SHARMILA TOLD A COURT ON TUESDAY THAT SHE WISHES TO BREAK HER FAST ON AUG. 9.
Irom Sharmila staged the longest hunger strike in the world and it de-legitimized the immunity law substantially in public perception, Loitongbam said...
INDIAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN REBEL AMBUSH IN MANIPUR STATE
Most of the main armed groups in Manipur state are not engaged in ceasefire talks with the Indian government, unlike those in other remote northeastern states...
MARY KOM IS AN ICONIC FIGURE IN INDIAN WOMEN'S BOXING.
Jay Kowli, recently named the head of Boxing India, a national amateur boxing organization, said that Manipuris come from a martial society, and are hot-blooded...
WE ARE EVALUATING ADDITIONAL SCREENING OPTIONS TO INCLUDE BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ALL OUR DRIVER PARTNERS IN INDIA ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS CURRENTLY REQUIRED.
Delhi Commission for Women chief Barkha Shukla Singh said Uber had not followed guidelines issued by police and local transport authorities...
INDIA'S NORTH-EASTERN STATE OF MANIPUR HAS LONG BEEN HOME TO SEVERAL INSURGENT GROUPS WHICH HAVE CLASHED WITH THE GOVERNMENT FORCES FOR DECADES.
But despite the atmosphere of tension, Manipur has produced several top boxers, including Olympic bronze medallist Mary Kom, who have successfully represented India at international level...
PROTESTERS SET UP ROADBLOCKS IN ASSAM TODAY AND FOR A WHILE STOPPED TRUCKS CARRYING GOODS AND OTHER VEHICLES FROM HEADING TO NAGALAND.
Assam's government has alerted police stations across the state to be vigilant against possible retaliation on Naga people living in Assam, Mr Singh said...
WE ARE EVALUATING ADDITIONAL SCREENING OPTIONS TO INCLUDE BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ALL OUR DRIVER PARTNERS IN INDIA ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS CURRENTLY REQUIRED.
Delhi Commission for Women chief Barkha Shukla Singh said Uber had not followed guidelines issued by police and local transport authorities...
NIGERIAN SOLDIERS KILLED HUNDREDS OF SHIITES IN RAID REPORT
Nigerian soldiers fired on unarmed Islamic Shiite children with no provocation in raids that killed hundreds of the minority group in the West African nati...
MOSCOW PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS SIGNED A LAW ALLOWING RUSSIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO IMPLEMENT RULINGS OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COURTS.
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing Russia's Constitutional Court to decide whether or not to implement rulings of international human rights courts...
BUT THIS DOES NOT SATISFY HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIALS OR CAMPAIGNERS.
Environment Programme said the environmental impacts of climate change pose a threat to human rights, including the rights to health, food, water and adequate housing...
UK ACCUSED OF DOING CHINA'S BIDDING AFTER POLICE RAID HOME OF TIANANMEN SQUARE SURVIVOR OVER PEACEFUL PROTEST
Dr Jiang, traumatised after witnessing seeing Chinese soldiers shoot fellow unarmed protesters at Tiananmen Square in 1989, was re-arrested in 1995 before fleeing China in 2003...
U.N. CRITICIZES CZECH DETENTIONS AND STRIP-SEARCHES OF REFUGEES
The criticism follows reports by the Czech public human rights officer and multiple independent lawyers and non-governmental organizations working with refugees...