India's federal government imposed direct rule in the restive northeastern state of Manipur, four days after Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh tendered his resignation, officials said Friday. The decision was announced Thursday evening through a notification from the federal home ministry that the president's rule in the state has been imposed under Article 356 of the Indian Constitution.

Manipur: Biren Singh tendered his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhavan around 5:30 PM on Sunday, February 9. What led to his resignation? What’s happening in Manipur? Here’s all you need to know.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned today - two years after ethnic violence broke out in the state - to quell dissidence in the state BJP against his leadership as his government faces the possibility of a Congress no-confidence motion.

The Centre imposed President's rule in Manipur following CM N Biren Singh's resignation and unsuccessful attempts to form an alternative government. T

The Indian government has brought the troubled north-eastern state of Manipur under direct federal rule days after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned. Singh, from India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),

The Indian federal government took over direct control of the restive northeastern state of Manipur on Thursday after the region's chief minister resigned amid ethnic violence that has killed at least 250 people over two years and displaced thousands.

The imposition of President's rule was necessitated in Manipur as the deadline to convene the Assembly lapsed on February 12, three days after N Biren Singh resigned as the Chief Minister. Under President's rule,