DNA tests in Manorama case

Blood samples collected from 31 Assam Rifles personnel in connection with the rape and killing of Thangjam Manorama have been sent to the Central Institute for Forensic Laboratory at Kolkata for......

Manorama's death haunts Manipur CM

It isexactly a month since the death of32-year-old Thangjam Manorama and things seems to be going from bad to worse for Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh.With just four days to go before his......

Home Ministry recommends against repealing AFSPA

The Home Ministry has recommended against repealing the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, dubbed by its critics as “draconian”. In a report submitted to the Cabinet......

'What enables police violence?'

'Why potentially anybody, not only Muslims and Dalits, can be subjected to custodial death?' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the space of seven weeks, four people have died either in......