Maoism

Elgar Parishad case: NIA searches DU professor Hany Babu's house in Noida

During the search at Hany Babu's house, the NIA seized one account ledger, one receipt book of a committee formed for the defence and release of GN Saibaba, several documents as well as electronic items such as hard disk, USB pen drive among others

Kobad Ghandy's upcoming memoir traces the activist's life from his student days in London to his work as a Maoist ideologue

For the better part of the last decade, Kobad Ghandy had been embroiled in several court cases and was in and out of various prisons across different states in the country.

Tina Biswas on The Antagonists, writing about the AMRI tragedy and Kolkata's politics

Tina Biswas on the characters of The Antagonists, writing about the political churning in Kolkata and her British style of humour

Mohan Bhagwat Vijayadashami speech 2018: RSS chief demands law for Ram Mandir construction, cautions against 'Urban Naxals'

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat delivered his annual Vijayadashami speech in Nagpur's Reshimbagh Ground and warned against the 'Urban Maoists' in the country.

SSB Jawan dragged out of daughter's birthday party, shot by Maoists believing he was a 'police informer'

Yadav had come home to celebrate his daughter’s birthday in his native village Pandethika when two Maoists, in police uniform, turned up at his home and dragged him outside before shooting him.

The Vivek Agnihotri interview on Newslaundry: 7 of the finest moments from a fabulously unhinged conversation

We watched all 61 minutes and 38 seconds (some of it with palms on face) of Abhinandan Sekhri's interrogation and Vivek Agnihotri's often baffling answers, and came up with seven moments that are entirely Buzzfeed list-worthy (as channeled through Firstpost's editorial spectacles)

Letter reveals Maoists planned Rajiv Gandhi-style assassination of Narendra Modi; MHA calls it hollow threat

In one of the letters from one Prakash to Wilson, it is stated that the Bhima Koregaon agitation was losing its steam, and cadres should keep it alive.

After Narendra Modi, Devendra Fadnavis receives death threat; letter speaks of 'retribution' for Gadchiroli encounter

Minutes after news broke that a Maoist were plotting the murder of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reports have now surfaced that Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his family also received a death threat on Friday.

'Reign of terror': CPM flays BJP after two Lenin statues razed post saffron party's historic Tripura win, seeks PM's intervention

Tripura chief minister-designate Biplab Deb has urged the people of the state to maintain peace and said anybody indulging in violence would be punished.

Congress says demonetisation didn't affect Maoism, says 17 Naxal attacks took place since note ban

The Congress on Friday said the central government's claim that demonetisation will end Left wing extremism has been proven wrong,