• The Federal
    Samir K Purkayastha
    About the AuthorSamir K Purkayastha
      Amit Shah,BJP
      India

      Meghalaya polls: Allies or foes? Bizarre political games unfold in state

      18 Feb 2023 12:14 PM IST
      West Bengal budget gives priority to political exigency over economic reality
      West Bengal

      West Bengal budget gives priority to political exigency over economic reality

      15 Feb 2023 6:41 PM IST
      Child marriages: Assam crackdown attacks the symptom, ignores the problem
      Analysis

      Child marriages: Assam crackdown attacks the symptom, ignores the problem

      9 Feb 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Violence rears its head again in Bengal ahead of panchayat polls
      West Bengal

      Violence rears its head again in Bengal ahead of panchayat polls

      8 Feb 2023 6:30 AM IST
      From Battle of Verandah to gallows: How Alipore Independence Museum has frozen the frame on history
      The Eighth Column

      From Battle of Verandah to gallows: How Alipore Independence Museum has frozen the frame on history

      3 Feb 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Amid Governor’s bonhomie with CM, BJP will have to directly take on TMC  
      West Bengal

      Amid Governor’s bonhomie with CM, BJP will have to directly take on TMC  

      3 Feb 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Surge in political violence: Is Tripura going the West Bengal way?
      North East

      Surge in political violence: Is Tripura going the West Bengal way?

      1 Feb 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Regional films get stifled as Pathaan storms its way to all screens
      Entertainment

      Regional films get 'stifled' as Pathaan storms its way to all screens

      28 Jan 2023 8:10 AM IST
      Why 4-time Tripura CM Manik Sarkar is an outlier in Indian politics
      North East

      Why 4-time Tripura CM Manik Sarkar is an outlier in Indian politics

      27 Jan 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Ahead of polls, discontent over seat-sharing simmers in Nagaland BJP
      North East

      Ahead of polls, discontent over seat-sharing simmers in Nagaland BJP

      26 Jan 2023 6:30 AM IST
      North-East: TMC banks on identity, Sangma and sops to win polls
      North East

      North-East: TMC banks on identity, Sangma and sops to win polls

      24 Jan 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Tripura assembly poll: Parties vie for support of ‘tribal messiah’
      North East

      Tripura assembly poll: Parties vie for support of ‘tribal messiah’

      20 Jan 2023 6:58 AM IST
      As poll season approaches, BJP turns gaze to ethnic faultlines in East
      North East

      As poll season approaches, BJP turns gaze to ethnic faultlines in East

      17 Jan 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Amid graft charges, TMC seeks image makeover with outreach drive
      West Bengal

      Amid graft charges, TMC seeks image makeover with outreach drive

      14 Jan 2023 6:30 AM IST
      In photos: Why Gangasagar Mela is teeming with people wanting to tag along the cow’s tail
      The Eighth Column

      In photos: Why Gangasagar Mela is teeming with people wanting to tag along the cow’s tail

      12 Jan 2023 6:30 AM IST
      BJP’s anti-conversion plank can prove costly in Christian-majority NE states
      North East

      BJP’s anti-conversion plank can prove costly in Christian-majority NE states

      9 Jan 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Vande Bharat stone-pelting: How TMC-BJP tussle has flared up
      West Bengal

      Vande Bharat stone-pelting: How TMC-BJP tussle has flared up

      7 Jan 2023 6:30 AM IST
      modi nadda shah
      West Bengal

      Mission 2024: BJP’s triumvirate to lead campaign blitzkrieg in Bengal

      5 Jan 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Regionalism in N-E faces threat from BJP, Congress political realignments
      North East

      Regionalism in N-E faces threat from BJP, Congress' political realignments

      31 Dec 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Tipu Munshi and Piyush Goyal
      India

      North-East pins hope on free trade with Bangladesh to boost its economy

      23 Dec 2022 9:40 AM IST
      Bengal: BJP goes for minority outreach, but has to quell murmurs within party
      West Bengal

      Bengal: BJP goes for minority outreach, but has to quell murmurs within party

      22 Dec 2022 6:30 AM IST
      BBIN initiative, India-Bhutan rail link, Chinese incursion
      India

      To Bhutan by rail: India seeks to boost border ties, counter China’s LAC plans

      17 Dec 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Short and sweet: Bengal’s misti-making course looks beyond rosogolla
      The Eighth Column

      Short and sweet: Bengal’s misti-making course looks beyond rosogolla

      14 Dec 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura polls: Congress facing existential battles
      Assembly Elections 2023

      Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura polls: Congress facing existential battles

      14 Dec 2022 6:30 AM IST
      CPI(M) takes history to masses to counter BJPs bid to ‘rewrite’ it
      West Bengal

      CPI(M) takes history to masses to counter BJP's bid to ‘rewrite’ it

      8 Dec 2022 6:30 AM IST
      BJP to appraise MPs and MLAs
      India

      BJP poll strategy: Professional surveyors to assess MPs', MLAs’ performance

      5 Dec 2022 8:32 PM IST
      Division of state: BJPs old promise comes to haunt Nagaland
      North East

      Division of state: BJP's old promise comes to haunt Nagaland

      3 Dec 2022 11:46 AM IST
      Chakma-Hajongs face bleak future as Arunachal suspends residence proof
      North East

      Chakma-Hajongs face bleak future as Arunachal suspends residence proof

      26 Nov 2022 6:30 AM IST
      1954: When a pregnant live-in partner was butchered, and a Calcutta cop got a cough
      West Bengal

      1954: When a pregnant live-in partner was butchered, and a Calcutta cop got a cough

      24 Nov 2022 6:30 AM IST
      La Ganesan exit may end brief truce between Bengal govt and governor
      West Bengal

      La Ganesan exit may end brief truce between Bengal govt and governor

      18 Nov 2022 11:07 AM IST
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