Kolkata Police STF Makes Major Breakthrough After Years-Long Hunt; Senior CPI (Maoist) Central Committee Member Held Kolkata, September 18, 2026: In a significant breakthrough in the fight against Left-Wing Extremism in eastern India, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police has arrested senior CPI (Maoist) leader Asim Mandal alias ‘Akash’, a Central Committee…

New Delhi, September 18, 2026: The Election Commission of India has temporarily frozen the name ‘All India Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) and its reserved ‘Flowers and Grass’ symbol, following a dispute between rival factions of the party. Neither the faction led by Mamata Banerjee nor the rival faction associated with Ritabrata Banerjee and Arup Roy will…

New Delhi: The debate over the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has gained fresh momentum following the announcement that the NDA-ruled states will move towards implementing a common civil code before 2029. The Uniform Civil Code seeks to replace religion-based differences in personal laws governing matters such as marriage, divorce, maintenance, adoption, guardianship and inheritance with…

New Delhi: The 2016 demonetisation of ₹500 and ₹1,000 currency notes caused a severe disruption to the cash-based financial networks of Maoist groups and other underground organisations, while also delivering a sharp short-term shock to India’s real estate market, according to a former Intelligence Bureau officer and government data released in the aftermath of the…

New Delhi, September 3, 2026: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), which shot into the national spotlight through its youth-led protest movement, is facing its first major internal rebellion. Former CJP volunteer Manish Brahmbhatt has broken away from the organisation and announced the formation of a new faction called the Cockroach Janata Party-Democratic (CJP-D). Brahmbhatt has…