Samir K Purkayastha, The Federal

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fake medicines

West Bengal: Why fake drug cartels are having a field day

6 April 2025 12:50 AM GMT

Dilwar Hussain Majumder Arrest; Khagen Kalita, Managing Editor, The CrossCurrent

Exclusive: Arrested Assam journo’s editor reveals ‘pattern of harassment’

5 April 2025 11:24 AM GMT

West Bengal BJP leaders and workers

Why BJP is pursuing 'tried-and-failed' Hindutva strategy in Bengal

3 April 2025 1:00 AM GMT

Gorkhaland, BJP, TMC

Why Centre’s tripartite talks on Gorkhaland impasse raise questions about its intent

30 March 2025 12:45 PM GMT

Nagaland, Manipur resist SC-mandated delimitation based on 2001 census

Nagaland, Manipur resist SC-mandated delimitation based on 2001 census

29 March 2025 10:38 AM GMT

Assam Rifles wants constant tug of war between its two masters MHA-MoD to end

End your war, Assam Rifles pleads with Defence and Home ministries

27 March 2025 1:00 AM GMT

Assam journo held on vague grounds after trying to report on bank ‘scam’

Assam journo held on vague grounds after trying to report on bank ‘scam’

26 March 2025 1:39 PM GMT

why India needs to consider Bangladeshs offer for Modi-Yunus meeting

Why India needs to consider Bangladesh's offer for Modi-Yunus meeting

26 March 2025 7:12 AM GMT

Calcutta HC begins hearing fresh RG Kar plea as docs face ‘state wrath’

Calcutta HC begins hearing fresh RG Kar plea as docs face ‘state wrath’

24 March 2025 2:50 PM GMT

Centre’s war on cartels fails to choke drug flow into North East

Centre’s war on cartels fails to choke drug flow into North East

23 March 2025 1:00 AM GMT

Exclusive interview with Ram Prasad Das, Ravidasia Mahasangha, General Secretary

Is Bengal really caste-neutral? Hear it from Dalit rights activist Ram Prasad Das

22 March 2025 12:16 PM GMT

Amid delimitation row, Bengal grapples with its own north-south divide

Delimitation Debate

Amid delimitation row, Bengal grapples with its own north-south divide

21 March 2025 12:50 AM GMT

How the Bengal of Bhadraloks has failed to accommodate Dalit aspirations

The Eighth Column

How the Bengal of Bhadraloks has failed to accommodate Dalit aspirations

19 March 2025 1:00 AM GMT

Is the spat with Tamil Nadu forcing the Centre to mend ties with Bengal?

The Federal Focus

Is the spat with Tamil Nadu forcing the Centre to mend ties with Bengal?

18 March 2025 12:50 AM GMT

N-E: Mizoram CMs big disclosure raises security concerns amid Shahs peace claims

N-E: Mizoram CM's big disclosure raises security concerns amid Shah's 'peace' claims

16 March 2025 6:42 AM GMT

Manipur crisis deepens as peace formula flops; Kukis mull referendum

Manipur crisis deepens as peace formula flops; Kukis mull referendum

15 March 2025 10:03 AM GMT

West Bengal, student union elections, TMC, Jadavpur University

Bengal student protests escalate against stifling of campus democracy

10 March 2025 2:56 PM GMT

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

TMC flaunts Mamatanomics growth model, but is Bengal truly shining?

9 March 2025 1:00 AM GMT

Kolkata is not what Calcutta was: Decoding citys mobility chaos

Kolkata is not what Calcutta was: Decoding city's mobility chaos

4 March 2025 12:50 AM GMT

EC’s goof-up gives TMC an EPIC chance to push its ‘outsider’ narrative

EC’s goof-up gives TMC an EPIC chance to push its ‘outsider’ narrative

3 March 2025 3:58 PM GMT

Great Language divide - Bengal

The Great Language Divide

Why West Bengal is largely at peace with 3-language formula

3 March 2025 10:51 AM GMT

Despite President’s Rule, why normalcy is a far cry in Manipur

The Eighth Column

Despite President’s Rule, why normalcy is a far cry in Manipur

24 Feb 2025 1:30 AM GMT

Manipur security

The Federal Special

Manipur ground report: Armed groups, Myanmar factor hinder return to peace

21 Feb 2025 1:00 AM GMT

Biren Singh

The Federal Special

Exclusive: How Biren invited his downfall with desperate bid to save CM’s chair

18 Feb 2025 10:29 AM GMT

President’s Rule fails to seal Manipur BJP rift; rebels seek elected CM

President’s Rule fails to seal Manipur BJP rift; rebels seek elected CM

15 Feb 2025 8:03 AM GMT

Manipur ground report BJP

Manipur ground report: Why's BJP playing politics with our future, asks woman activist

14 Feb 2025 6:51 AM GMT

Manipur women protest

Manipur ground report: What finally triggered President's Rule?

13 Feb 2025 4:57 PM GMT

Ground report | People in a flux as constitutional crisis grips Manipur

Ground report | People in a flux as constitutional crisis grips Manipur

13 Feb 2025 10:42 AM GMT

Phensedyl, India, Bangladesh

Bangladesh set to flag Phensedyl smuggling in DG-level talks with India

11 Feb 2025 12:50 AM GMT

Manipur: What lies ahead of Biren Singh who lived on the razor’s edge?

Manipur: What lies ahead of Biren Singh who lived on the razor’s edge?

10 Feb 2025 1:50 AM GMT