Hate crime near Delhi, 2 Northeast Men Attacked

By Leena Dhankhar New Delhi, Oct 16 : A day after the attack on Manipuri men in Bangalore, two young men from Nagaland were severely beaten up in Sikanderpur near Delhi by a gang of locals. One of the two men from Nagaland who were severely beaten up in Gurgaon. (HT Photo) The locals numbering about seven, held the men in confinement in Sikanderpur area and beat them up with cricket...

Zoramthanga Ready To Broker Peace if Any Group Wants?

Aizawl, Oct 16 : Former Mizoram chief minister and opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) chief Zoramthanga today said that he was ready to broker peace with any government and insurgent group, if they wanted so.Addressing a press conference here, former underground leader Zoramthanga said that he had recently held discussion in Delhi with former UK Premier Tony Blair's 'Intermediate group' engaged...

Attack on Manipuri Student Raises More Questions On The Safety of Outsiders in Bangalore

Bangalore, Oct 16 : A suspected hate crime was reported in Bangalore where a Manipuri student alleged that he was beaten up by people who demanded he speaks in Kannada. Three people have been arrested in connection with the case. Speak in Kannada, else flee - this was the kind of threat 22-year-old Michael allegedly faced when he went to have dinner at a roadside eatery in east Bangalore...

India Plans Huge Palm Oil Expansion, Forests At Risk

By Shreya Dasgupta Palm oil, a ubiquitous ingredient in supermarket products ranging from shampoos and cosmetics to processed foods, comes at a huge environmental cost. Between 1990 and 2010, palm oil monocultures replaced over 3.5 million hectares of forest in Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. This large scale deforestation has resulted in a massive loss of biodiversity...

Northeast Kitchen Stirs Up Taste Of Exotic Flavours

Chennai, Oct 16 : They've made the city their home for decades but a taste of home has been lacking for long. Ramayon Keishing and his wife Nimrim from Manipur have plugged this gap by setting up North East Kitchen, to provide the flavours of home to those who have moved from Manipur and Nagaland to Chennai for work and to study.Curious Chennai-ites are also flocking to the restaurant with just...

The Long Road To Runway

By Madhumita Srinivasan Meghalaya-based Daniel Syiem on showing at the London Fashion Week and the increasing awareness about brands in the North East. “It’s all about the designers and their collection at the London Fashion Week, while in India the focus is on the celebs — who is attending it, and who is walking for whom,” rues upcoming fashion designer Daniel Syiem, but with the genuine...

Northeast Student Attacked in Bangalore, Allegedly For Not Speaking Kannada

Northeast student leader allegedly attacked in Bangalore for not speaking in Kannada Bangalore, Oct 15 :  An engineering student from the northeastern state of Manipur was attacked in Bangalore last night by men who allegedly demanded that he "speak in the local Kannada language or get lost". Michael Lamjathang Haokip, who heads a Manipuri students' body, alleges that he ...

Shame Forced Victim To Quit Job, Return To Mizoram

By Sumegha GulatiNew Delhi, Oct 15 : For four years, the survivor of the 2010 Dhaula Kuan gangrape case awaited justice, silently piecing her life together. Her church and community helped her in rebuilding her confidence. The struggle ended on Tuesday with a Delhi court convicting all five accused in the case.Kuki, who belonged to the same church as the victim and helped her through her ordeal...