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Gene editing has arrived
By Merlin Crossley, UNSW in Sydney The UK and US have both approved a gene editing therapy to overcome the genetic mutation that causes sickle cell
Cooperative Federalism is the Best Way Forward for Manipur
A lot has in the last seven months and more since the outbreak of ethnic violence between the Kuki-Zo group of tribes and the majority
Christmas: A Celebration of Sharing
Christmas is a yearly festival celebrated to mark the birthday of Jesus Christ. Edna Ferber, an American novelist once said “Christmas isn’t a season, it’s
Peace is an Intrinsic Human Right Hence Local Peace Fund Must be Used for the Purpose it is Meant For
Huge funds and resources; human and natural are locked up and being consumed on everyday basis in unfair cut-throat competitions; corruptions, wars and violence, as
Padmashree Awardee Potloi Artisan Hanjabam Radhe Fears Traditional and Cultural Values of Potloi Will be Lost
Modifying the wedding dress of Meitei Hindu, Potloi in its design and colour combination has become a new normal nowadays. Many seasoned Potloi artisan observed
Demands for Removal of Non-Indigenous Tribes from Scheduled Tribes List Gaining Grounds In Some Northeastern States
While controversies surround the demand for inclusion of Meiteis in the Sheduled Tribes (ST) list under Indian Constitution, demands to delist non-indigenous tribes from the
MST Buses Flagged Off for Imphal-Churachandpur and Imphal-Mao Return Midway; Kuki and Zomis clash in CCpur but now reconciled; Governor and Chief Minister Meet; CBSE Withdraws Affiliation of 25 Schools
Manipur State Transport (MST) buses which were flagged off by the State Government with a hyped publicity on December 23 for plying from Imphal to
Relevancy of Human Rights to Manipur Crisis
Only a few days have elapsed since International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2023 that marked the United Nations 75th anniversary of one of the
NE Conflict Theatre Demonstrates the Fluidity of Identity
The Northeast ethnic cauldron is known for boiling over routinely. This is only to be expected though, for even long before the arrival of modern
Weekly Digests
On Mother Language Day, Parents of Small Linguistic Groups Must Pledge to Have Their Children Speak Their Mother Tongues at Home
Among the events that went without the attention they deserved
Women Often are the Most Brutal Gatekeepers of the Patriarchal Order
There can be no doubt that patriarchy, like insurgency, is
Team of Two Theatre Directors Portray King Bhagyachandra as a genius and statesman
The following is a 15-year-old review of a play in
The Beautiful Legends and Myths of the Meeteis About Sacred Koubru Chinggoirol
Introduction: Once our religious scholars said, “Koubru is the top
Controversy Over National Sports University Shows Evidences That Inept Handling by State Government Led to Ugly Inter-Community Frictions
The conflict over the land where India’s only National Sports
Revivalism Instinct in Advanced and Backward Societies Compared in the Light of Postmodernity, and the Consequences This Phenomenon May Bring
Anthony Giddens posits that the condition in late modernity has
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