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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
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Topic: encounter

Gopal Khemka murder—‘Weapon supplier’ killed in encounter; cops nab shooter, businessman who ‘hired’ him

Cops want to examine Khemka’s laptop, mobile phone to establish business rivalry angle, but the family is unwilling to share his digital devices.

Gopal Khemka murder: Accused killed in police encounter in Patna, another arrested

According to Patna police, Vikas alias Raj, the slain accused, supplied arms to the main accused in the case.

Search operation underway in J&K’s Kishtwar after encounter between terrorists & security forces

Encounter began when police, assisted by Army & CRPF, launched a cordon & search operation in Kuchal area of Chatroo around 7:45 pm Wednesday after intel on presence of terrorists.

7 maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur during first fortnight of June

After a series of fierce encounters in the national park area where security forces were conducting several intensive anti-Maoist operations, 2 high-ranking maoist leaders were killed.

Gallantry award-winning Additional SP rank officer killed in IED blast triggered by Maoists in Bastar

Blast occurred while Akash Rao Girepunje & other officers were on foot patrol, investigating an incident of vehicle burning by Naxalites. This is the 2nd IED blast death in under a month.

Naveen Kumar, sharpshooter for Lawrence Bishnoi gang killed in encounter in Hapur

An encounter broke out between the gang and the UP Police Special Task Force (STF) & Delhi Police during which Kumar, wanted for murder & organised crime, was killed.

From fighting his father to becoming arch-nemesis of forces—Basavaraju, a rebel till the end

Communist Party of India (Maoist) General Secretary Basavaraju was killed in an encounter earlier this week in  Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur. 

PM Modi commends security forces following encounter in Chhattisgarh, 27 Maoists killed

In a post on X, the prime minister lauded the forces responsible for the success of the operation & reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring peace.

3 terrorists killed in Encounter in J&K’s Pulwama, ops continue

Security forces launched cordon & search operation in Nader Tral area of Awantipora in south Kashmir district after receiving specific inputs about presence of terrorists there, say police.

3 terrorists trapped, encounter underway in J&K’s Udhampur

Udhampur police said in a post on X, that during a search operation at Jopher village contact was established between the terrorists & the security forces.

On Camera

No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.