Security forces killed 8 Maoists, including Manjhi, commonly known as Vivek da, in Bokaro on Monday. A CPI(Maoist) Central Committee member, he had a Rs 1 cr bounty on his head.
Two incidents occurred Monday when a joint operation led by DRG, CRPF, SOG & CoBRA acted on intelligence information. The forces also recovered a large cache of firearms, ammunition and IEDs, including a self-loading rifle.
During patrolling, Inspector Shrikant belonging to CoBRA 206th battalion, inadvertently stepped over the IED, planted by Naxalites, leading to the explosion causing injuries to him.
In the 1990s, government raised the Rashtriya Rifles as a specialised counter-insurgency force in the Valley. Two-and-a-half decades later, the insurgency, fanned by support from Pakistan, still continues.
Operation Sindhoor came as a blessing for Asim Munir. He could claim to have “won a war” and get promoted to a field marshal’s post. But the narrative hasn’t held.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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