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    Samir K Purkayastha
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      Congress walks tightrope in Bengal as it fights TMC for minority votes
      Elections 2024

      Congress walks tightrope in Bengal as it fights TMC for minority votes

      20 May 2024 11:23 AM IST
      Bengal’s Matuas wait and watch, refuse to take CAA bait as poll battle hots up
      Elections 2024

      Bengal’s Matuas wait and watch, refuse to take CAA bait as poll battle hots up

      17 May 2024 4:30 PM IST
      West Bengal CPI(M) Secretary Mohammad Salim
      Elections 2024

      In young, aggressive avatar, Left Front takes on BJP, TMC in Bengal

      15 May 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Congress veteran Adhir Chowdhury wages a lonely battle in Baharampur
      Elections 2024

      Congress veteran Adhir Chowdhury wages a lonely battle in Baharampur

      12 May 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Why Murshidabad can’t look past its ruins this election season
      The Eighth Column

      Why Murshidabad can’t look past its ruins this election season

      9 May 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Communal amity hangs precariously between hate and harmony in Bengals Murshidabad
      Elections 2024

      Communal amity hangs precariously between hate and harmony in Bengal's Murshidabad

      6 May 2024 2:31 PM IST
      Muslims split over electoral choice, give a breather to CPI(M)-Congress
      Elections 2024

      Muslims split over electoral choice, give a breather to CPI(M)-Congress

      5 May 2024 6:20 AM IST
      West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose
      West Bengal

      West Bengal: BJP's Sandeshkhali campaign takes a hit after case against Governor Ananda Bose

      4 May 2024 7:59 AM IST
      Lok Sabha polls 2024: In Assam, citizenship quandary biggest poll issue
      Elections 2024

      Lok Sabha polls 2024: In Assam, citizenship quandary biggest poll issue

      25 April 2024 6:20 AM IST
      How political graffiti is being wiped out from the walls in Bengal
      The Eighth Column

      How political graffiti is being wiped out from the walls in Bengal

      24 April 2024 6:30 AM IST
      No show by Modi in Manipur, poll boycott in Nagaland hold governance lessons for BJP
      Elections 2024

      No show by Modi in Manipur, poll boycott in Nagaland hold governance lessons for BJP

      21 April 2024 12:48 PM IST
      manipur voters
      Elections 2024

      Sporadic violence mars Lok Sabha election in West Bengal, Manipur

      19 April 2024 5:12 PM IST
      BSF retaliates harshly as mental health disorders, suicides rise among jawans
      India

      BSF retaliates harshly as mental health disorders, suicides rise among jawans

      18 April 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Why Left-Congress alliance is making TMC and BJP jittery in Bengal
      Elections 2024

      Why Left-Congress alliance is making TMC and BJP jittery in Bengal

      15 April 2024 11:21 AM IST
      sirliguri
      West Bengal

      North Bengal: BJP faces fissures in bastion built by ethnic outreach

      13 April 2024 6:30 AM IST
      In Photos: How Kolkata’s Zakaria Street is offering history and food on the same platter
      The Eighth Column

      In Photos: How Kolkata’s Zakaria Street is offering history and food on the same platter

      10 April 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Brand Modi is a liability in Manipur
      Elections 2024

      Brand Modi is a liability in Manipur

      9 April 2024 6:20 AM IST
      Modi in Cooch Behar
      West Bengal

      In Mamata’s Bengal, BJP cuts a sorry figure, leaning heavily on RSS

      6 April 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Can EC buck the trend and ensure a violence-free election in West Bengal?
      Elections 2024

      Can EC buck the trend and ensure a violence-free election in West Bengal?

      3 April 2024 6:20 AM IST
      Fresh trouble for INDIA bloc in Bengal as Cong, Left Front disagree on seat sharing
      Elections 2024

      Fresh trouble for INDIA bloc in Bengal as Cong, Left Front disagree on seat sharing

      31 March 2024 12:06 PM IST
      Why Kolkata Metro has failed to chug out of problems
      The Eighth Column

      Why Kolkata Metro has failed to chug out of problems

      28 March 2024 8:24 AM IST
      Pro-CAA rally
      West Bengal

      Bengal: How a BJP minister landed in a soup trying to allay Matuas’ CAA fears

      24 March 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Bengal: BJP all set to whip up Hindutva sentiments during Ram Navami celebrations
      West Bengal

      Bengal: BJP all set to whip up Hindutva sentiments during Ram Navami celebrations

      21 March 2024 2:50 PM IST
      West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
      West Bengal

      Electoral bonds: Many unanswered questions over TMC receiving Rs 1,396 crore

      18 March 2024 8:44 PM IST
      Mamata’s fall: Hospital’s ‘push from behind’ claim sparks speculations
      West Bengal

      Mamata’s fall: Hospital’s ‘push from behind’ claim sparks speculations

      15 March 2024 2:30 PM IST
      Celebrating CAA? Wait, not before you read the fine print
      West Bengal

      Celebrating CAA? Wait, not before you read the fine print

      12 March 2024 4:40 PM IST
      How Jagadish Chandra Bose, an unsung genius, fell into obscurity as a scientist
      Features

      How Jagadish Chandra Bose, an unsung genius, fell into obscurity as a scientist

      12 March 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Chennai protest
      West Bengal

      Why BJP government is dragging its feet on CAA implementation

      11 March 2024 3:32 PM IST
      How BJP has lapped up Sandeshkhali row to weave its poll narrative around ‘Nari Shakti’
      Elections 2024

      How BJP has lapped up Sandeshkhali row to weave its poll narrative around ‘Nari Shakti’

      10 March 2024 3:32 PM IST
      How a new initiative revisits history to help children make sense of their chaotic present
      The Eighth Column

      How a new initiative revisits history to help children make sense of their chaotic present

      7 March 2024 6:30 AM IST
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