Centre may set up special force to counter Naxals

Stung by the growing number of Naxal-related incidents in the country, the government may soon give its nod for formation of a Special Action Force under the control of the Central Reserve Police......

Security forces recapture Naxal-occupied hill after 9 days

A hill with an altitude of 5,000 feet, once a hub of the Maoists along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, was reclaimed by the security forces after driving out the extremists following nine days......

'Hidma's Death Is Death Of Maoist Insurgency'

'The (Maoist) organisation is in visible decline. Their senior leaders are ageing. Forest life is unforgiving -- older leaders simply cannot cope physically.''Earlier, they attracted educated youth......

After Maoist zones, CRPF's specialised CoBRA unit to counter J-K terror

The Central Reserve Police Force has decided to raise a special CoBRA battalion for counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 17 years after this jungle warfare unit was raised in the......

India was granted permission to wear military caps: ICC

'The BCCI sought permission from the ICC to wear the caps as part of a fundraising drive and in memory of fallen soldiers who have died, which was granted.' IMAGE: The Indian players sporting the......