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21 Manipur MLAs write to PM Modi, Shah seeking restoration of ‘popular government’

The union home ministry and the Prime Minister’s office received the letters on Tuesday, copies of which HT has seen

Expressing concern over the growing unrest, the letter further read, “There is a strong apprehension among the public that violence may reoccur.” (File photo)

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Published on Apr 30, 2025 11:35 AM IST

ByThomas Ngangom

Morning brief: Gunfights and arson amid unrest in Manipur; and more

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Manipur police commandos stand guard along the Imphal-Moirang road amid militant activity (AFP)

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Published on Nov 14, 2024 09:01 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Fresh gunfights, arson in Manipur amid shutdown

Gunfights, arson, and a shutdown rocked Manipur on Wednesday as it continued to grapple with a fresh wave of unrest.

The fresh wave of violence, which began after an attack on a tribal village in Jiribam on Thursday, has renewed security concerns in a region that has been in the grip of violence for close to 18 months. (AFP)

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Updated on Nov 14, 2024 05:01 AM IST

ByThomas Ngangom, Imphal

Assam Police on high alert along Indo-Bangla border: DGP

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Updated on Aug 10, 2024 09:39 PM IST

PTI |

UK on alert for more unrest even after anti-racism campaigners defy far right

British authorities have said that further unrest is possible even after police and anti-racism campaigners managed to push back a wave of far right violence

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Published on Aug 09, 2024 07:53 AM IST

PTI |

Hindu homes, temples ‘targeted and looted’ in Bangladesh after Hasina ouster

A minority group in Bangladesh claimed that Hindu houses, temples and businesses are being targeted after the ouster of PM Sheikh Hasina.

Smoke billows near burnt Awami League party office as anti-government protestors set fire in Dhaka on August 6, 2024, after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)(AFP)

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Published on Aug 06, 2024 09:02 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Attempt by Opposition to create unrest in the country: PM Modi on fake videos

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while referring to fake videos made through artificial intelligence (AI) termed the latest developments “worrisome”.

Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) during a campaign rally for Lok Sabha polls, in Pune, Monday. (PTI)

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Updated on Apr 30, 2024 06:45 AM IST

ByYogesh Joshi

Sandeshkhali unrest: Villagers thrash TMC leader as agitation intensifies

Ajit Maity, who is an MLA from Paschim Medinipur's Pingla assembly constituency, claimed that the protesters were making false allegations about him.

Protesters thrash TMC leader Ajit Maity.(ANI)

india news

Updated on Feb 24, 2024 02:02 AM IST

ByShobhit Gupta

‘Mamata did not meet us’: Sandeshkhali women say ‘risky to live’ in village

Women accused state chief minister Mamata Banerjee for neglecting their pain and suffering and speaking on behalf of those who attacked their dignity.

People hold a banner during a protest march against Sandeshkhali case, in Kolkata.(PTI)

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Published on Feb 19, 2024 05:22 PM IST

ByShobhit Gupta

India’s move to fence Myanmar border good for region: Bangladesh minister

Hasan Mahmud said a range of issues, including security cooperation and Rohingya refugees figured at his meetings with S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval

VIA @DrHasanMahmud62: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Bangladesh foreign minister Hasan Mahmud during a meeting, in New Delhi. (PTI)

india news

Updated on Feb 08, 2024 04:14 PM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar

Morning briefing: Union minister warns unrest on Maratha quota

A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.

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Published on Jan 29, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

1 dead, at least 6 injured in post-election unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros

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Updated on Jan 19, 2024 08:54 AM IST

AP |

BJP MP Hegde booked over remark on Bhatkal mosque

The police have registered the case under Section 153(A) (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence) of IPC

Despite the backlash, MP Anant Kumar Hegde said that such protests would not deter the Hindu community from pursuing what they deem as just (HT)

india news

Updated on Jan 15, 2024 07:24 AM IST

ByArun Dev, Bengaluru

Why does Maharashtra not have a single elected municipal body?

As the state heads to assembly and Lok Sabha elections this year, all of its 27 corporations are being run by administrators. Here's why

The elected term of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the richest among all, came to a close in February 2022(HT File)

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Published on Jan 04, 2024 08:30 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Organic produce worth ₹100 crore damaged due to Manipur crisis: Official

MOMO project director Dr K Devdutta Sharma said the ongoing situation in Manipur has severely hit production and marketing of organic products

MOMA operates under the state’s horticulture department to promote organic farming in the state and seeks to expand chemical-free organic zones in Manipur. (Photo/MOMA)

india news

Updated on Aug 22, 2023 10:01 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Had no option but to sack Nazir Ahmed , says Ladakh BJP chief

74-year-old Nazir Ahmed was expelled from the party post and primary membership of the BJP on Wednesday after his son eloped with a Buddhist woman

Nazir Ahmed has already clarified that his son Manzoor Ahmed went against the family and married the girl. He said his expulsion was a grave injustice with him. (HT)

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Updated on Aug 19, 2023 01:25 AM IST

ByRavi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu

‘Mere samajh se pare…': Harbhajan Singh wonders about logjam in Parl amid ruckus

As a Rajya Sabha MP from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Singh came to attend the ongoing monsoon session

AAP MP Harbhajan Singh at Parliament House complex during the Monsoon session(PTI)

india news

Published on Jul 28, 2023 08:49 AM IST

BySnehashish Roy

High-decibel unrest in Rajya Sabha: Jaishankar ‘upset’ over Opposition's conduct

During the speech, sloganeering by the Opposition somewhat superseded what the Union minister was saying.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar speaks in the Rajya Sabha.(PTI)

india news

Updated on Jul 27, 2023 02:03 PM IST

BySnehashish Roy

Manipur governor appeals to restore ‘peaceful atmosphere’ in state

Manipur had been witnessing ethnic violent clashes since the first week of May, in which at least 115 people have so far been killed and over 50,000 people displaced besides burning many villages. The clashes erupted between two major tribal communities in the state, Kuki and Meitei

Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey (Twitter/@RajBhavManipur)

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Updated on Jul 02, 2023 05:04 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

‘World knows…’: Manipur CM Biren Singh explains ‘deep-rooted’ cause of unrest

The Manipur CM takes jibe at Congress for ‘sowing seeds of poisonous fruits that we are having today’.

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh(ANI)

india news

Updated on Jul 01, 2023 09:35 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

UK warns nationals going to France of travel disruption amid unrest

"There may be disruptions to road travel & local transport provision may be reduced," British government's foreign office said in travel advice posted online.

A photo shows cars burning in the street at the end of a commemoration march for a teenage driver shot dead by a policeman, in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre, on June 29, 2023. (AFP)

world news

Published on Jun 30, 2023 06:21 PM IST

Reuters |

France: 150 arrests in overnight unrest after teenager killed by police

President Emmanuel Macron has convened a cabinet crisis meeting for Thursday to discuss the matter, his office said.

A man walks past a bonfire in a residential area during clashes in Toulouse, southwestern France. (AFP)

world news

Published on Jun 29, 2023 12:22 PM IST

Reuters |

Barsu oil refinery: Villagers meet Pawar in city, NCP chief dials CM

The delegation – led by Satyajeet Chavan – complained about the state government’s high-handedness against the protestors and said that their concerns and demands are not considered.

Barsu and nearby villages in Ratnagiri district on Tuesday witnessed stringent police action against local protestors opposing a soil survey for an oil refinery project. The police detained more than a hundred women who were lying down on the roads to stop the entry of vehicles carrying survey equipment into the village. The conflict between the locals and the government has snowballed into a political controversy, with the opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) supporting the protests and demanding that the survey be stopped immediately. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on May 01, 2023 12:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Sunrays: Being begins here and now

We often ask young children, “What would you like to become when you grow up?” Here too, the focus is on the future. However, if a child is a good student at present, that is enough to set the tone for a bright future

Ever wondered why the suffix ‘being’ is added to the word human? We never say bird being or animal being. Why? Is it a reminder that humans need to dwell on ‘being’? Most of us concentrate on doing, having, becoming … but do we think about ‘being’? (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Apr 30, 2023 12:50 AM IST

ByPriya S Tandon

In Kashmir, a story of women empowerment

Nighat Shafi Pandit, chairperson of HELP, has doggedly worked in the state for years, providing help to women who have suffered in the conflict.

Nighat Shafi Pandit of the HELP Foundation. (Photo credit: wikipeacewomen.org/)

opinion

Published on Apr 29, 2023 08:48 PM IST

ByLalita Panicker

Second Friday after Atiq-Ashraf murder: Prayagraj peaceful, cops on alert in old city areas

RAF, PAC and police personnel were deployed in Chakia, Kasari Masari, Rajruppur, Jhalwa, Khuldabad, Kareli and other localities since Friday morning. Police officials said Friday prayers concluded peacefully and no incident of unrest was reported from anywhere.

Security in place in old city areas of Prayagraj on Friday. (HT)

cities

Updated on Apr 28, 2023 09:57 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Prayagraj

Malwani riots: Court grants pre-arrest bail to builder Jamil Merchant

Merchant had, however, claimed that police officers had asked him for help to calm the miscreants as he stays in the locality. “After I helped the police, they even thanked me, but to my surprise, I was named as one of the accused,” Merchant had claimed

cities

Updated on Apr 25, 2023 12:35 AM IST

ByMegha Sood

2 more AAP councillors in Surat join BJP

AAP replaced Congress as the main opposition party in the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) with 27 councillors after the elections in 2021

Kanu Gedia joined the BJP at a function on Friday where he and Alpesh Patel were welcomed with saffron scarfs and caps.

india news

Updated on Apr 21, 2023 10:38 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Home ministry keeps a watch on situation in UP after Atiq killing

The ministry of home affairs is keeping an eye on law and order-related developments in Uttar Pradesh after the murders of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf by three assailants on Saturday, people familiar with the development said on Monday.

Police personnel deployed outside the Kasari Masari office of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad. (PTI)

india news

Updated on Apr 18, 2023 12:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

Two bodies found in violence-hit C’garh village

The clashes, police said, erupted after a fight between school children. Three policemen were also injured in the violence.

Twelve people have been arrested so far in connection with last week’s violence. (Representative photo)

india news

Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:53 AM IST

ByRitesh Mishra, Biranpur (bemetara)

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Latest from unrest

The union home ministry and the Prime Minister’s office received the letters on Tuesday, copies of which HT has seen

A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items that you should check out

Gunfights, arson, and a shutdown rocked Manipur on Wednesday as it continued to grapple with a fresh wave of unrest.

Assam Police on high alert along Indo-Bangla border: DGP

British authorities have said that further unrest is possible even after police and anti-racism campaigners managed to push back a wave of far right violence

A minority group in Bangladesh claimed that Hindu houses, temples and businesses are being targeted after the ouster of PM Sheikh Hasina.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while referring to fake videos made through artificial intelligence (AI) termed the latest developments “worrisome”.

Ajit Maity, who is an MLA from Paschim Medinipur's Pingla assembly constituency, claimed that the protesters were making false allegations about him.

Women accused state chief minister Mamata Banerjee for neglecting their pain and suffering and speaking on behalf of those who attacked their dignity.

Hasan Mahmud said a range of issues, including security cooperation and Rohingya refugees figured at his meetings with S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval

A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.

1 dead, at least 6 injured in post-election unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros

The police have registered the case under Section 153(A) (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence) of IPC

As the state heads to assembly and Lok Sabha elections this year, all of its 27 corporations are being run by administrators. Here's why

MOMO project director Dr K Devdutta Sharma said the ongoing situation in Manipur has severely hit production and marketing of organic products

74-year-old Nazir Ahmed was expelled from the party post and primary membership of the BJP on Wednesday after his son eloped with a Buddhist woman

As a Rajya Sabha MP from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Singh came to attend the ongoing monsoon session

During the speech, sloganeering by the Opposition somewhat superseded what the Union minister was saying.

Manipur had been witnessing ethnic violent clashes since the first week of May, in which at least 115 people have so far been killed and over 50,000 people displaced besides burning many villages. The clashes erupted between two major tribal communities in the state, Kuki and Meitei

The Manipur CM takes jibe at Congress for ‘sowing seeds of poisonous fruits that we are having today’.

"There may be disruptions to road travel & local transport provision may be reduced," British government's foreign office said in travel advice posted online.

President Emmanuel Macron has convened a cabinet crisis meeting for Thursday to discuss the matter, his office said.

The delegation – led by Satyajeet Chavan – complained about the state government’s high-handedness against the protestors and said that their concerns and demands are not considered.

We often ask young children, “What would you like to become when you grow up?” Here too, the focus is on the future. However, if a child is a good student at present, that is enough to set the tone for a bright future

Nighat Shafi Pandit, chairperson of HELP, has doggedly worked in the state for years, providing help to women who have suffered in the conflict.

RAF, PAC and police personnel were deployed in Chakia, Kasari Masari, Rajruppur, Jhalwa, Khuldabad, Kareli and other localities since Friday morning. Police officials said Friday prayers concluded peacefully and no incident of unrest was reported from anywhere.

Merchant had, however, claimed that police officers had asked him for help to calm the miscreants as he stays in the locality. “After I helped the police, they even thanked me, but to my surprise, I was named as one of the accused,” Merchant had claimed

AAP replaced Congress as the main opposition party in the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) with 27 councillors after the elections in 2021

The ministry of home affairs is keeping an eye on law and order-related developments in Uttar Pradesh after the murders of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf by three assailants on Saturday, people familiar with the development said on Monday.

The clashes, police said, erupted after a fight between school children. Three policemen were also injured in the violence.

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