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Violence Took Their Homes, SIR Must Not Take Their Votes

Opinion

Violence Took Their Homes, SIR Must Not Take Their Votes

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Manipur has created another grave concern. Reports emerging from Kuki dominated areas allege that the names of Meitei voters who were driven from their villages are being classified as untraceable and considered for deletion.

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Microsoft Layoffs: What 4,800 Job Cuts Reveal About Big Tech, AI and Gaming Strategy

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Microsoft Layoffs: What 4,800 Job Cuts Reveal About Big Tech, AI and Gaming Strategy

Microsoft’s plan to downsize its global workforce by around 4,800 employees, representing about 2.1 percent of its total workforce, is more than another entry in the continuing cycle of technology sector layoffs. It reflects a wider corporate recalibration taking place across Big Tech, where companies that once expanded aggressively are now being forced to justify investments, reduce duplication, and align manpower with new strategic priorities.

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SoO Agreement in Manipur: Peace Process or Policy Failure?

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SoO Agreement in Manipur: Peace Process or Policy Failure?

The SoO story began with a table offered to Kuki militants in 2005. By 2026, official records were citing low camp attendance, alleged arms movement, recruitment, extortion, ammunition procurement and FIRs. The State Cabinet and MHA correspondence now make SoO agreement, a major question of public accountability in Manipur.

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India’s AI Inclusion Depends on Indian Languages and Voice Technology

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India’s AI Inclusion Depends on Indian Languages and Voice Technology

India’s AI future will not be decided only by investment, chips or global models. It will be decided by whether technology can understand the voices and languages of ordinary citizens. If AI speaks fluently to the elite but stumbles before the majority, it will not democratize India. It will only modernize exclusion.

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Indian Sailors Are Paying the Price of Great Power Sanctions

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Indian Sailors Are Paying the Price of Great Power Sanctions

The killing of three Indian sailors near Oman and the prosecution of Captain Ajay Pant in Britain reveal a growing danger for Indian maritime workers caught between law, war, oil, and geopolitics. The sea has always been a difficult workplace. For Indian seafarers, it is now becoming a geopolitical danger zone.

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Search for six naga civilians

Opinion

Six Naga Civilians and the Questions Manipur Cannot Avoid

The recovery of the mutilated bodies of six abducted Naga civilians has become more than a criminal case. It has become a test of truth, credibility, and accountability in Manipur. The central question is no longer only who committed the crime. That must be established through investigation and evidence. The equally important question is whether some people knew more than they admitted while the victims were still missing.

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