Among first PWG cadres sent to Dandakaranya in 1980s, Devuji went on to lead Maoists’ armed wing. His surrender now is seen as a milestone in the outfit’s 'imminent collapse'.
In February 2025, Home Minister Shah fixed 31 March, 2026 as the deadline to end Naxalism in the country. As many as 2,167 Maoist cadres surrendered in 2025 alone.
From a tribal hamlet in Giridih to the central committee of CPI (Maoist), carrying a bounty of Rs 2.4 cr, Manjhi’s rise was built on ambushes & explosives—until security forces killed him Friday.
Pathiram Manjhi was killed in an encounter in Saranda forests. The forces are now pursuing Thippiri Tirupathi, the only remaining top leader of the banned outfit.
Journalists & policy analysts had gathered in Delhi to discuss ‘India's success in curbing Left-Wing extremism’. Ex-IPS Pankaj Singh & ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta were also present.
Deva is believed to have coordinated nearly all ambushes carried out against security forces in Bastar between 2007 and 2024, including the 2013 Darbha valley ambush.
The 67-year-old was eliminated in encounter in forest range between Odisha’s Ganjam & Kandhamal. He was among the last remaining members of Central Committee of CPI (Maoist).
Vikas Nagpure alias Anant was a special zonal committee member of Maharashtra–Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh zone & its spokesperson for the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist).
On 19 Nov, BSCEM on its Instagram put up a post with a ‘red salute’ for Hidma and terming the encounter in which the Maoist commander was killed ‘fake’.
When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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