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    Samir K Purkayastha
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      Durga Puja pandal in Bengal
      West Bengal

      Durga Puja becomes new battleground for BJP factions in Bengal

      26 Aug 2026 4:00 PM IST
      Annapurna rollout snag exposes yawning gap between BJP’s welfare promise and delivery
      West Bengal

      Annapurna rollout snag exposes yawning gap between BJP’s welfare promise and delivery

      25 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Suvendu Adhikari
      West Bengal

      Facing Gen Z heat, Bengal BJP bets big on AI and digital outreach

      20 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Population
      West Bengal

      Why West Bengal Census has kicked off under NRC cloud

      19 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Suvendu Adhikari
      West Bengal

      Eggs, egos and an anti-goonda law: Bengal BJP govt's first 100 days

      18 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Netaji or Mookerjee? BJPs ideological tightrope walk in West Bengal
      West Bengal

      Netaji or Mookerjee? BJP's ideological tightrope walk in West Bengal

      15 Aug 2026 2:53 PM IST
      Rebel MPs meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
      Politics

      Will FCRA vote expose TMC rebels’ fragile identity as NCPI MPs?

      12 Aug 2026 11:27 AM IST
      Legal twists, endless wait: How Bengal failed a generation of job seekers
      The Federal Special

      Legal twists, endless wait: How Bengal failed a generation of job seekers

      12 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
      West Bengal assembly elections
      West Bengal

      Bengal BJP faces heat as charges of cut money, factional feud echo TMC-era practices

      5 Aug 2026 9:13 AM IST
      West Bengal tea growers
      West Bengal

      Bitter harvest: How a pesticide row is choking West Bengal's small tea growers

      1 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Pakistani troops, Indian soldiers, ceasefire violation, Jammu and Kashmir, Line of Control, unprovoked attack, firing, open fire
      Nagaland

      NSCN-IM splits: Big jolt for Naga peace talks?

      31 July 2026 7:17 PM IST
      Suvendu Adhikari
      West Bengal

      West Bengal: STF nabs suspected JeM operative, cites threat to CM

      31 July 2026 2:52 PM IST
      Shiva Lingam, Adina Masjid, Malda
      West Bengal

      Bengal's Adina masjid becomes new flashpoint as Hindu groups push temple claim

      28 July 2026 8:12 PM IST
      West Bengal university
      Education

      Beyond NEET: Why NEP rollout is creating anxiety in Bengal’s classrooms

      28 July 2026 6:20 AM IST
      BJPs Tiranga Rally in Kolkata
      West Bengal

      Crackdown and counter-rallies: How NEET protest led to political showdown in Bengal

      27 July 2026 9:00 PM IST
      Sikkim tunnel collapse site
      Sikkim

      Sikkim tunnel disaster revives debate: How much can the Himalayas take?

      25 July 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Mamata retains grip over July 21 legacy, launches statewide anti-BJP movement
      West Bengal

      Mamata retains grip over July 21 legacy, launches statewide anti-BJP movement

      21 July 2026 7:13 PM IST
      TMC Mamata Banerjee and Suvendhu Adhikari West Bengal elections 2026
      West Bengal

      Suvendu revives 1993 police firing report to undermine Mamata’s Martyrs’ Day legacy

      20 July 2026 9:03 PM IST
      BJP sets Bengal agenda; embraces Bengali identity, re-strategises border security
      West Bengal

      BJP sets Bengal agenda; embraces Bengali identity, re-strategises border security

      20 July 2026 1:03 PM IST
      Damayanti Sen
      West Bengal

      Howrah teen rifle shooter missing; police launch extensive search

      17 July 2026 1:29 PM IST
      ABVP finds footing in Jadavpur varsity, eyes Bengal campuses after BJP’s win
      West Bengal

      ABVP finds footing in Jadavpur varsity, eyes Bengal campuses after BJP’s win

      16 July 2026 9:51 AM IST
      Graffiti with Bangladeshi protest icon HOBEKI?’s signature surfaces in Sikkim
      Sikkim

      Mysterious 'Subodh' mural appears in Sikkim, triggering police probe

      13 July 2026 5:43 PM IST
      Three former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs join BJP
      West Bengal

      Hours after defecting, 3 ex-TMC MPs named BJP Rajya Sabha candidates

      9 July 2026 9:51 PM IST
      Panchayats struggle as TMC Sarpanches lie low, fearing reprisals in BJP regime
      West Bengal

      Panchayats struggle as TMC Sarpanches lie low, fearing reprisals in BJP regime

      9 July 2026 4:04 PM IST
      Bengal BJP govt’s renaming drive sparks row over history and public memory
      West Bengal

      Bengal BJP govt’s renaming drive sparks row over history and public memory

      9 July 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee
      Analysis

      What Mamata's direct takeover of Bengal Trinamool unit signals after Chandrima exit

      4 July 2026 8:45 PM IST
      BJP promises and west bengal debt
      West Bengal

      Bengal’s sharp OBC quota rollback triggers legal and political debate

      4 July 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee
      West Bengal

      Symbol and funds: Mamata faces dual challenges, in EC and HC

      2 July 2026 4:13 PM IST
      Police verification passport
      West Bengal

      Journalists’ passport woes put lens back on Bengal’s rigid police verification system

      30 Jun 2026 7:38 PM IST
      Bengal now has Gujarat-style goonda law; critics warn of civil liberty risks
      West Bengal

      Bengal now has Gujarat-style goonda law; critics warn of civil liberty risks

      30 Jun 2026 6:30 AM IST
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