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    Why historian Vinay Lal finds RSS's idea of nationalism 'problematic'

    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
    3 May 2026 12:48 PM IST

    In this episode of RS @100, Lal unpacks the contradiction between the RSS’s absence from anti-colonial struggle and its current monopoly on nationalist discourse

    RSS at 100: Vinay lal interview
    India
    Security personnel stand guard at a polling station during repolling in West Bengal amid heightened political tensions.
    Elections 2026

    Bengal repolling: Who benefits, TMC or BJP? | Capital Beat

    2 May 2026 7:16 PM IST
    Mk stalin vs Vijay
    India

    Poll strategist explains the 8 pc 'anti-incumbency’ threat for DMK | Interview

    30 April 2026 5:00 PM IST
    Election panel debate Bengal
    Elections 2026

    EC orders full repoll in Falta; what are its implications? | Capital Beat

    3 May 2026 7:09 PM IST
    The Rs 25,000 crore illegal election betting market in India - how does it flourish

    Election betting in India: Behind the ₹25,000 crore illegal market

    3 May 2026 6:04 PM IST
    Officials question Tamil Nadu election data

    Tamil Nadu elections: Discrepancies in turnout and seizure data spark controversy

    1 May 2026 8:17 PM IST
    CCTV West Bengal

    Bengal's post-poll drama: Strongroom row sparks firestorm | Capital Beat

    1 May 2026 6:01 PM IST
    Interview on Tamil Nadu polls

    Exit polls in Tamil Nadu: Media spectacle or real signal? | AI With Sanket

    1 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    India iran relations

    How US diktat has kept apart natural allies India and Iran

    1 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Bengal poll row deepens with EVM complaints; how was it possible despite record forces?

    Bengal poll row deepens with EVM complaints; how was it possible despite record forces?

    30 April 2026 9:13 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee

    Bengal, Assam exit polls spark fierce debate as experts question BJP-sweep predictions

    29 April 2026 10:00 PM IST
    DMK vs TVK, STalin vs Vijay - Tamil Nadu exit poll

    Media repeatedly got it wrong on Vijay's TVK: Political analyst Rangaraj

    29 April 2026 9:59 PM IST
    Pinarai leads in Kerala again

    Has UDF broken Pinarayi's hat-trick chances? Exit Polls 2026

    29 April 2026 9:46 PM IST
    MAMATA VS SUVENDHU

    High voter turnout, not landslides, may define Election 2026: Sanjay Kumar

    29 April 2026 9:43 PM IST
    TVK gets numbers in exit polls

    Rise of a third force and what it means for Tamil Nadu’s political future | Exit Polls 2026

    Vijay Srinivas
    29 April 2026 8:56 PM IST

    Political experts, journalists, and analysts break down the exit poll predictions and what they mean for Tamil Nadu

    West Bengal SIR

    How SIR row reshaped EC's Bengal poll process | Om Prakash Mishra

    29 April 2026 2:23 PM IST
    Heatwave across India states

    Is 40+ degrees the new early-summer normal in South India as extreme weather intensifies?

    28 April 2026 10:21 PM IST
    Panel discusses comedy controversy

    Sarat Uday row: Are politicians too thin-skinned for comedy? | AI With Sanket

    28 April 2026 10:02 PM IST
    Why RSS narrative on destroyed ancient science is problematic | Irfan Habib interview

    Why RSS narrative on destroyed ancient science is problematic | Irfan Habib interview

    28 April 2026 8:59 PM IST
    Arvind Kejriwal at Raj Ghat during satyagraha amid legal and political controversy

    Kejriwal vs Delhi HC judge: Protest against the law or political gamble?

    28 April 2026 5:16 PM IST
    Campaigning in Sikkim

    Sikkim statehood at 50: How the Himalayan kingdom became an Indian state

    28 April 2026 4:10 PM IST
    ‘Anti-defection law clear; MPs can’t merge alone’ | Lok Sabha ex-secy PDT Achary interview

    ‘Anti-defection law clear; MPs can’t merge alone’ | Lok Sabha ex-secy PDT Achary interview

    28 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Was West Bengal election campaign toxic or funny? Looking back at its many shades

    Was West Bengal election campaign toxic or funny? Looking back at its many shades

    27 April 2026 9:05 PM IST
    Panelists debate West Bengal Phase 2 elections amid controversy and political clashes on Capital Beat program

    Bengal Phase 2 campaign ends amid row, sharp political exchanges | Capital Beat

    27 April 2026 7:13 PM IST
    AAP Raghav Chadha

    Punjab power play: Raghav Chadha's BJP switch sparks anti-defection debate | AI with Sanket

    27 April 2026 6:41 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu Congress leader Selvaperunthagai addresses media amid Income Tax raid controversy

    Raid or ruse? Selvaperunthagai I-T bust claim kicks up political storm in post-poll TN

    26 April 2026 5:56 PM IST
    Book Video

    Migrant exodus during COVID-19 pandemic was a failure of the state I Jyoti Yadav interview

    25 April 2026 3:25 PM IST
    Record turnout in TN, Bengal: What’s behind the surge? | Talking Sense With Srini

    Record turnout in TN, Bengal: What’s behind the surge? | Talking Sense With Srini

    25 April 2026 1:49 PM IST
    Raghav Chadha, along with six Rajya Sabha MPs, has quit AAP and joined the BJP after a fallout with the party leadership

    Why Chadha-led exodus presents an existential crisis for AAP and Kejriwal

    25 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Chandra Kumar Bose, grandnephew of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose, discusses his shift from the BJP to the TMC

    Bengal's high turnout signals pro-incumbency, says Netaji kin Chandra Bose | Interview

    24 April 2026 8:47 PM IST
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