Extending AFSPA won't solve Manipur crisis: Irom Sharmila

A day after AFSPA was extended in most parts of Manipur, rights activist Irom Sharmila said the "oppressive law" was not a solution to the conflict in the state. IMAGE: Police and Paramilitary......

Strip-parade inhuman, disturbing; PM must intervene for peace: Irom Sharmila

Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila on Sunday described the incident of strip-and-parade of two tribal women as "inhuman" and "very disturbing" and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately......

'Identity politics responsible for Manipur situation'

'The State uses identity politics as part of divide and rule; the militant groups too use identity politics and civil society groups are also divided along ethnic groups.' IMAGE: Security......

Manipur: Not A Time To Burn Bridges

The present happenings in Manipur are the wages of continued neglect, and not so benign at that, of a vital region and its people. Had we lavished on the North East even a fraction of the care and......

'She is like a lioness in the ring'

'She has not forgotten where she comes from.' 'It is unfortunate that we do not celebrate her boxing career, but she says she has learned to be happy.' 'All the rejections have given her......