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TopicUrban Naxal

Topic: Urban Naxal

SubscriberWrites: Naxal-free India needs Naxal-free universities

Urban Naxalism is shifting from forests to campuses. Universities must counter extremist ideologies, promote critical thinking, and build resilient, nation-focused youth.

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.

‘Urban Naxals stalled Narmada project’, Modi tells environment ministers, urges faster clearances

PM asserts environment ministry's role is more than a mere regulator. It is necessary to remember that development will be faster if green clearance is available promptly, he adds.

From RBI & CBI to #MeToo & Rafale, here are the top 10 newsmakers of 2018

ThePrint looks at those who were in the news this year, for right or wrong reasons

Narendra Modi’s ‘urban Naxals’ jibe works like a charm in Chhattisgarh for Congress

Jagdalpur, where Narendra Modi had labeled the Congress ‘urban Naxal’ sympathisers, is among the five seats BJP won in 2013 but lost this year.

I am not an ‘urban naxal’, Mr Mohandas Pai. I am just a student

We are none of the hashtags you throw at us. We are normal people who are citizens of this country.

Congress is ‘breaking India’ while the BJP is ‘making India’, says Amit Shah

BJP president says that the difference between Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi is that the former follows the party and the latter leads the party.

Rising fuel prices leave common man worried, and Congress has Brahmin DNA

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

BJP leaders’ demand for men’s rights, and fuel prices up again

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.