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On 25 September 2025, the Indian Ministry of Defence signed a major contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to buy 97 Tejas Mk-1A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) for roughly ₹62,000–₹62,370 crore — a blockbuster indigenous procurement aimed at strengthening the Indian Air Force while boosting domestic aerospace capability. The package reportedly includes 68 single-seat fighters…
Canada’s government has updated its travel advice for India, urging Canadians to exercise a high degree of caution and spelling out region-specific warnings. The advisory recommends avoiding all travel to the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, and avoiding non-essential travel to northeastern states such as Assam and Manipur. It also flags areas within 10…
On 24–25 September 2025, large statehood protests in Leh, Ladakh, which began as a hunger-strike-led agitation, turned violent: four people were killed and around 80 others were injured, including dozens of police personnel. Protesters torched a BJP office and a police vehicle; police used tear gas and baton charges to restore order. The Union Home…
Manipur Police carried out coordinated operations across multiple districts on 24 September 2025, arresting three suspects — an alleged arms smuggler and two active militants — and seizing a loaded 9mm pistol with ammunition as well as a substantial cache of improvised explosive device (IED) components, including around 470 grams of TNT and an electric…
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case to probe the daring robbery of Rs 18.85 crore from the Punjab National Bank (PNB) branch in Viewland, Ukhrul, which took place on 30 November 2023. The central government ordered the NIA takeover after fresh intelligence and arrests pointed to the role of armed cadres allegedly…
State health reports and recent analyses indicate that Manipur’s maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is around 282 deaths per 100,000 live births — a worrying figure that places the state among India’s high-MMR regions and far above the national average. This number comes from analyses that used routine health-management data and has been highlighted in regional…
Security forces in Manipur arrested the prime accused in the deadly ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy that occurred on 19 September at Nambol Sabal Leikai (Bishnupur district). Two Assam Rifles personnel were killed and several others injured in the attack. The arrested man — identified as Khomdram Ojit Singh (alias Keilal), 47 — reportedly…
Seventeen female students at a Vasant Kunj ashram-linked institute have alleged sexual harassment, lewd messages and unwanted physical contact by the institute’s director — identified in reports as Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati (alias Partha Sarathy). The complaints say some wardens introduced the students to the accused, and victims allege that even some women faculty and administrative…
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has appointed Ms. Gloria Gangte (IFS: 2000) — currently India’s High Commissioner to Malta — as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Norway. A career diplomat from Churachandpur district in Manipur, Gangte’s new posting underscores India’s continuing effort to deepen ties with Nordic countries on areas…
A recent drone survey in Manipur’s hill pocket detected roughly 13 hectares of land cleared and used for opium poppy cultivation near the Senapati district (Upper and Lower Khabung areas), according to local reports and police aerial assessment. At the same time, a satellite-based analysis by Suhora Technologies covering 2021–2025 estimates that Manipur lost around…