Security forces find it tough to operate in Manipur's AFSPA-free areas

Security forces in ethnic violence-hit Manipur are finding it difficult to operate in 19 police stations that were denotified as 'disturbed areas' under Armed Forces Special Powers Act and......

Why The Army Can't Fight In Manipur

For the most battle-hardened, specialised and successful counter-insurgency army in the world, this is an unfamiliar, first-time experience of dealing with the north east's deepest complexities,......

Manipur: BJP's Formidable Internal Security Challenge

There are three things you never do in a small North East state: Undermine local leaders, divide and rule, push homogenisation, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit A Shah meets......

Amit Shah announces judicial probe, peace panel to resolve Manipur crisis

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said a judicial probe headed by a retired high court chief justice to inquire into clashes which erupted in the northeastern state of Manipur, will soon be......

'Chhetri may be playing his last season'

IMAGE: Indian football coach Igor Stimac feels Sunil Chhetri may be playing his last season. Photograph: Satish Kumar/Reuters Talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri "may be playing the last season" of......

Indian Football: Odisha, Kerala share honours

IMAGE: Manuel Onwu scored a hat-trick for the hosts. Photograph: ISL Media Odisha FC and Kerala Blasters played out an entertaining 4-4 draw in the Indian Super League, in Bhubaneshwar, on......

Indian Soccer PIX: EB outplay Neroca; Punjab down Chennai City

Ruthless East Bengal outplay Neroca 4-1 in I-League IMAGE: East Bengal climbed to the third spot with five points from three matches. Photograph: Hero I-League/Twitter East Bengal earned......

Indian football round-up: FC Goa beat Mumbai City FC; Neroca, Aizawl FC register win

All the results from the I-League and ISL matches played on Friday IMAGE: FC Goa players celebrate. Photograph: ISL Media FC Goa ended Mumbai City FC's unbeaten run of nine games after registering......

Mary Kom and Sarita Devi: The untold story

'Mary just stopped talking to me. Maybe she did not like the fact that she was the gold medallist, but it was me (Sarita), not her, who was getting all the attention.' They came from similar......