Rival ethnic groups fired at each other in new violence in India’s remote northeast that left at least nine people dead and some injured, officials said Wednesday. Security forces rushed to ...

Violence has gripped the northeast Indian state of Manipur, as unrest between ethnic groups saw buildings set ablaze and charred vehicles strewn across roads, leaving at least 58 dead and tens of ...

The civilization and culture of India is a common creation of many streams, communities and traditions, in which tribal (the spirit of Adivasi and forest dwellers is one.). The tribes of India are not ...

Like Kashmir in the north, it was once a princely state under British rule, and only incorporated into India in 1949 ... a largely Hindu ethnic group who account for about 50% of the state ...

Tribal groups make up nearly 9 percent of India’s population. That strategy has reaped dividends. Hindus from “backward castes” and Dalits, formerly known as untouchables, have voted for the ...

The imposition of President's rule in Manipur has further deepened the ethnic divide, with Meitei groups opposing it while ... "Finally, what Indian National Congress has been demanding for ...

A tribal body in strife-torn Manipur has urged the Indian government to grant federal territory status ... action against the Meiteis and the militants from the Arambai Tenngol group backed by the ...

Demonstrators react as smoke billows from a tear gas shell fired by police to disperse the protesters, in Imphal 31,136 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than ...

Lakshmi and Shantha with a species of tuber locally called the Noorang (Credit: Sai Krishan, Thirunelly Tribal Special Intervention Programme) In a tribe in southern India, a group of women are ...

(New York) – Indian authorities should urgently intervene to address renewed violence between ethnic groups in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, Human Rights Watch said today. Both the ...

The two ethnic groups have been locked in a deadly ethnic ... also known as an "encounter" in India. Police alleged that the men were suspected Kuki militants, but Kuki organisations deny this ...