US presses Iran with strikes, open to deal

IANS | March 31, 2026 8:52 PM

Washington, March 31 (IANS) The United States on Tuesday said it is intensifying military strikes on Iran while pursuing active negotiations, as officials argued that battlefield pressure is forcing Tehran towards a deal.

From conflict to peace: Multi-pronged strategy of security action, infra push, rehab policy defeats Naxalism

Shashikant Trivedi | March 31, 2026 4:10 PM

Raipur/New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) With Union Home Minister Amit Shah declaring that India has effectively achieved a Naxal-free status by meeting the government’s self-imposed deadline of March 31, a significant breakthrough has been marked for the country, which was previously seen as a prolonged conflict that earlier governments found challenging to address.

Maoism’s long saga: India’s tryst with Red Terror ends​

IANS | March 30, 2026 10:59 PM

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India’s tryst with Naxalism began in 1967 and continued into the 2000s in various forms and names, beginning with challenging feudal landholdings that later spread southwards, rising in defiance against the larger state itself in accordance with Mao Zedong’s phrase, “political power comes from the barrel of a gun.”​

India Naxal-free, Maoist leadership decimated: HM Amit Shah ​

IANS | March 30, 2026 8:03 PM

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday declared in the Lok Sabha that India has virtually become Naxal-free, with the dreaded Maoist central and state leadership structures almost completely eliminated just a day before the government’s self-imposed deadline of March 31, 2026. ​

Maoists reduced to less than two districts: Anurag Thakur ​

IANS | March 30, 2026 7:50 PM

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) MP Anurag Thakur on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party in the Lok Sabha, accusing it of giving a “red carpet” welcome to Naxalites and strengthening the Red Corridor during its rule.