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UP labour laws enforcement will be strengthened, with CM Yogi Adityanath directing authorities to ensure fair wages, worker safety, and timely grievance redressal. (File Photo)

Noida workers' unrest: UP govt forms high-level panel to resolve wage dispute after violent protests

April 13, 2026 7:15 pm

On Sunday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged concerns over a possible “larger conspiracy” to revive Naxalism and directed authorities to remain vigilant against “disruptive elements”; Opposition hits out

How Naxal deadline was met with a two-pronged approach

How a two-pronged approach overcame the Maoist challenge

March 31, 2026 11:29 pm

Meeting the deadline was made possible not only by acceding to the logistical and infrastructural demands of the security forces to counter the Maoists but also by focusing simultaneously on the development of the region

In affidavits filed on March 27, the police told the court that acting “on the basis of reliable inputs” in relation to an FIR registered last July.

Investigating 13 people who ‘support Maoist/ Naxalite ideologies’, police tell court in response to allegations of illegal detention of students and activists

March 31, 2026 3:26 pm

Around 10 students and activists were picked up on March 12-13 in Delhi in connection with an FIR by a man who alleged that his daughter had been ‘radicalized’ and used for ‘anti-national or terrorist activities’.

Detonators continue to top list of stolen explosives, shows RTI data

March 30, 2026 4:27 am

Information from PESO, both recent and past, reveals alarming levels of “missing” blasting caps, detonating cord and explosives.

Over the last decade, security forces have set up more than 200 police camps, including Forward Base Camps, to address the security vacuum in Bastar, which comprises seven districts and is larger than Kerala. (Image credit: Bastar Police)

Naxalism on its last legs, what happens to 200-plus police camps in Chhattisgarh?

March 26, 2026 10:00 am

With fewer than 40 cadres remaining in Bastar, the state says 96% of the region is free from Naxal influence.

The war on the walls: History and growth of Bengal’s election campaigning

March 24, 2026 10:41 am

With the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election underway, campaigns spill across walls, WhatsApp, and social media. From painted slogans to viral memes, Bengal’s politics has simply changed its canvas, not its creativity or bite.

'IPS – Not for Power, but Purpose': The man who built the C-60 and faced 26/11 reveals the 1 question in UPSC interview that defined his career

March 08, 2026 2:45 pm

UPSC Expert Talk: ‘I just did my job.’ That is how former IPS officer K P Raghuvanshi often sums up a career spent tackling some of India’s toughest security challenges. What his 35-year-long career can teach aspirants.

Bastar DRG operations have become a decisive force in Chhattisgarh’s anti-Maoist campaign. (Photo credit: Chhattisgarh police)

Guerrilla vs Guerrilla: How Bastar’s own took on the Naxals

February 28, 2026 6:42 pm

At the heart of Battleground Bastar, where the endgame in the four-decade-long Maoist movement is likely to play out, are personnel of the District Reserve Guard, a force drawn from the local tribal population to take on the Naxals. The Indian Express travels to Bastar to meet the force on the frontlines

Naxalism nears end, work of democracy goes on

With surrender of Devuji, Naxalism nears its end. Democracy’s work goes on

February 24, 2026 7:21 am

With Devuji's surrender, the Maoists are now estimated to have an armed cadre of just around 180 and a leadership that is all but decimated. This moment, however, calls not for triumphalism but sombre reflection