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.

US to finish Iran fight in weeks: Marco Rubio​

IANS | March 30, 2026 7:45 PM

Washington, March 30 (IANS) The United States expects to complete its military objectives against Iran “in a matter of weeks, not months,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, asserting that key targets, including Tehran’s air force, navy and missile capabilities, are already being dismantled even as Washington tests a parallel diplomatic opening.​

Trump warns Iran on Hormuz, power grid if deal is not reached​

IANS | March 30, 2026 6:31 PM

Washington, March 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday warned that the United States could strike Iran’s key energy infrastructure if a deal is not reached soon and the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened, even as he said talks were making progress.​