India is a culturally diverse country, and this shows in the innumerable different ways that individuals greet one another in its diverse states. As much as “Namaste” is common knowledge, there exist specific greetings per state that signify local tradition and culture. Besides improving communication, learning these salutations builds an appreciation for the different cultures…
NEW DELHI: A CRPF jawan allegedly shot and killed two of his colleagues and injured eight others before taking his own life at a camp in Manipur on Thursday, news agency PTI reported quoting official sources.The incident occurred around 8.20 pm at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Lamphel, Imphal West district. According…
NEW DELHI: In a scathing critique following the President’s address today, Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Parliament Kalyan Banerjee expressed deep dissatisfaction, asserting that the speech lacked novelty and failed to outline a clear vision for the upcoming year.“It is really funny. If you compare the speech from 2024 and today’s speech, all are equal….
Manipur CM N Biren Singh (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday said only the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could save the state entangled in ethnic violence as it believed in the “idea of living together”.“Only BJP can save Manipur…BJP leaders have a high sense of nationalism and social justice….
Biren Singh (Picture credit: X) NEW DELHI: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Thursday said it would take time to find a permanent solution to the state’s ongoing crisis, as the situation has become fragile. He made the statement during a ceremony in Imphal to commemorate Nupi Lan.He acknowledged the efforts of both the…
Security personnel patrol in a sensitive area of Manipur (PTI photo) The Union home minister will deploy approximately 90 companies which means over 10,000 additional CAPF troops amid the violence and killings in Manipur. While addressing a presser, Kuldiep Singh, security advisor of Manipur government said that a meeting was held with the Army, police,…
NEW DELHI: BJP national president JP Nadda on Friday responded to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s letter to President Droupadi Murmu in connection with Manipur violence.In his letter, Nadda accused Congress of attempting to heighten tensions regarding the Manipur situation.“What is shocking is how repeated attempts are being made by the Congress party to sensationalise the…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday postponed the upcoming bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Punjab from November 13 to November 20. The announcement by the poll body came after national and state parties raised concerns over lower voter turnout due to various festivities coinciding with the election dates.The Congress had said that a…
Representative Image (IANS Photo) GUWAHATI: Manipur‘s Thadou community rejected the colonial-era classification & post-independence bureaucratic nomenclature designating it as a constituent of Kuki group, asserting that this label was arbitrarily imposed without its explicit consent.“Thadou is a distinct ethnic group, with our own distinct language, culture, traditions, and history. Thadou is not Kuki, or underneath…
A live grenade lying at the entrance to a women’s college in Manipur‘s capital city of Imphal, barely 100m from Raj Bhavan, sparked panic and protests by students on Monday amid growing insecurity over extortion threats received by several educational institutes in the state and a profusion of bomb hoaxes targeting airlines and hotels elsewhere….
