'Forces struck jungles when Naxals were busy in tactical meeting''

Naxalites had gathered in remote jungles of Bijapur for a Tactical Counter Offensive Campaign (TCOC) meeting when security forces surrounded them, leading to a fierce exchange that left 26 Maoists......

30 Maoists, cop killed in 2 encounters in Chhattisgarh; toll 113 in 2025

In a fresh offensive against Maoists, security forces killed at least 30 members of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist in two separate encounters in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region on......

CRPF sets up new base in Chhattisgarh's Maoist stronghold

The Central Reserve Police Force has opened a new operations base in the heart of a strong Maoist corridor in Chhattisgarh's south Bastar region as part of its expanding footprint into core Left......

Jan 6 IED blast kingpin also killed in Chhattisgarh encounter

The 31 Maoists killed in the February 9 encounter in Bijapur in Chhattisgarh included the mastermind of the January 6 IED blast in which eight security personnel and a civilian lost their lives and......

Ananya Can't CTRL Her Excitement!

Tovino catches up with Suriya and Karthi... Malavika misses the wilderness...Shamita discovers a new passion... Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram 'Riot and I can't CTRL our......

2024's Biggest Hindi Flops So Far

Many of the highly anticipated films did not bring any moolah at the box office, making the first half of 2024 quite disappointing. Yes, there were hits but Bollywood has seen better times. Here's......

Bastar: The Naxal Story Review: Bizarre

The Naxal movement has such a complex history that several books have been written to understand it. Bastar: The Naxal Story seeks to reduce it to bullet points and stereotypes, observes......

Political Movies Surge before Lok Sabha Polls

'Elections and audience interest in specific movies are often independent factors.' IMAGE: Randeep Hooda as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Why Bhutia has called for complete overhaul in AIFF

'Overall it's time that the federation focuses on how to take Indian football forward. You cannot just have Vision 2046 on paper and not implement things.' IMAGE: In July, Bhaichung Bhutia......