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India dominates World's 100 Hottest Cities list for second week in a row; check all names

Indian cities are currently the hottest globally, with 97 out of the top 100 hottest locations. Cities in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Odisha are experiencing extreme heat. Temperatures are reaching punishing highs, with little relief even at night. This prolonged heatwave is impacting public health, leading to increased…

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Deccan Gold Mines shares soar 23% in just two days. What’s fuelling the rally?

Deccan Gold Mines shares surged 23% in two days after the company reported discoveries of nickel, copper and palladium mineralisation at its Bhalukona Project in Chhattisgarh. Initial drilling, surveys and sampling indicate strong potential for critical mineral deposits, prompting plans to accelerate exploration and fast-track mining lease applications.

The Economic Times

IMD warns of severe heatwave in northwest and central India

Northwest and central India will experience heatwave to severe heatwave conditions this week. Maximum temperatures are set to rise by two to four degrees Celsius in many parts of northwest India and Chhattisgarh. Maharashtra and Gujarat will see a gradual decrease in temperatures after May 18.

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Post Naxalism: Amit Shah launches first public service centre inside Chhattisgarh security camp

Jagdalpur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated the first security camp-turned-public service centre in a remote village in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, heralding a new development chapter in the state recently declared Naxal violence-free after decades of extremism.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah flags off 400 emergency response vehicles, 33 mobile forensic vans in Chhattisgarh to boost policing

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched 400 ‘CG Dial 112’ emergency response vehicles and inaugurated 33 mobile forensic science labs across Chhattisgarh to strengthen policing, crime control, and emergency response services. The upgraded system integrates police, fire, medical, and disaster management services to improve public safety and reduce response times…

The Economic Times

Boiler explosion ‘like a missile landing’ kills 14 workers at Vedanta power plant in India

Incident is one of the worst industrial accidents for years in Chhattisgarh, a mining and heavy industry hub

The Independent UK

Chhattisgarh spent Rs 18.57 crore on TV ads in 3 months; News18 got the biggest share

The Chhattisgarh government spent Rs 18.57 crore on television advertisements in just three months – between October and December 2024 – according to information obtained under the Right to Information Act. This works out to roughly Rs 20.41 lakh of public money every day.

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TV anchors slam ‘fringe’ Bajrang Dal, gush over Modi – miss the connection entirely

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…

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In India, Christmas is marked by reports of Sangh-linked organisations attacking Christians

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…

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Visiting Kerala’s Attappallam, where a migrant worker was beaten to death

It was with dreams of finding a job and financially securing his family that Ram Narayan Baghel, a 40-year-old construction worker from Karhi village in Chhattisgarh, arrived in Kerala’s Palakkad on December 13. Just five days after his arrival, on December 17, he was brutally lynched to death by a…

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South Central 38: Kerala nuns arrested in Chhattisgarh, TCS layoffs

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by Human Rights Law Network founder and senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, TNM Kerala bureau chief Haritha John, Sriram Rajagopal, and A Welkin.

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Kerala bishops steer clear of naming BJP while condemning Chhattisgarh nuns’ arrest

In Thalassery, chants rang out in protest: “We don’t need your cake or ladoo. Do not come to visit Aramana.” The demonstrators, members of the Catholic Congress under the Syro-Malabar Church, were protesting the arrest of two nuns from Kerala — Sr Vandhana Francis and Sr Preethi Mary — in…

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‘Not safe, can’t speak’: Arrest of Chhattisgarh nuns sparks alarm in Christian community

Fear has gripped the Catholic community in Chhattisgarh following the arrest of two nuns under the serious charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion. The incident has triggered a political storm and drawn sharp criticism from Christian leaders and politicians nationwide. Sisters Preeti Mary and Vandana Francis from the…

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Eradicating India’s jungle insurgency – can it be done and at what human cost?

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

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Bastar IGP on ‘war’ on Maoists, Hidma as an ‘overrated figure’, and welcoming surrenders

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.

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Hafta 538: India vs Maoists: Is this a turning point?

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…

The Independent UK

Indian forces kill leader of Maoist insurgency in sweeping crackdown on rebels

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

Newslaundry

Top Maoist leader killed: Editorials hail ‘political will’, Jagran warns of ‘Urban Naxals’

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.

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Al Jazeera

‘Warzone’: Why Indian forces have launched a deadly assault on Maoists

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

Al Jazeera

India says Maoist rebel chief killed in ‘breakthrough’ blow

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

The Independent UK

Indian forces kill 31 rebels in ‘biggest ever operation’ against Maoists

Maoist guerrillas have been waging a rebellion against Indian government for nearly four decades

International Business Times

India's Elephant Warning System Tackles Deadly Conflict

In central India's dry forests, community trackers hunt for signs of elephants to feed into an alert system that is helping prevent some of the hundreds of fatal tramplings each year.

Dynamite News

Dead Lizard in Mid-Day Meal Leaves 65 Students Sick in Chhattisgarh; Probe Ordered

65 children in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur were hospitalized after discovering a dead lizard in their school meal, reports Dynamite News. Officials have launched an investigation into the food contamination incident.

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Chhattisgarh: Woman Naxalite carrying Rs 45 lakh bountry in two states gunned down in Bastar

Gummadiveli Renuka, the deceased cadre, was a law graduate and was active in the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) since 1996 and carried a reward of Rs 25 lakh in Chhattisgarh and Rs 20 lakh in neighbouring Telangana. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Chhattisgarh: 16 naxals gunned down by security forces in Sukma; 2 Jawans injured

The operation was initiated based on specific intelligence regarding the presence of Naxals in the Kerlapal area under Sukma police station limits. Read further on Dynamite News:

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