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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

BJP promises Matuas in West Bengal to codify their rituals

BJP plays Matua Dalit identity card, snubs RSS’s unified Hindu rhetoric

7 Feb 2025 12:37 PM GMT

From Bodo militant hideout to biodiversity hotspot, how Raimona National Park scripted a peaceful change

The Eighth Column

From Bodo militant hideout to biodiversity hotspot, how Raimona National Park scripted a peaceful change

6 Feb 2025 1:46 AM GMT

Biren Singh, Amit Shah

Manipur: Govt at risk, rift in party, but Shah’s ‘soft spot’ for Biren continues

4 Feb 2025 1:09 PM GMT

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Budget-2025 announces new fertiliser plant in Assam, but there's a catch

1 Feb 2025 12:47 PM GMT

Biharnomics | Its raining sops in Nitish-land ahead of crucial election

Biharnomics | It's raining sops in Nitish-land ahead of crucial election

1 Feb 2025 12:23 PM GMT

Port of Mongla on the Rupsha River in Bangladesh stock photo

Power shifts in Myanmar, Bangladesh stymie India’s Act East Policy

27 Jan 2025 1:00 AM GMT

Suvendu Adhikari

Mohan Bhagwat's West Bengal mission: Fix growing RSS-BJP rift

24 Jan 2025 1:00 AM GMT

India fencing Bangladesh border goes awry

India's plan to secure border with Bangladesh goes awry

21 Jan 2025 6:17 AM GMT

Gangasagar versus Kumbh: Why BJP and TMC are at war over peace-promoting melas

The Eighth Column

Gangasagar versus Kumbh: Why BJP and TMC are at war over peace-promoting melas

21 Jan 2025 1:00 AM GMT

Trade unionist on labour issues

Not expecting much from this budget: Veteran trade unionist Amarjeet Kaur

17 Jan 2025 11:33 AM GMT

Why attack on Bangladeshi Hindus may have earned BJP new recruits in Bengal

Why attack on Bangladeshi Hindus may have earned BJP new recruits in Bengal

15 Jan 2025 1:00 AM GMT

Manipur Biren Singh no-trust vote

Manipur | Biren Singh govt runs out of options as no-trust vote threat looms

10 Jan 2025 10:33 AM GMT

Former Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla

Can Ajay Kumar Bhalla, as Governor, fix the Manipur issue? No easy task ahead

4 Jan 2025 2:23 AM GMT

‘China’s Yarlung-Sangpo dam on Brahmaputra could threaten India’

‘China’s Yarlung-Sangpo dam on Brahmaputra could threaten India’

3 Jan 2025 10:05 AM GMT

Mamata Banerjee

The Federal Focus

Bangladeshi infiltrators, fake passports | Mamata turns table on Modi govt

3 Jan 2025 12:50 AM GMT

seismic emulsion explosive

Bangladesh link under India's scanner for 'import' of explosives, training militants

31 Dec 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Manmohan Singh nurtured Northeast, made it strategic conduit for Look East policy

Manmohan Singh nurtured Northeast, made it strategic conduit for 'Look East' policy

27 Dec 2024 10:05 AM GMT