CRPF appoints IPS officer Sanjukta Parasor as the first female Inspector General of CoBRA unitSanjukta Parasor becomes the first woman to lead CRPF's elite CoBRA commando unit. She is a 2006-batch IPS officer from the Assam-Meghalaya...
15 Sep, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
Old Reds return to Bastar: The state treads cautiously as 3,000 former Maoists make their homecomingThe homecoming of over 3,000 former Maoists is no easy task in Bastar. Over 1,000 of them are being kept in rehabilitation centres to shiel...
13 Sep, 2026, 08.57 AM IST
"I am happy to be Dimagi Naxal": P Chidambaram slams PM Modi's "naraaz fufa" jibe as meaninglessP Chidambaram embraces the label 'Dimagi Naxal' in response to Prime Minister Modi's remarks, considering it a badge of honor. He brushes o...
09 Sep, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
Jheeram Ghati Naxal attack: NIA court convicts all 10 accused in 2013 massacreA significant verdict was delivered by a special NIA court, convicting all ten individuals involved in the devastating 2013 Naxal attack th...
05 Sep, 2026, 10.44 PM IST
Gadchiroli girl with Maoist-hit childhood is now engineer at Lloyds; at 20, she is a symbol of hope, helping build the same region her father once fought inGadchiroli girl grows from Maoist-affected childhood to engineer: Arvinda Barsagade’s father joined the Maoists after facing local pressure...
31 Aug, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
Hidma’s end marks a decisive moment in fight against Maoist insurgencyMadavi Hidma, a most wanted Maoist leader, was killed in an operation. This happened deep inside forests at the tri-junction of Andhra Prad...
18 Nov, 2025, 01.59 PM IST
3 top Maoist leaders killed in Andhra PradeshSecurity forces have inflicted significant blows to Maoist rebels in multiple operations. In Andhra Pradesh, three senior Maoists were kill...
18 Jun, 2025, 11.32 PM IST
Chhattisgarh: 50 Maoists surrender in BijapurAhead of PM Narendra Modi's visit to Chhattisgarh, 50 Maoists, including high-ranking members with bounties totaling ₹68 lakh, surrendered ...
30 Mar, 2025, 11.45 PM IST
Countdown begins to eliminate "last of the Maoists"; 365-day official deadline sets inThe Centre appears to be on track to meet Amit Shah's target to eradicate Maoist insurgency by March 2026, with only 400 armed cadres remai...
02 Mar, 2025, 11.40 AM IST
'Nasbandi' mandatory if cadres want to marry: Surrendered Maoists to Amit ShahFormer Maoist insurgents reveal forced vasectomies were common practice within the group to prevent family distractions. After surrendering...
15 Dec, 2024, 10.19 PM IST
International Women's Day 2024: Women commandos are the catalysts for change, guardians of peace in India's red corridorThe Danteshwari Fighters, the first all-woman anti-Maoist commando unit in Bastar, has evolved from an experiment to a formidable force, wi...
08 Mar, 2024, 11.18 PM IST
Writ petition against Nepal PM Prachanda for admitting to 5,000 killings during Maoist insurgencyA writ petition was on Tuesday registered against Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" at the Supreme Court of Nepal, seeking an o...
07 Mar, 2023, 03.57 PM IST
Maoist insurgency drops in UPA regimeThe UPA, which didn’t have much to celebrate on in 2013, is likely to find a fall in Maoist insurgency in the past year as something to che...
20 Jan, 2014, 04.01 AM IST
No overnight solution to Maoist insurgency, Centre tells Supreme CourtThe Centre has told the Supreme Court that there is “no quick fix or overnight” solution to the Maoist insurgency.
16 Nov, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Mining sector needs large-scale reform
India's new mining Bill has provisions which seek, rightly, to shovel money from mining companies to rural people affected by mining.
03 Oct, 2011, 04.56 AM IST
- Mirwaiz slams Omar Abdullah for linking his movement to Maoists
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of moderate faction of APHC slammed Omar Abdullah's statement that there were "visible and invisible links" a...
20 Nov, 2010, 08.48 PM IST
- Wealth divide adding to instability: PM
The PM said that national security was being threatened by an array of challenges, including tension in Kashmir, a worsening Maoist insurge...
26 Aug, 2010, 02.33 PM IST