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Monday, July 21, 2025
TopicNaxal movement

Topic: Naxal movement

Andhra Greyhounds kill Maoist central committee member Gajarla Ravi, 5th top leader killed this yr

Along with Gajarla Ravi alias Uday, Andhra Pradesh Greyhounds also killed Aruna, a senior Maoist leader in Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee & wife of slain Maoist Chalapathi.

‘Nicknamed JNU, paid the price for exposing truth’. Bijapur journalists remember Mukesh Chandrakar

Mukesh was a household name in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur, known for his reporting on Maoist violence, civic issues, and as someone who never let anything stop him from chasing a story.

Over 200 ‘senior Maoists’ eliminated since 2021 on path to ‘Naxal-free India’, top commanders prove elusive

The aggressive action by the security forces appears to be in line with Home Minister Amit Shah’s declaration that Naxalism will be completely eliminated by 2026.

Firearms, forests & fugitives constant in Bollywood’s Naxal films—politics keep changing

From Ghaath and Bastar: A Naxal Story to Newton and Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa, Indian filmmakers keep coming back to Naxal themes. Who’s the hero or villain depends on who’s telling the story and when.

Why Milind Teltumbde’s killing in Gadchiroli is a ‘major blow’ to Naxal movement in India

Milind Teltumbde, in-charge of Maharashtra-MP-Chhattisgarh committee of CPI (Maoist), was among the 26 Naxals killed in Saturday’s encounter with security forces in Gadchiroli.

Love, violence, betrayal — new book brings tales of ‘dreams and delusions’ from Naxal land

Ashutosh Bhardwaj's 'The Death Script...' published by HarperCollins will be released on 31 July on SoftCover, ThePrint’s e-venue to launch select non-fiction books.

‘War & Peace in Junglemahal’ editor is scared, fears police action after Bombay HC row

Biswajit Roy, the senior journalist who edited the book that was questioned by a Bombay HC judge, says his 'War & peace...' criticised Naxal violence.

On Camera

India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.