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    Bengal polls: Peace returns to Jangalmahal, development yet to catch up

    Samir K Purkayastha
    21 April 2026 7:31 PM IST

    Once a Maoist-hit region, Jangalmahal is now peaceful, but unemployment and migration dominate voter concerns ahead of crucial polls

    West Bengal Jangalmahal
    Elections 2026
    TN attracted Rs 10.14-trillion investments over 4 yrs: State govt
    Opinion

    MOOWR: Helping or hurting Make-in-India?

    21 April 2026 7:29 PM IST
    Panellists discuss TN and WB elections on Capital Beat
    Elections 2026

    Can DMK retain power in TN and will TMC survive BJP challenge in Bengal? | Capital Beat

    21 April 2026 7:18 PM IST
    CSK’s injury curse: Ayush Mhatre ruled out after multiple blows
    Cricket

    CSK’s injury curse: Ayush Mhatre ruled out after multiple blows

    21 April 2026 7:14 PM IST
    Key issues shaping voter sentiment in Bengal, Tamil Nadu as campaign ends

    Key issues shaping voter sentiment in Bengal, Tamil Nadu as campaign ends

    21 April 2026 6:44 PM IST
    Mallikarjun Kharge in Chennai

    Kharge sparks row over ‘terrorist’ remark on PM Modi, later clarifies

    21 April 2026 6:00 PM IST
    Shekhar Kapur

    Shekhar Kapur’s new series, My Name Is Memory, to centre on reincarnation, eternal love

    21 April 2026 5:52 PM IST
    Chandrababu Naidu in Tamil Nadu

    Chandrababu Naidu invokes Dravidian identity, pitches NDA in Tamil Nadu campaign

    21 April 2026 5:38 PM IST
    EVMs

    EC bars opening of strong rooms in Kerala before counting day

    21 April 2026 5:25 PM IST
    Blast at Kerala firecracker unit in Mundathikode

    Thrissur Pooram preparations turn deadly: 14 killed, over 40 injured in blast

    21 April 2026 5:21 PM IST
    TCS office

    TCS Nashik case: Police hunt for Nida Khan over forced conversion allegations

    21 April 2026 4:36 PM IST
    Jailer 2 shooting wrapped: Everything we know about Rajinikanths film

    Jailer 2 shooting wrapped: Everything we know about Rajinikanth's film

    21 April 2026 4:29 PM IST
    Plane, aircraft India extends airspace ban on Pakistani planes till August 24

    Airspace standoff continues: Pakistan extends ban on Indian aircraft till May 24

    21 April 2026 4:13 PM IST
    AICC leader K C Venugopal

    Congress moves privilege notice against PM Modi over address to the nation

    21 April 2026 4:05 PM IST
    Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Siliguri, West Bengal

    Amit Shah promises UCC in Bengal, vows ban on multiple marriages if BJP wins

    The Federal
    21 April 2026 3:52 PM IST

    Amit Shah says BJP will implement UCC in West Bengal, ban multiple marriages, and promise jobs and law-and-order reforms ahead of state polls

    In Andhra, a school bears testimony to the toil of mothers who wanted education for their kids

    In Andhra, a school bears testimony to the toil of mothers who wanted education for their kids

    21 April 2026 3:30 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    Sabarimala hearing: SC asks if Constitution protects devotees barred from touching the deity

    21 April 2026 2:23 PM IST
    From Noida to TN, why are workers striking across India? Heres what they want

    From Noida to TN, why are workers striking across India? Here's what they want

    21 April 2026 1:53 PM IST
    Manipur torch rally

    How Manipur unrest is flaring up again after deaths of children, Naga civilians

    21 April 2026 1:50 PM IST
    People visit the Ghanta Ghar ahead of the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack, in Srinagar

    A year after Baisaran attack, victims’ families yet to heal, and so is Pahalgam

    21 April 2026 1:29 PM IST
    Music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk

    BTS agency chairman Bang Si-Hyuk faces arrest bid in USD 100 million fraud probe

    21 April 2026 12:20 PM IST
    Protest in Imphal West district, Manipur

    Protests in Imphal over children’s death in blast turn violent again

    21 April 2026 12:10 PM IST
    Clash at Gurdwara in Germany

    11 injured in violent clash at gurdwara in Germany’s Moers

    21 April 2026 11:47 AM IST
    west bengal malda potato

    Bengal polls: Farmers’ distress in Malda turns into political ‘hot potato’ for TMC

    21 April 2026 10:25 AM IST
    CJI Surya Kant, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and CEC Gyanesh Kumar

    Election Commission's transfer puzzle: Is India's federalism at risk?

    21 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    I-PAC makes quiet changes in Bengal ops after ED raids

    I-PAC makes quiet changes in Bengal ops after ED raids

    20 April 2026 9:25 PM IST
    TMC alleges ‘conspiracy’ by BJP, central agencies ahead of Bengal elections

    TMC alleges ‘conspiracy’ by BJP, central agencies ahead of Bengal elections

    20 April 2026 9:18 PM IST
    TVK chief Vijay campaigns in Trichy

    Vijay faces heat over Trichy church visit in party scarf ahead of TN elections

    20 April 2026 9:03 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav

    Congress in bind over SP’s Muslim sub-quota push in women’s reservation row

    20 April 2026 8:43 PM IST
    AI With Sanket

    Why BJP’s ‘women insult’ pitch may not work in Bengal: 'Not primary concern' | AI With Sanket

    20 April 2026 8:22 PM IST
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