India imposes direct rule on its restive Manipur state
New Delhi, India Reuters The Indian Federal Government took over direct control of the restive northeastern state of Manipur on Thursday after the region’s chief minister resigned amid ethnic violence that has killed at least 250 people over two years and displaced thousands. One of India’s smallest states, Manipur has seen intense clashes between its […]
Internet cut during protests in India’s violence-hit Manipur state
Guwahati, India Reuters Authorities in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur suspended internet and mobile services and imposed an indefinite curfew on Saturday in areas where protesters were besieging politicians’ homes over deadly inter-ethnic violence. In the latest deaths, security forces found three bodies believed to be members of the majority Meitei community in a […]
Gunmen open fire on villagers in India’s Manipur, three killed
Guwahati, India Reuters At least three people were killed and five seriously injured when gunmen in camouflage fatigues opened fire on villagers in India’s restive northeastern state of Manipur, officials said on Tuesday, as sporadic violence continued in the region. At least 180 people have died since fierce fighting broke out between members of the […]
Indian protesters try to storm home of Manipur chief minister
Guwahati/New Delhi, India Reuters At least 10 people were injured on Thursday when Indian security officials used tear gas and batons to disperse protesters trying to storm the home of the chief minister of Manipur state, defying a curfew, a senior police officer said. Another police official said the situation was “extremely tense” after armed […]
India’s Modi says peace returning to strife-torn Manipur
New Delhi, India Reuters Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday peace was returning to the strife-torn north-eastern state of Manipur where at least 180 people have been killed and tens of thousands forced from their homes in sectarian clashes since May. The Federal Government has deployed security forces to the hilly state bordering Myanmar governed […]
“One body in Christ”: How India’s religious violence is becoming a problem for American politicians
US politicians are under increasing pressure to account for their courtship of Indian Prime Minister Modi, the leader of a strategically important ally and the world’s largest democracy. RICHA KARMARKAR reports for Religion News Service…
India’s Modi government faces no-confidence vote over ethnic clashes
New Delhi, India Reuters India’s parliament on Wednesday authorised a no-confidence vote against Narendra Modi’s government by an alliance of opposition parties, to force the prime minister to address in detail concerns about ethnic clashes in a northeastern state. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has a clear majority of 301 members in the 542-seat lower house […]
Essay: The abuse of Christian women in Manipur tells a tragic story of the new India
Archbishop JOSEPH D’SOUZA, Archbishop of the Anglican Good Shepherd Church of India, president of the All India Christian Council, and founder of Dignity Freedom Network, says – in an article first published on Religion News Service, that Indian authorities are ignoring attacks by radicalised Hindus on Christians…
Indian women set fire to house of suspect as Manipur sex assault case triggers outrage
New Delhi, India Reuters Women in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur attacked the house of the main suspect in a sexual assault case that has enraged the nation, state police said on Friday. The person had allegedly dragged two tribal women onto the streets in May and incited a mob to rape and parade them […]
India’s Modi promises tough action over ‘shameful’ Manipur sexual assault allegations
New Delhi, India Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the alleged sexual assault of women in Manipur state as “shameful” and promised tough action in his first comments on ethnic clashes in the remote north-east which have killed at least 125 people. The clashes began in early May and much of the violence […]