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Topic: Naxals

Born out of ‘desperation’, DRG is first line against Maoists in Bastar. Tech is giving them an edge

Narayanpur/Jagdalpur/Dantewada: Nearly half a dozen security personnel in camouflage uniform are locked on mobile phones in a well-lit room, minutes after the sun sets in...

12 naxals with bounty of 1 cr surrendered: says Maharashtra CM Fadnavis

Fadnavis said that a dozen naxals surrendered before him in Gadhchiroli, adding that he urged them to surrender, & that if they don't, then action will be taken against them.

The very people that Naxals claimed to fight for have rejected them

Security forces are successfully neutralising top Maoist leaders. The extremists are finally being rooted out through the determined efforts of the Indian government.

Top Maoist leader Basavaraju among 27 killed in tense 72-hr op in Chhattisgarh’s perilous Abujhmad

This follows 21-day anti-Naxal operation along Karegutta Hills on Chhattisgarh-Telangana border that led to the killing of 31 Maoists, disrupting their top leadership.

31 Maoists killed in 21-day anti-Naxal op in Chhattisgarh’s Karreguta hills: CRPF

The operation which took place in the forests on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, security officials said Wednesday, was the 'beginning of the end' of the Maoist menace.

Naxals are Indian citizens. Ruthless force is not the way to solve the problem

I am convinced that a more nuanced approach would have brought a good percentage of the Naxal fighters overground. Who are we killing? They are our own sons and daughters.

31 suspected Naxals, 2 security personnel killed in encounter in ‘least penetrated’ area of Bijapur

This is the 2nd operation in Indravati National Park, one of the most challenging areas for the forces to penetrate. Sunday’s encounter takes Maoist casualties to at least 81 so far this yr.

Forces dealt a big blow to Maoist top rung with Chalapathi killing. But many big guns still at large

ThePrint examines top Maoist leaders killed over 25 years and those still at large as security forces intensify efforts to achieve a “Naxal-free” India by March 2026.

14 Naxals killed in encounter along Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, says home minister

The joint operation by CRPF, SoG Odisha and Chhattisgarh Police was carried out late Monday & early Tuesday morning.

12 Naxalites including two women & one CoBRA jawan killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband

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.

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Aurangzeb’s redemption is built on a scholarly empire of shaky citations

The considerable weight of claims about Aurangzeb’s religious tolerance rest heavily on one obscure scholar's writings. We know him merely as 'Jnan Chandra, Bombay.'

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?