Elgar case: NIA seeks cancellation of activists Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao's bailThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) has requested a special court to cancel the bail of activists Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao in t...
15 May, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Significant reduction in Maoist activity: Now, no districts officially classified as Left-wing extremism-affectedThe Union home ministry has updated its classification for Left-wing extremism affected districts. With violence declining, the security-re...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
PM Modi biggest brand ambassador of Mamata govt: TMC's Abhishek BanerjeeAbhishek Banerjee highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jhargram. He stated Modi buying jhalmuri there proves the Trinamool C...
21 Apr, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
PM Modi flays Opposition for women's quota bill defeatPrime Minister Narendra Modi has strongly criticized opposition parties for the defeat of a bill aimed at fast-tracking women's reservation...
19 Apr, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
No Naxal violence-hit districts in India anymore: Home ministry to state govtsIndia has achieved a historic milestone. The Centre has officially declared that no districts in the country are affected by Naxal violence...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
170 surrender in 31 days, almost realised goal of Naxal-free Bastar: IGP Sundarraj PattilingamA total of 170 Maoist cadres have returned to the mainstream in one month in Bastar Division, including the surrender of the senior Maoist ...
02 Apr, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
Rise, reign, and fall of Naxalism: Chhattisgarh's 'red' corridor hits dead endChhattisgarh's Bastar region has been declared free of Left-Wing Extremism, marking the end of a four-decade-long armed Maoist rebellion. A...
31 Mar, 2026, 07.05 PM IST
In Lok Sabha, Amit Shah declares India has become free from NaxalsReplying to the debate in the Lok Sabha on 'Efforts to free the country from left-wing extremism (LWE)', Shah also alleged that Congress le...
31 Mar, 2026, 06.44 PM IST
77 Maoists surrendered before Odisha Police since January 2025: DGPOdisha's Director General of Police YB Khurania reported a significant number of Maoist surrenders. Seventy-seven Maoists laid down arms in...
29 Mar, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
Maoist violence has declined by 89% since its peak, Parliament informedMaoist violence has significantly decreased by 89 percent. Currently, only three districts are impacted by left-wing extremism. The governm...
09 Dec, 2025, 11.47 PM IST
Ballot, not bullet, is the solution to Maoist violence: Venkaiah Naidu"In a democracy mandate should be respected but if they (Maoists) say they cannot wait till then and so they pick up guns, then the same gu...
09 Sep, 2017, 09.51 PM IST
Maoist violence has declined in Odisha: Naveen PatnaikOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today in a statement, claimed in the Assembly that, the quantum of Maoist violence has declined since ...
25 Jul, 2014, 10.16 PM IST
Congress attacks Nitish government over spike in Naxal violence, crimesBihar has witnessed around 150 incidents of Maoist violence since January this year compared to 130 reported last year, showing a 41 per ce...
05 Dec, 2013, 07.02 PM IST
- Maoism did not die with Kishanji in West Midnapore
Maoism is an ideology, and unless the basic context of exploitation, deprivation in which it thrives is not addressed, it will exist.
26 Nov, 2011, 02.56 AM IST
- Maoist violence unacceptably high in Odisha: P Chidambaram
Union home minister P Chidambaramon on Wednesday said the high level of Maoist violence in Odisha is unacceptable
10 Nov, 2011, 05.50 AM IST
- Don't make rural poor collateral damage
While condemning the Maoist violence, it would also be useful to ask why the Maoists are doing what they are doing and to foil their game p...
17 Feb, 2010, 05.21 AM IST
- CPM blames Trinamool Congress for its failure
CPM on Thursday characterised the Maoist violence in West Bengal’s Lalgarh as a Trinamool gambit to “destabilise” its “elected state govern...
19 Jun, 2009, 03.18 AM IST