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Shikha Mukerjee | Can United Opp. Force PM To Pause Women Bill Rush?

Shikha Mukerjee | Can United Opp. Force PM To Pause Women Bill Rush?

A structural change of the magnitude that Mr Modi wants to rush into making -- bumping up the number of seats to 816 in...

14 April 2026 10:42 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Diversity Works Just Fine In All 4 Poll-going States

Shikha Mukerjee | Diversity Works Just Fine In All 4 Poll-going States

In two states, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the BJP is not the principal challenger; the Congress is the lead party of the...

7 April 2026 11:20 PM IST

Bhopinder Singh | Beyond ‘Blue Book’ Rules and Protocol: How Statesmen Can Uphold Constitution

Bhopinder Singh | Beyond ‘Blue Book’ Rules and Protocol: How Statesmen...

Protocol breach in West Bengal sparks debate on constitutional roles

22 March 2026 9:34 PM IST

The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.

AA Edit | EC Can’t Act Arbitrarily, Rein In Transfer Powers

However, the Constitution does not confer on the EC the right to take over the functioning of the elected government and...

18 March 2026 12:12 AM IST

The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.

Shikha Mukerjee | An Unprecedented Run-up To A Predictable Election?

Armed with the mantra of “Detect” and “Delete”, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of rolls carried out over almost...

17 March 2026 12:09 AM IST

AA Edit | Keep President out of Politics

AA Edit | Keep President out of Politics

Narendra Modi, Mamata Banerjee trade charges over President’s visit controversy

9 March 2026 9:36 PM IST

AA Edit | Governors’ shift rattles Bengal on eve of polls

AA Edit | Governors’ shift rattles Bengal on eve of polls

Governor reshuffle sparks debate as elections near in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.

6 March 2026 8:58 PM IST

EC: West Bengal Final Voters’ List Out on Feb 28

EC: West Bengal Final Voters’ List Out on Feb 28

Deadline Extended by 2 Weeks After Supreme Court Order

10 Feb 2026 10:07 PM IST

Modi To Begin BJP Campaign in Poll-bound West Bengal Next Month

Modi To Begin BJP Campaign in Poll-bound West Bengal Next Month

It might be recalled that the Prime Minister had sent a message to the BJP’s workers and supporters in West Bengal while...

24 Nov 2025 11:43 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee Objects to Election Commissioners Contract Hiring

Mamata Banerjee Objects to Election Commissioner's Contract Hiring

Mamata Banerjee also objected to the Election Commission's plans to open polling booths at private residential complexes...

24 Nov 2025 7:57 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | When Jaipur’s Top Babu Takes The Delhi Exit Ramp

Dilip Cherian | When Jaipur’s Top Babu Takes The Delhi Exit Ramp

The Centre’s decision to pull Mr Pant back into the Union government is being seen as both a reward for reliability and...

13 Nov 2025 9:32 PM IST

SIR Brings Missing West Bengal Man Back Home After 35 Years

SIR Brings 'Missing' West Bengal Man Back Home After 35 Years

Karim said, I returned home because I need my voter ID and land documents for the SIR of the voters’ list

4 Nov 2025 7:20 PM IST