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Mamata Banerjee lands in a tight spot after audio clip asking BJP man...

The BJP which tweeted the audio clip lodged a complaint against the CM with West Bengal's CEO Ariz Aftab and demanded...

28 March 2021 9:15 AM IST

West Bengal has to decide to be its whimsical wayward self or join the gang. (Photo: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Bengal to trigger domino effect in Indian politics?

It will not be an easy election for any of the three blocs that are competing for the voters' hearts and minds

26 March 2021 4:30 AM IST

Modis assertion came as Bollywood star Mithun Chakraborty, who joined the BJP recently, is likely to become a voter at the Cossipore-Belgachhia Assembly seat in north Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata can kick me but not development: Modi

Modi made it clear on that he would not allow Mamata Banerjee to kick away the state's development any further

22 March 2021 4:44 AM IST

We have new custodians of morality who are easily outraged by anything that does not fit into their conservative, upper-caste, patriarchal and outdated notions of correct behaviour. (Photo: PTI)

Pavan Varma | Let it rip! Stop us turning into the Republic of Hurt

A highly unwarranted subjectivity driven by medieval cultural notions and political hubris is threatening creative...

21 March 2021 4:00 AM IST

The battle between the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamul Congress and its main challenger, the BJP, is intensifying with both sides pulling no punches in showing the other one down. (Photo: PTI)

Anita Katyal | Mithun made to wait after biting bait; Mamata's game of...

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has been proactive in denying access to journalists to Parliament

21 March 2021 4:36 AM IST

It was only under Lal Krishna Advani, and then especially under Narendra Modi, that the BJP became the mass-based electoral force it has become, from the cadre-based party that was the Jan Sangh. (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | BJP has never spelt out what parivartan' it hopes to...

The Jan Sangh said that it would repeal preventive detention laws which it said were absolutely in contradiction to...

16 March 2021 4:14 AM IST

Fair and free elections where citizens vote peacefully and elect their representatives and rulers are one of the seminal pillars of a functioning democracy. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Polls a serious business, spare us all the theatrics

Spectacles and theatrics are essential ingredients of Indian elections and our leaders never fail to deliver them

13 March 2021 4:41 AM IST

Sharing her plans in the video, Ms Banerjee, whose her party postponed its manifesto release which was earlier scheduled during the day, vowed to bounce back in her poll campaign. (Photo: PTI)

Didi shifts blame on her car; wants to return in poll campaign, even...

Her fresh narrative came after many local residents, who witnessed the accident at Birulia of Nandigram, punctured her...

12 March 2021 4:49 AM IST

Rattled by Ms Banerjees complaint, the Election Commission has sought a report about the serious security breach from the district administration. (Photo:PTI)

Didi claims 'attack' on her in Nandigram, admitted to hospital with...

Mamata Banerjee with injuries on her legs and forehead, was later brought to Kolkata in a Green Corridor and was...

11 March 2021 4:39 AM IST

The regional majors the Trinamul Congress, the AIADMK and the DMK will have their bases intact whether they win or lose but power is a major factor that keeps them going. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Stakes high in state polls

The stakes are high for the Congress, whether the party realises it or not

1 March 2021 4:04 AM IST

Relatives and family members perform last rites during mass cremation of COVID-19 victims, at Swar Rekha Ghat cremation ground, in Ranchi. (Photo: PTI)

Karan Thapar | India's grim reality out in the open as myths busted

It wasn't so long ago that we convinced ourselves we are a superpower or, at least, one that's definitely in the making

30 April 2021 4:51 AM IST

Burning pyres of victims who lost their lives due to the Covid-19 coronavirus are seen at a cremation ground in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Aakar Patel | India's health calamity has exposed flaws in Gujarat...

There is no example of a developed nation that had a Third World education and healthcare system

27 April 2021 12:00 AM IST