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NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday to present him with a Bastar 2.0 development blueprint, aimed at transformation of the once Naxal-infested region into a hub for infrastructure expansion, innovation-led growth, start-ups and tourism. Bastar was recently declared as free from Left-wing extremism after all CPI(Maoist) leaders of standing were either eliminated or chose to surrender. The region, which had borne the brunt of Naxal ...Read More >
ALAPPUZHA: The Haripad assembly constituency, a stronghold of senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, is set to witness an intense three-cornered contest. Traditionally inclined towards the Left, Haripad's political landscape was significantly altered by Chennithala, who helped the UDF secure dominance in the constituency since 1982. UDF has won seven out of 10 assembly polls here, with Chennithala representing the constituency five times. Even during the strong wave in favour of the LDF in ...Read More >
Sarma brings three decades of electoral experience, having led several successful campaigns for both the Congress and the BJP after switching sides in 2015. However, this is the first time the 57-year-old is contesting as a sitting chief minister, raising the stakes significantly. In contrast, Gogoi, 43, the son of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, has won three successive Lok Sabha elections since entering politics in 2014. This election marks his Assembly debut, as he leads a Congress attemp ...Read More >
Alappuzha (Keralam) [India], April 6 (ANI): As Keralam prepares to vote for its 140-member Assembly on April 9, the Haripad constituency in Alappuzha district has emerged as a high-stakes battleground. Currently represented by Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, Haripad has long been a stronghold of the party. Chennithala, a former Leader of the Opposition in Kerala, first won the seat in 1982 and has since cemented his dominance, winning multiple terms, including his third consecutive victory ...Read More >
Alappuzha (Keralam) [India], April 6 (ANI): As Keralam prepares to vote for its 140-member Assembly on April 9, the Haripad constituency in Alappuzha district has emerged as a high-stakes battleground. Currently represented by Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, Haripad has long been a stronghold of the party. Chennithala, a former Leader of the Opposition in Kerala, first won the seat in 1982 and has since cemented his dominance, winning multiple terms, including his third consecutive victory ...Read More >
ALAPPUZHA/IDUKKI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday sharply hit out at LDF stating that Left didn't remain in the front's name and nothing would remain after the elections.In his speech in Alappuzha, the opposition leader in Lok Sabha criticised chief minister for describing the brutal assault on Alappuzha candidate A D Thomas by his security personnel, as a 'rescue operation'. Thomas had earlier shown a black flag at CM.With G Sudhakaran, an independent supported by UDF in Ambalappuzha, ...Read More >
Thrissur's assembly election is a tight contest. Padmaja Venugopal, daughter of K Karunakaran, is now the BJP candidate. This follows Suresh Gopi's Lok Sabha win in the area. The UDF is also pushing hard to regain Thrissur. The CPI has fielded Alankode Leelakrishnan. The main fight is seen between Pallan and Padmaja. The temple town of Thrissur is witnessing a close fight in this assembly election, in the backdrop of BJP scoring its first ever Lok Sabha victory in Kerala from the parliamentary ...Read More >
Thrissur, April 5: Thrissur, long regarded as a fortress of Left Front and a cradle of progressive movements in Keralam, is once again at the centre of a high-stakes electoral contest. This time, however, the spotlight is on the growing prospects of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is striving to expand its footprint in the state. For decades, the constituency has largely been dominated by the Left, particularly the Communist Party of India (Marxist). K Karunakaran, veteran of the Indian ...Read More >
Thrissur (Keralam) [India], April 5 (ANI): Thrissur, long regarded as a fortress of Left Front and a cradle of progressive movements in Keralam, is once again at the centre of a high-stakes electoral contest. This time, however, the spotlight is on the growing prospects of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is striving to expand its footprint in the state. For decades, the constituency has largely been dominated by the Left, particularly the Communist Party of India (Marxist). K Karunakara ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his claims that Pakistani media was campaigning for Congress, while taking a dig at the CM's earlier remark on Rahul Gandhi's alleged body double during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2024. Speaking to ANI, Gogoi said the Chief Minister is growing increasingly desperate as 'the ground is slipping beneath his feet' and ridiculed Sarma for r ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his claims that Pakistani media was campaigning for Congress, while taking a dig at the CM's earlier remark on Rahul Gandhi's alleged body double during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2024. Speaking to ANI, Gogoi said the Chief Minister is growing increasingly desperate as "the ground is slipping beneath his feet" and ridiculed Sarma for r ...Read More >
Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 4 (ANI): The saying 'talent needs no introduction' found a fitting example at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026, where wrestlers from Karnataka's Siddi community have made a powerful statement on the mat. Their success is no longer just about medals--it reflects the emergence of an entire community as a force in wrestling. Of African descent, there are about 50,000 Siddis in India, of which one-third live in Karnataka. Out of the nine wrestlers represent ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his claims that Pakistani media was campaigning for Congress, while taking a dig at the CM's earlier remark on Rahul Gandhi's alleged body double during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2024. Speaking to ANI, Gogoi said the Chief Minister is growing increasingly desperate as "the ground is slipping beneath his feet" and ridiculed Sarma for r ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his claims that Pakistani media was campaigning for Congress, while taking a dig at the CM's earlier remark on Rahul Gandhi's alleged body double during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2024. Speaking to ANI, Gogoi said the Chief Minister is growing increasingly desperate as "the ground is slipping beneath his feet" and ridiculed Sarma for r ...Read More >
Cachar (Assam) [India], April 3 (ANI): Ahead of the forthcoming state Assembly elections, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday alleged Assam Congress president and candidate from Jorhat constituency Gaurav Gogoi's connections with Pakistani media, saying all these people are a "left-wing liberal gang who want to finish the Sanatana". Sarma also projected confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) electoral prospects and said only Prime Minister Narendra Modi's slogan will pr ...Read More >
RANCHI: Prashant Bose, a senior Politburo member of the banned CPI (Maoist), passed away on Friday at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi after a prolonged illness. Prashant Bose and his wife were arrested in 2021, and they have been lodged in Ranchi's Birsa Munda Central Jail since then. Prashant Bose was brought to RIMS for treatment after his health deteriorated. He held one of the top positions within the organization. Jail IG Sudarshan Mandal has confirmed the death o ...Read More >
Eradication of Maoism needed only a strong will, which the Narendra Modi government has, and the Congress, in contrast, not only allowed Maoist violence to proliferate but the growth of urban Naxals also took place under their watch, Union Minister Amit Shah said today. Responding to the debate in the Lok Sabha on eradication of Left-wing terror -- the government's deadline for which ends tomorrow -- Shah said the Maoist violence has cost the lives of 20,000 young people and affected 120 millio ...Read More >
National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi criticized the BJP in a Lok Sabha debate, accusing them of fostering right-wing extremism in India. He called for discussions on institutionalized extremism against Muslims and minorities, and lamented the bias in addressing various forms of extremism. National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi launched a severe critique against the ruling BJP during a Lok Sabha debate, accusing them of entrenching right-wing extremism in the nation. Mehdi, sp ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday declared India "Naxal-free" as he blamed the Congress and previous governments for the decades-long insurgency, criticised a landmark Supreme Court judgment that had banned a controversial militia, and snubbed sympathisers. Shah's 84-minute address in the Lok Sabha came a day before the government's deadline of March 31, 2026 to eradicate left-wing extremism in the country. Shah said in the last three years, 4,839 Maoists surrendered, 706 were ...Read More >
Sivasagar (Assam) [India], April 1 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday questioned whether the issue of Naxalism has been resolved, as claimed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying the government should allow the paramilitary forces to return if it has ended. Baghel, the former Chief Minister, emphasised that everyone wants peace in Bastar and suggested that if Naxalism has indeed ended, paramilitary forces should be pulled back. Also Read | How To Download JEE Main 202 ...Read More >
"I want to tell, the main reason of Naxalism is not the demand of development, but an ideology, to win the Presidential election, from 1970 Indira ji accepted that due to leftist ideology, Naxalism spread," he said, alleging that Gandhi used the ideology to tilt the 1971 presidential election in favour of V.V. Giri. "Twelve states- Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Bengal, Kerala, parts of Karnataka, and three districts of Uttar Prad ...Read More >
The Naxal insurgency thrived in the area as there were lot of sympathisers and supporters. Gadchiroli: Maharashtra was one of the partially affected states and Gadchiroli was an integral part of the Maoist theatre, and it was an integral part of what the insurgents called the Dandakaranya region. Till about four months back Gadchiroli was among the worst affected Left Wing Extremist (LWE) districts in the country. The Naxal insurgency thrived in the area as there were lot of sympathisers and ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 1 (ANI): Former Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief, KP Raghuvanshi, has described India's progress against Naxal insurgency as a significant achievement, stating that Maoist activity is on the verge of being "completely eliminated." Speaking to ANI, Raghuvanshi said, "It is a very significant achievement for the security forces and the government that we have reached a stage today where we can say that the Maoists are on the verge of being completely el ...Read More >
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh (left) and Home Minister Amit Shah (right) The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at Home Minister Amit Shah, saying he performed a "miracle" in the Lok Sabha by speaking for 90 minutes without using what it called his favourite term of abuse. The jibe came a day after Shah asserted that the country is now largely free of Naxalism, with the Maoists' top leadership and central structure nearly dismantled, while accusing the Congress of doing "nothing" to c ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation (SPMRF) on Tuesday celebrated a historic milestone in India's journey toward becoming a 'Naxal Mukt Bharat', marking a defining moment for the nation under the leadership of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Marking this major moment in India's fight against Left-Wing Extremism, the entire SPMRF research team, senior research fellows, and staff joined Director Binay Kumar Singh for a special in-house programme ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation (SPMRF) on Tuesday celebrated a historic milestone in India's journey toward becoming a 'Naxal Mukt Bharat', marking a defining moment for the nation under the leadership of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Marking this major moment in India's fight against Left-Wing Extremism, the entire SPMRF research team, senior research fellows, and staff joined Director Binay Kumar Singh for a special in-house programme ...Read More >
Raipur, Mar 31 (PTI) Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday asserted Chhattisgarh was now "free" of Naxalism and described March 31, the deadline set by the Centre to eradicate Maoism, as a "historic" day for the state, which was once a hotbed of the violent movement. Targeting the Opposition Congress, Sai alleged that during the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', party leader Rahul Gandhi had shared the stage with Naxalites at several locations. Speaking on sidelines of a programme in Raipur, the CM than ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that several of its leaders had links with Maoists and Left-Wing Extremists (LWE). He claimed that some Congress figures had even interacted with such groups, calling it deeply ironic given the party's public stance against extremism. Rijiju told IANS that during the tenure of Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council, there were individuals associated with Left-Wing ex ...Read More >
New Delhi: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday stressed that the efforts towards curbing Naxalism in India cannot be possible due to contribution of just one government. Speaking to ANI, Chaturvedi accused the present regime of taking credit for ending Naxalism and called it "unfortunate." Priyanka Chaturvedi's Statement "The way action against Naxalism had started from the time of the UPA, and now they're coming to take credit for it ending, that can't be the contribution o ...Read More >
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], March 31 (ANI): Congress leader Atul Londhe Patil on Tuesday while highlighting Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks blaming Congress' inaction for ending Naxalism during its tenure, stated that the current government cannot do what the party has done. Speaking to ANI, while reflecting on the West Asia conflict, Patil mentioned that the current regime "surrendered" the Chabhar Port in Iran, which was brought by Congress. Also Read | CBI Court Sentences 6 Convic ...Read More >
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