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Thursday, December 18, 2025
TopicSecurity forces

Topic: security forces

Blood-stained stamp of Madvi Hidma: Lethal Maoist commander who outsmarted security forces for decades

Security forces took down Hidma, known for brutal attacks on security personnel in Chhattisgarh, in an encounter Tuesday, a ‘more significant’ killing than of top leader Basavaraju.

Security forces kill 2 Naxals carrying combined bounty of Rs 1.16 crore in Chhattisgarh

Vijay Reddy, carrying a Rs 90 lakh bounty, & Lokesh Salame, with a Rs 26 lakh reward, were killed in a joint op by Chhattisgarh police & ITBP. The slain ultras were on the hunt for the past two decades.

Encounter in J&K’s Kishtwar, one soldier dead, 4 terrorists trapped

The encounter took place during a search operation in the area of Chhatru by security forces. Additional forces have been deployed & the operation to neutralise the terrorists is going.

Punjab-Haryana water dispute: Centre deploys 296 CISF personnel for Bhakra dam security

Additional security has been deployed at the dam to thwart any threat or terror incidents. They will take position as soon as logistics & accommodation issues are addressed.

It’s delusional to mistake J&K’s winter quiet for lasting peace

The current strategic pause and pregnant calm in Kashmir can deliver peace and hope for the future—provided it is carefully nurtured.

Security forces seize arms, and ammunition from Manipur’s Jiribam, Churachandpur

In fresh search operations, Manipur police recovered several arms including AK 47 live rounds, and barrel cartridges.

Houses built for security forces torched in Manipur’s Imphal valley after killings of Kuki-Zo ‘militants’

DM imposes curfew in Jiribam as villages in Imphal valley report firing incidents on the heels of the killing of 10 'armed militants' by CRPF & state police forces in district.

Doda, Kathua, Poonch: Security forces lost 51 men in Jammu since 2021, walking into repeated ambushes

This year alone, 11 personnel lost their lives — four Army soldiers in Doda, five soldiers in July in Kathua, one IAF personnel in May in Poonch district and a CRPF personnel in June.

Massive search underway after terrorists kill 5 soldiers in Jammu’s Kathua

That attack on the Army convoy took place Monday afternoon on the Machedi-KindliMalhar road in a remote area, approximately 150 km from Kathua town.

12 Maoists killed in Bijapur encounter, Chhattisgarh CM congratulates security forces

Exchange of gunfire broke out Friday between Naxals and security forces in the jungle near Pidiya village.

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What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.