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    Samir K Purkayastha
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      Why Manipur’s Pangals want to distance themselves from other Indian Muslims
      The Eighth Column

      Why Manipur’s Pangals want to distance themselves from other Indian Muslims

      10 March 2023 12:00 PM IST
      TMC launches minority outreach drives, opens old Congress wounds to counter electoral reversal
      West Bengal

      TMC launches minority outreach drives, opens old Congress wounds to counter electoral reversal

      7 March 2023 9:30 PM IST
      Ostrich approach keeps Congress far away from success in North-East
      North East

      Ostrich approach keeps Congress far away from success in North-East

      6 March 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Blow hot, blow cold: Bengal Governor keeps TMC, BJP guessing
      West Bengal

      Blow hot, blow cold: Bengal Governor keeps TMC, BJP guessing

      3 March 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Poll verdict: BJP juggernaut rolls on in North-East, Congress decline continues
      North East

      Poll verdict: BJP juggernaut rolls on in North-East, Congress decline continues

      3 March 2023 1:27 AM IST
      West Bengal: Sagardighi bypoll result sets alarm bells ringing for TMC
      West Bengal

      West Bengal: Sagardighi bypoll result sets alarm bells ringing for TMC

      2 March 2023 9:45 PM IST
      Adenovirus: Bengal approaching crisis as 5 more children die of infections
      West Bengal

      Adenovirus: Bengal approaching crisis as 5 more children die of infections

      1 March 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Meghalaya, Nagaland vote today; small players may upset applecart of main parties
      Assembly Elections 2023

      Meghalaya, Nagaland vote today; small players may upset applecart of main parties

      27 Feb 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Less rain, empty promises: Cherrapunji, once wettest place, struggles with water woes
      North East

      Less rain, empty promises: Cherrapunji, once wettest place, struggles with water woes

      26 Feb 2023 12:00 PM IST
      150 years on, Kolkata’s tram is trundling into oblivion – or not
      The Eighth Column

      150 years on, Kolkata’s tram is trundling into oblivion – or not

      24 Feb 2023 1:15 PM IST
      A Gandhi at last: Rahuls poll rally perks up Meghalaya Congress
      North East

      A Gandhi at last: Rahul's poll rally perks up Meghalaya Congress

      22 Feb 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Why women entering politics ‘hurt the pride of men’ in Nagaland
      The Eighth Column

      Why women entering politics ‘hurt the pride of men’ in Nagaland

      22 Feb 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Amit Shah,BJP
      India

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

      18 Feb 2023 5:44 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

      16 Feb 2023 12:11 AM 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 12:00 PM 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 12:00 PM 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 12:00 PM 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 12:00 PM 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 12:00 PM 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 1:40 PM 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 12:00 PM 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 12:00 PM 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 12:00 PM 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 12:28 PM 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 12:00 PM 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 12:00 PM 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 12:00 PM 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 12:00 PM 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 12:00 PM IST
      modi nadda shah
      West Bengal

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

      5 Jan 2023 12:00 PM IST
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