GUWAHATI, India( Reuters)-India held funeral rites held on Monday for 15 civilians mistakenly killed by its security forces in the northeastern state of Nagaland, amid intense security and sporadic internet outages aimed at damping fresh unrest in the remote region. Security and government officials have said 14 members of the region's predominant Konyak tribe and one security trooper were killed on Saturday after the forces in the border state mistook a group of labourers for militants and open

We also sought public opinions and suggestions on the proposed Bill for banning polygamy.... However, three suggestions have expressed their opposition to banning polygamy.... Our next phase is to draft the Bill," CM Sarma said. Also Read: Assam: Minor boy's body found at BJP MP's house, probe on" We will finalize the Bill in the next 45 days....

Rio is an ally of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis ruling party, the far-right Bharatiya Janata Party. Fourteen civilians and a soldier were killed in a series of violent incidents over the weekend in Nagaland state, officials said.... The soldiers responded by firing at them, killing seven more people, officials said.... One soldier was also killed in the clash with protesters. Locals said the victims were miners returning home to their village when soldiers ambushed the truck carrying th

During Mr Modi's state visit to the US in June, some liberal democrats boycotted his speech to the Congress over what they said was India's poor human rights record.... BBC News India is now on YouTube.... Click here to subscribe and watch our documentaries, explainers and features....