The Latest Breaking News from Chhattisgarh

Christmas festivities in India have been overshadowed by acts of vandalism, intimidation, and violence by right-wing Hindutva groups this year, whether it’s in Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and even Kerala. You can read our reports on such acts committed by members of the Bajrang Dal, VHP and others here…

With Christmas around the corner, festivities for Christians in India have been overshadowed by reports of targeted attacks on the community by Hindutva right-wing groups. Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, and other states saw mobs harassing or assaulting Christian groups during prayer meetings and carol processions. In Kerala, a group of carolling…

Critics say the government’s plan to eradicate the country’s decades-long Maoist rebellion comes at a bloody price – and questions whether there are motives other than a wish for peace

After a security forces operation in Chhattisgarh last week killed 27 Maoists, including Communist Party of India (Maoist) general secretary Basavaraju, there have been multiple media reports on India’s ‘war on Maoism’. The central government has vowed to “eliminate” Maoism by March 2026 through a multi-pronged strategy.

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam, Raman Kirpal and Shardool Katyayan are joined by senior journalist and CGNet Swara’s co-founder Shubhranshu Choudhary.We start with a discussion on the killing of 27 suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh this week and analyse if the Maoist movement in…

Nambala Keshava Rao alias Basavaraju is the highest-ranking Maoist leader to be killed in nearly 30 years

Close on the heels of Operation Black Forest, police claimed to have killed top Maoist leader Nambala Keshava Rao aka Basavaraju along with 27 other Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur in an operation hailed as a “landmark achievement” by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Rebels fighting against mining and militarisation outnumbered by over 40,000 forces deployed in Bastar, Chhattisgarh.

Home minister says Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, is among 27 rebels killed in operation in Chhattisgarh state.