Rights activist Irom Sharmila stated that President's rule in Manipur avoids democratic accountability and won't solve ethnic violence. She...

Andhra Pradesh Congress leader Y S Sharmila lodged a complaint with the Cyber Crime police in response to "derogatory" content posted about...

Sharmila is the daughter of former chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, the late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, and younger sister of Andhra...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced a reduction in the number of "disturbed areas" in the three northeastern states where t...

The former iconic human rights figure said she does not approve of the "VIP culture" of being surrounded by armed forces and wants to be wi...

The decision did not go down well with the civil society groups as well as the general public who have kind of abandoned her.

"It is her strong will power and daily habit of practising yoga which kept her physically fit," Sharmila's brother Irom Singhajit said.

The 44-year-old iconic rights activist is, however, yet to walk out of her jail ward at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences pend...

On July 26th she announced her decision to end her fast and enter politics to ensure that AFSPA is repealed through political means.

Sharmila's long-time associate Babloo Loitongbam, Director of NGO Human Rights Alert Manipur, said he too was taken by surprise but can und...

"We are very happy to know that the government will have to release Sharmila once the law is changed. Whatever happens she will continue wi...

2 days after she was released on court orders, civil rights activist Irom Sharmila was re-arrested by the police on fresh charges of attemp...

Condemning the re-arrest of Irom Chanu Sharmila, her family and various civil rights groups in Manipur today termed the move as illegal.

Sharmila, 42, is now continuing her 14-year-old fast from a small makeshift shelter outside the government-run Jawahar Lal Nehru Institute ...

The 'iron lady' from Manipur is determined that her fight for repeal of the controversial act will continue come whatever may.

The postcards will be up for display during the book launch at Mumbai's Kitab Khana on International Womens' Day tomorrow.

'Iron Lady' Irom Chanu Sharmila, who is demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur, today completed 11 year...