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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicAssam Riffles

Topic: Assam Riffles

Assam Rifles seize heroin worth Rs 20 crore near Myanmar border in Mizoram

During an operation near the Tiau river Tuesday, 2 suspects abandoned the consignment and fled to Myanmar. The contraband and the vehicle used to transport it were seized.

9, including 7 militants, arrested by security forces in Manipur

Manipur Police & the Assam Rifles arrested militants from different proscribed outfits from Imphal East, Kakching, Kangpokpi, and Tengnoupal districts of Manipur.

Manipur floods: 3,802 people affected, 883 houses damaged in just 48 hours

Army and Assam rifles personnel are leading rescue operations as various areas including Imphal town, Khurai, Heingang, and Checkon constituencies remain inundated.

ULFA(I) claims responsibility for ambush on Assam Rifles, injured soldier evacuated

In a statement, proscribed outfit calls attack an act of vengeance against the killings of two cadres in Tinsukia district. Security forces launch search operations.

2 women rescued by Assam Rifles in violence-hit Manipur give birth at relief camps

Indian Army & Assam Rifles have rescued 23,000 civilians from Manipur’s Imphal valley, surrounding areas that have been witnessing tension between Meitei & Kuki communities since 3 May.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.