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    In Bengal's Muslim heartland, quiet discontent tests TMC's grip

    Samir K Purkayastha
    20 April 2026 4:00 PM IST

    Economic precarity, migrant anxieties and minority grievances reshape political loyalties in Malda and Murshidabad ahead of the 2026 state polls

    In Bengals Muslim heartland, quiet discontent tests TMCs grip
    Elections 2026
    Heatwave
    India

    From traffic signals shutdown to SOPs for workers: How states are tackling heatwave

    20 April 2026 3:54 PM IST
    TVKs Arunraj interview
    Elections 2026

    'People want change, money alone will not decide outcomes': TVK's Arunraj | Interview

    20 April 2026 3:24 PM IST
    Attack on institution: Jolt to Kejriwal as Delhi HC judge refuses to recuse
    Delhi

    'Attack on institution': Jolt to Kejriwal as Delhi HC judge refuses to recuse

    20 April 2026 2:48 PM IST
    Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes near Tonga in South Pacific Ocean

    7.5-magnitude quake hits northern Japan; tsunami alert, evacuation advisories issued

    20 April 2026 2:19 PM IST
    Virudhunagar firecracker unit blast

    Virudhunagar firecracker blast death toll rises to 25

    20 April 2026 1:35 PM IST
    Shivaji not a communal ruler, RSS narrative ‘far from truth’: Scholar

    Shivaji not a communal ruler, RSS narrative ‘far from truth’: Scholar

    20 April 2026 1:30 PM IST
    Fly91 mid-air scare

    Mid-air scare: 1-hour Fly91 flight stays airborne for 4 hours

    20 April 2026 1:21 PM IST
    Indias power demand to rise by 5 to 5.5 pc in FY27: ICRA

    Delhi power tariff hike likely after APTEL rejects DERC plea: Report

    20 April 2026 12:31 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    SC unhappy over daily Bengal SIR cases, says it will seek report from HC at once

    20 April 2026 12:17 PM IST
    DMK leader Kanimozhi speaks on polls and womens reservation bill

    Women’s reservation being held hostage by Centre: DMK's Kanimozhi Somu

    20 April 2026 11:45 AM IST
    Udhampur bus accident

    At least 15 dead, 20 injured after bus falls into gorge in Udhampur

    20 April 2026 11:12 AM IST
    Eastern-Ghats-biodiversity

    How India’s East Coast and Eastern Ghats are losing their rich biodiversity rapidly

    20 April 2026 10:34 AM IST
    jhalmuri politics in west bengal pm modi

    Modi’s craving for jhalmuri, Bengal’s iconic street food, stirs up hot political row

    20 April 2026 10:15 AM IST
    Bansabati’s Raj Rajeswari Mata temple

    BJP may flag ‘infiltrators’ but Bengal border villages tell a different story | Ground report

    Samir K Purkayastha
    20 April 2026 6:30 AM IST

    Despite proximity to Bangladesh, locals say ‘outsiders’ are rare, questioning political narrative amid voter roll scrutiny and SIR exercise

    Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy rescue KKR, guide team to first win this IPL season

    Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy rescue KKR, guide team to first win this IPL season

    19 April 2026 8:52 PM IST
    Senthil Balaji Kongu region DMK strategy

    DMK confident of Kongu sweep: Senthil Balaji spells out the plan

    19 April 2026 8:45 PM IST
    ‘MCC breach’: Left parties complain to EC over Modi’s Doordarshan address

    ‘MCC breach’: Left parties complain to EC over Modi’s Doordarshan address

    19 April 2026 7:47 PM IST
    US national among two held with satellite phone at Srinagar airport: Reports

    US national among two held with satellite phone at Srinagar airport: Reports

    19 April 2026 6:37 PM IST
    Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh

    Census portal labels Arunachal’s Pasighat as China’s ‘Medog’: How it happened

    19 April 2026 5:28 PM IST
    Blast at a firecracker factory in Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu

    20 killed in firecracker factory blast in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar

    19 April 2026 5:24 PM IST
    Former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi may be Indias next envoy to Bangladesh: Reports

    Former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi may be India's next envoy to Bangladesh: Reports

    19 April 2026 5:09 PM IST
    The US Fed’s slashing interest rates presents India with both opportunities and challenges.

    India-US trade talks to resume on April 20 as tariff changes force BTA rethink

    19 April 2026 4:45 PM IST
    Womens reservation bill: Modis desperate gamble to maintain status quo

    Nari Shakti: A convoluted stratagem to preserve male dominance

    19 April 2026 4:20 PM IST
    Nayanima Basu on Pakistan International affairs expert explains why the US and Iran chose Pakistan over other potential mediators like Saudi Arabia or Turkey?

    Why is Pakistan playing mediator in US-Iran conflict? Expert explains

    19 April 2026 4:10 PM IST
    Haryana Valentines Day murder

    Kanpur double murder: Man kills twin daughters, then calls police

    19 April 2026 3:10 PM IST
    West Bengal assembly elections

    TMC denies report claiming I-PAC has stopped operations in West Bengal

    19 April 2026 3:08 PM IST
    expressway

    SC orders sweeping road safety reforms nationwide, bans highway parking

    19 April 2026 2:35 PM IST
    deepika ranveer second baby announcement on instagram

    Deepika and Ranveer silence divorce rumours with pregnancy news

    19 April 2026 2:13 PM IST
    Man shot dead

    Two Indian men shot dead outside Gurdwara in Italy; targeted killing suspected

    19 April 2026 2:01 PM IST
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