from the Northeast to speak on the Manipur crisis during the no-confidence motion debate in the Parliament, said Lorho S Pfoze, Member of Parliament from Outer Manipur and leader of the BJP-led NDA alliance partner Naga People’s Front. The politician said…

In Manipur, the refusal of civil society representatives to rise above their ethnic differences and the lack of accountability of the State government are the main factors