Watch: Shinde justifies police crackdown, compares anti-rape protesters to Maoists

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, while justifying the disproportionate use of force on protesters at India Gate, said he cannot be expected to go meet the demonstrators or the Maoists. ...
11:22 AM, Dec 24, 2012

No problem with Maoist ideology: Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee addressed some controversial issues in her speech, saying that she has no problem with Maoist ideology but with violence. ...
12:35 PM, Aug 15, 2012

Activists slam CRPF anti-Naxal operation, PC praises

Activists allege that the CRPF team involved in the reported encounter killed innocent civilians and not Naxals. ...
07:29 PM, Jun 30, 2012

Cong MP, activists claim CRPF killed civilians in Chhattisgarh

A controversy has erupted over the claims made by security forces that they had gunned down 20 Naxals during an encounter in Chhattisgarh on Friday. Activists and Union Minister of State for Agriculture Charandas Mahant have alleged that the Central Reserve Police Force (CPRF) team involved in the reported encounter killed innocent civilians and not Naxals. ...
04:45 PM, Jun 30, 2012

Question Time Didi: Watch the show that Mamata walked out of

A furious Mamata Banerjee walked out of CNN-IBN's show when confronted with questions about the arrest of Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra and increased rate of crime against women in her state. ...
04:39 PM, May 20, 2012

Question Time Didi

A furious Mamata Banerjee walked out of CNN-IBN's show when confronted with questions about the arrest of Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra and increased rate of crime against women in her state. ...
12:02 PM, May 20, 2012

Chhattisgarh: Anti-Naxal operations to resume, says Sukma SP

Abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon was released on Thursday after twelve days in captivity. ...
09:14 AM, May 04, 2012

Chhattisgarh: Mediators enter Naxal zone to bring back IAS officer

Negotiators BD Sharma and G Hargopal reached Chintalnaar to facilitate Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon's release. ...
11:17 AM, May 03, 2012

Watch: How Naxals dispense justice

In the jungles of Salboni in West Bengal, the Maoists blatantly violate the law in the name of delivering justice. ...
02:37 PM, Apr 25, 2012

Watch: Manish Kunjam delivers medicines to Naxals

The Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday rushed medicines for abducted collector Alex Paul Thomas. ...
02:26 PM, Apr 25, 2012

Abducted IAS officer's health worsens, medicines sent

There is no consensus yet on mediators after the government named two former bureaucrats. ...
10:12 PM, Apr 24, 2012

He was aware of Naxal threat: Abducted IAS officer's wife

Abducted IAS officer's wife Asha said the Maoists must share details about Alex Paul Menon's health. ...
11:40 PM, Apr 23, 2012

The Last Word: Are states handling the Naxal threat effectively?

The Naxal insurgents on Saturday abducted the Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon from Majhipara village in Chhattisgarh. ...
09:07 PM, Apr 23, 2012

He is an asthma patient, not carrying medicines: Collector's wife

Maoists on Saturday kidnapped the district collector of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh. ...
11:44 PM, Apr 21, 2012

Ready to mediate release of Sukma Collector: Agnivesh

The BJP, which rules Chhattisgarh, has already slammed central inaction for the increasing number of Naxal attacks in the country. ...
08:33 PM, Apr 21, 2012

Odisha: Abducted BJD MLA produced in people's court

According to the Maoists, the people's court will decide BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka's fate. Hikaka was taken hostage on March 24. ...
05:34 PM, Apr 19, 2012

Disappointed by Govt, says abducted Odisha MLA's wife

Jhina Hikaka's abductors had said they would hand him over to his wife once the government met their demands. ...
03:46 PM, Apr 19, 2012

The Last Word: Is Odisha responding effectively to hostage crisis?

The Odisha Govt has said that it is facilitating the release of the 27 prisoners, demanded by two Maoist groups, within the legal framework. ...
10:16 PM, Apr 10, 2012

Has Patnaik set a wrong precedent by swapping Naxals for hostages?

Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda has threatened to kill the Italian hostage after putting up fresh demands. ...
10:47 PM, Apr 06, 2012

News 360: Is there a trust deficit between Army and govt?

The Indian Express carried a report on Wednesday saying that two Army columns marched towards the capital in January without notifying the government. ...
10:49 PM, Apr 04, 2012