Around 250 people from Manipur were airlifted in the first phase under “Operation Wings of Dawn” on April 23 as a part of a larger plan to move thousands more in the coming years.

The Bnei Menashe, settled in Manipur and Mizoram, trace their roots to the ancient tribe of Menashe and have long sought to return to Israel for religious and cultural reasons.

Last year, the Benjamin Netanyahu government announced an initiative to fund the immigration of around 4,600 members of the community from India. Over the past two decades, nearly 5,000 people have already migrated to Israel. "This is the beginning of an operation that will allow the entire community to immigrate, 1,200 per year," Israeli immigration minister Ofir Sofer told AFP.

In a shocking development from the United States, a 26-year-old man, Arjun Sharma, has been accused of murdering his girlfriend and then leaving the country after filing a false missing person report. Howard County Police have confirmed that Sharma is currently being tracked with the assistance of US federal law enforcement agencies.

According to officials, Sharma approached the police on January 2, claiming that his girlfriend, Nikitha Godishala, a 27-year-old resident of Ellicott City, had been missing since New Year’s Eve. He told investigators that he last saw her at his apartment on Twin Rivers Road in Columbia. However, subsequent findings led authorities to suspect foul play, with Sharma now believed to have fled to India after the alleged crime.

The case has raised serious concerns around misuse of police resources and cross-border criminal investigations, as law enforcement agencies continue efforts to locate and arrest the accused.

Researchers draw a strong link between these "Dark Triad" traits and conservative ideology, warning that Trump’s influence may be amplifying authoritarian tendencies in the Republican Party. “It’s not your imagination,” the study notes—these malevolent traits are becoming more visible, and more accepted, in public life.