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Decoding Manipur Violence

Violence in Manipur is not a new phenomenon owing to its complex demographic structure of over 30 different tribes divided into ethnicities and religious lines, militant insurgency and illegal immigration from Myanmar, poppy cultivation, drug trafficking, and gun-running gangs with local political protection. It is virtually a tinderbox waiting to be ignited along these fault…

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Gin seeing double-digit growth in India

Panjim: Goa has been the epicenter of the booming gin culture in India. With the launch of affordable gins such as “Gin Sin London dry gin” which comes with a lineage from the internationally acclaimed Dr Mohan Krishna-led Cheers group–popular for the creation of Labrodog Scotch whisky and Three Monkeys Indian Single-malt whisky, is also in…

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What is ‘whataboutery’

(D Nagarjuna) Only in the recent past, I could make out what ‘whataboutery’ meant. Its synonyms are also equally difficult to comprehend, they being hominem, tu quoque, and recrimination. One wonders whether we had ‘whataboutery’ in the dictionary in the 1960s and ’70s during our school and college days. After getting into government we got…

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Delhi court denies ‘default bail’ to three PFI members

New Delhi: A Delhi court has denied “default bail” to three members of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), who are accused in a money-laundering case related to alleged terror activities. Special Judge Shailender Malik dismissed the applications of accused Mohammad Ilias, Mohammad Perwez Ahmed and Abdul Muqeet, seeking default bail in the money-laundering…

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Working to end hatred, distrust between Meteis, Kukis: Manipur Guv

Churachandpur; Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey on Saturday said she was working to end the hatred and distrust that have strained the relationship between Metei and Kuki communities. Speaking to reporters after visiting a relief camp in Churachandpur district, Uikey said she has been meeting organisations representing the two communities, and seeking their cooperation to bring back…

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