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Pavan K. Varma | As Dust Settles On Verdict, Questions Linger In The Air

Pavan K. Varma | As Dust Settles On Verdict, Questions Linger In The...

This phenomenon is not new. Indian voters are among the most politically discerning in the world. They may tolerate...

10 May 2026 12:27 AM IST

Anita Katyal | ’Tis The Season Of Flip-flops In WB; In BJP, Chadha Off To Shaky Start

Anita Katyal | ’Tis The Season Of Flip-flops In WB; In BJP, Chadha Off...

Trinamul Congress spokesperson Riju Dutta, said to be close to outgoing chief minister Mamata Banerjee, lost no time in...

10 May 2026 12:10 AM IST

REFLECTIONS | If World Cuts Arms Spend; More Funds For Essentials | Sunanda K. Datta-Ray

REFLECTIONS | If World Cuts Arms Spend; More Funds For Essentials |...

It all sounds as complicated as 19th century Europe’s Schleswig-Holstein dispute which, Lord Palmerston famously...

8 May 2026 11:20 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Racism, Prrejudice In UK Aimed At Muslims, Hindus & All Non-whites | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Racism, Prrejudice In UK Aimed At Muslims,...

I naturally went to an estate agent and was directed to several addresses. At each of these I was told by the person who...

8 May 2026 10:17 PM IST

Dev 360 | Jobs, Migration & Reality: BJP’s Post-poll Challenge | Patralekha Chatterjee

Dev 360 | Jobs, Migration & Reality: BJP’s Post-poll Challenge |...

People all over India are on the move, not just from West Bengal to other states in search of work

8 May 2026 12:44 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | The Jaishankar Playbook vs The Steel Frame

Dilip Cherian | The Jaishankar Playbook vs The Steel Frame

The meeting, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister S. Jaishankar, framed the moment as one...

8 May 2026 12:02 AM IST

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | BJP Win Likely To Reshape Character, Identity of WB

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | BJP Win Likely To Reshape Character, Identity...

End of Opposition-era politics signals shift to majoritarian and central alignment

6 May 2026 10:12 PM IST

Chandrakant Lahariya | Invest Quickly in Pre-Conceptional Health To Ensure India’s Prosperity

Chandrakant Lahariya | Invest Quickly in Pre-Conceptional Health To...

Health before pregnancy can shape the next generation’s disease risk and prosperity.

6 May 2026 9:11 PM IST

K.J. Jacob |After Losing Its Last Bastion, Can Left Script Revival Story?

K.J. Jacob |After Losing Its Last Bastion, Can Left Script Revival...

The UDF, on the other hand, displayed unusual deftness going about its election campaign. It dismissed the LDF...

5 May 2026 11:30 PM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | A Vote For Change, But With Plenty Of Caveats

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | A Vote For Change, But With Plenty Of...

The BJP’s victory in West Bengal is sullied. Whether it is the case or not, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the...

5 May 2026 11:03 PM IST

R. Mohan | A Phenomenon Called Vijay Lives up to His Name

R. Mohan | A Phenomenon Called Vijay Lives up to His Name

Actor-turned-leader leads Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam to a landmark first victory

5 May 2026 12:08 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | A Hindu Vote for Change Shakes Up West Bengal

Shikha Mukerjee | A Hindu Vote for Change Shakes Up West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee faces defeat amid a strong anti-incumbency wave

4 May 2026 11:50 PM IST