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    Samir K Purkayastha
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      Congress leader Ranajit Mukherjee (white shirt) took part in a rally organised by the SC Federation
      West Bengal

      Bengal Matuas seek audience with Rahul Gandhi: Are they eyeing third option?

      30 Aug 2025 6:56 AM IST
      Are Central teams targeting TMC leaders ahead of Assembly polls?
      West Bengal

      Are Central teams targeting TMC leaders ahead of Assembly polls?

      28 Aug 2025 6:20 AM IST
      How West Bengal is pushing back against BJP’s Bangladeshi infiltration narrative
      The Eighth Column

      How West Bengal is pushing back against BJP’s Bangladeshi infiltration narrative

      27 Aug 2025 7:40 AM IST
      Centre to hold high-stakes talks to defuse tension over its border policy in NE
      India

      Centre to hold high-stakes talks to defuse tension over its border policy in NE

      24 Aug 2025 8:38 AM IST
      Inside the inside the Visva Bharati University campus at Bolpur Shantiniketan
      West Bengal

      Admission freeze in Bengal's state-run colleges leaves students in limbo

      22 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio
      Nagaland

      Nagaland govt, Centre at odds over Frontier Nagaland Territory

      20 Aug 2025 11:20 AM IST
      PM Modi addressing the nation
      Analysis

      Why Modi's demographic claims are not based on hard facts

      18 Aug 2025 4:56 PM IST
      Bangla Pokko rally
      West Bengal

      How Bengal is embracing a stronger Bengali identity with policies, protests

      13 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
      citizenship
      West Bengal

      Denied by design? Why proving citizenship is a trial and tribulation for the poor

      11 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
      CV Ananda Bose
      West Bengal

      SIR, other issues: Governor steps in as Bengal govt, EC head for showdown

      10 Aug 2025 4:28 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee and Himanta Biswa Sarma
      West Bengal

      Mamata, Himanta politically escalate citizenship row, ignoring legal recourse

      7 Aug 2025 6:10 PM IST
      Harassed in BJP states, Bengali migrants return home to empty job promises
      West Bengal

      Harassed in BJP states, Bengali migrants return home to empty job promises

      5 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
      How Purulia’s Chhau dance is changing, and what it’s losing along the way
      The Eighth Column

      How Purulia’s Chhau dance is changing, and what it’s losing along the way

      5 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Vayulink, IAF, Aero India 2023, Bengaluru
      India

      NavIC, unsung hero of Operation Sindoor, faces critical operational challenges

      1 Aug 2025 9:16 AM IST
      EC faces Bengal teachers rebellion as Bihar-like SIR move gathers storm
      West Bengal

      EC faces Bengal teachers' 'rebellion' as Bihar-like SIR move gathers storm

      26 July 2025 12:03 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee
      West Bengal

      Why TMC’s new welfare scheme can cut both ways for cash-strapped Mamata govt

      24 July 2025 5:52 PM IST
      protest by Naga group
      Manipur

      Kuki-Chin fratricidal wars worsen Manipur conflict as Naga group chokes key roads

      24 July 2025 3:23 PM IST
      Elephants die on killer tracks as Railways drag feet to install Gajraj
      West Bengal

      Elephants die on 'killer tracks' as Railways drag feet to install 'Gajraj'

      23 July 2025 9:19 AM IST
      West Bengal elections 2026, Modi in Bengal
      West Bengal

      BJP's Hindutva gets Bengali makeover: PM Modi leads cultural re-evaluation

      19 July 2025 7:22 AM IST
      Harassment of Bengali migrants in BJP states
      West Bengal

      TMC-BJP rally contest over migrants hints at Bengal poll planks for 2026

      17 July 2025 7:40 AM IST
      How Myanmar’s military crackdown has galvanised a defiant press corps
      The Eighth Column

      How Myanmar’s military crackdown has galvanised a defiant press corps

      17 July 2025 6:30 AM IST
      People raise slogans during a torch rally to protest against the alleged gangrape of a law student in her college in Kolkata
      West Bengal

      After 3 campus rapes, Mamata can’t afford to ignore ticking time bomb TMCP

      13 July 2025 5:37 PM IST
      Manipur ethnic violence
      Manipur

      Why RSS peacekeeping mission in Manipur may worsen crisis

      10 July 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Mizoram grapples with cross-border crisis amid new influx of refugees
      Mizoram

      Mizoram grapples with cross-border crisis amid new influx of refugees

      8 July 2025 2:04 PM IST
      Kolkata law college gang rape
      West Bengal

      RG Kar, law college, Sandeshkhali: Bengal’s chilling nexus of crime and politics

      5 July 2025 2:02 PM IST
      How Chabimura in Tripura is moving from terrorism to tourism
      The Eighth Column

      How Chabimura in Tripura is moving from terrorism to tourism

      3 July 2025 7:20 AM IST
      e-buses
      West Bengal

      Bengal switches to CNG mode as e-vehicle push loses steam

      2 July 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Maoists
      West Bengal

      Maoist resurgence efforts raise concerns in West Bengal

      1 July 2025 10:00 AM IST
      Suvendu Adhikari
      West Bengal

      Mask of syncretism off, Bengal can no longer ignore social fault lines

      30 Jun 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Indians being thrown out of India. Why govt has turned against its own
      The Eighth Column

      Indians being thrown out of India. Why govt has turned against its own

      27 Jun 2025 11:59 AM IST
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