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Hafta 524: Modi meets Trump, Delhi election results, UGC’s new guidelines

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan are joined by The Caravan’s Hartosh Singh Bal and Delhi University professor Tanvir Aeijaz. 

Newslaundry · Feb 15, 2025

A CM resigns, a journalist is abducted: The ‘war of narratives’ in Manipur

On February 9, Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh handed in his resignation to the governor of the state. A little over a day later, 20 armed men barged into the home of a senior journalist in Imphal, abducted him, and held him captive.

Newslaundry · Feb 14, 2025

President's rule imposed in Manipur

Breaking News coming in from Manipur where President's rule has been imposed following 21 months of violence. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 13, 2025

Gunmen fire ‘10 rounds’ at home of Biren Singh critic in Imphal

The house of Yambem Laba, a journalist with The Statesman and long-time critic of Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh, was shot at by unidentified assailants at Uripok Yambem Leikai in Imphal West in the early hours of Wednesday.  Laba, who was unhurt, subsequently filed a police complaint with the Imphal…

Newslaundry · Sep 11, 2024

‘Need political solution from centre’: Editorials on Manipur violence

A fresh wave of violence has killed at least 10 people in strife-torn Manipur since September 6.

Newslaundry · Sep 10, 2024

Army Chief Gen Dwivedi In Manipur: 'Main aim to ensure trust in state'

"My main aim to come here was to review the security situation as of today in Manipur...", said Gen Dwivedi. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 24, 2024

Journalists to boycott Manipur police for 48 hours after TV reporter ‘assaulted’ by cop

Journalists in the valley region of Manipur have decided not to cover the state police for the next 48 hours in protest against an alleged assault on a TV journalist by a sub-inspector on Thursday afternoon. 

Newslaundry · Aug 2, 2024

Month after his security cover removed, Manipur editor’s house targeted

Multiple shots were fired at the residence of Khoirom Loyalakpa, the editor of Manipur daily Naharolgi Thoudang, in Imphal East district in the early hours of Tuesday.

Newslaundry · Jul 17, 2024

‘No choice’: India’s Manipuris cannot go back a year after fleeing violence

In cities across India, internal refugees struggle to rebuild lives as death and devastation still haunt.

Al Jazeera · May 4, 2024

Centre removed free movement regime along India-Myanmar border to thwart conspiracy to change Manipur’s demography, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Narendra Modi-led government had ended the Free Movement Regime along the 1,600 km India-Myanmar border to thwart a “conspiracy” to change the demography of Manipur

The Hindu · Apr 15, 2024