India raises concerns with US after strike on tanker near Oman coast
India has summoned the US charge d'affaires for the second time in less than 48 hours after a US military strike on the tanker MT Jalveer near the Oman coast. The vessel was described as the third commercial ship disabled in the area in four days, amid heightened concern over the safety of Indian seafarers transiting the Strait of Hormuz. All 22 Indian crew members on board MT Jalveer were evacuated safely to shore.The summoning took place on Friday afternoon, when the Ministry of External Affairs' additional secretary for the Americas, Nagaraj Naidu, called in US diplomat Jason Meeks. India... [Continue Reading]
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Two killed and houses burned in Manipur village attack after bodies of abducted men recovered
Two people were killed and at least six houses were burned in an attack on a Kuki-Zo village in Manipur, as tensions escalated after the recovery of the bodies of six abducted Naga men. The violence was reported in Kultuh, a small village near the Indo-Myanmar border, in the early hours of Thursday. The incident came after several days of rising anger and gatherings in Imphal linked to the handling of the bodies.Police had announced on Wednesday evening that joint security forces had recovered six bodies believed to be those of men abducted on May 13. Search operations for the... [Continue Reading]

