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Curious case of ex-Mamata aide out on bail: Is Partha Chatterjee set for a comeback?

February 07, 2026 7:24 pm

A prime accused in Bengal school jobs scam and former TMC heavyweight and minister, who was in jail for over three years, Partha Chatterjee has recently been inducted in some key Assembly panels

As Mamata, Akhilesh allege ‘targeted SIR deletions’, why Opposition is worried about low margin seats

February 07, 2026 5:39 pm

Sources in SP and TMC say they are concerned about seats where the victory margin in previous UP and Bengal Assembly polls were low, and where a shift of 3,000-5,000 votes could tilt the scales in BJP's favour in the coming elections

The patient Mr Kejriwal: How AAP chief regrouped after losing Delhi, and what’s next

February 08, 2026 6:39 am

Almost a year since being voted out of power in Delhi, the AAP leader has quietly worked to strengthen the organisation. But tough electoral tests await him and the party.

Eknath Shinde’s long game: As Mahayuti equations evolve, he races to build Shiv Sena’s ‘rural backbone’

February 08, 2026 11:52 am

In the run-up to the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls in 12 districts on Saturday, Maharashtra Deputy CM went on a campaigning spree, addressing 22 rallies in five days

2020-24: Defence Ministry cleared 35 books, General Naravane’s only one pending

February 07, 2026 6:12 am

Among those whose books have been recently cleared are Lt General S A Hasnain; Lt General S K Gadeock; Lt General S R R Aiyengar; Major General (Dr) Ashok Kumar; Major General Sashikant Pitre; Major General R K Sharma; Major General G D Bakshi; and Lt General Yogesh Kumar Joshi.

Kuki protests test fragile peace in Manipur as new govt takes over, but why Centre isn't unduly worried

February 07, 2026 6:24 am

Government formation details were carefully arrived at during weeks-long talks, say sources; MHA expects the situation to calm down within a few days

High debt, DA hike, and SC directive to clear dues: Can Mamata govt afford to fulfil its promises?

February 06, 2026 1:27 am

In the interim budget on Thursday, the TMC government in West Bengal increases amount under the flagship Lakshmir Bhandar and Banglar Bari schemes.

Unpublished memoir, stalled Parliament: General M M Naravane, the soldier at the centre of a political face-off

February 06, 2026 10:42 am

Apart from tackling the tensions with China along the LAC in 2020, General Naravane oversaw the implementation of the Agnipath scheme during his tenure at the helm of the Indian Army

Why Andre Beteille’s nuanced legacy matters: India’s foremost sociologist who contested caste census

February 05, 2026 10:43 am

As a scholar who brought Karl Marx and Max Weber to the centre of Indian sociological studies, Beteille thought the importance of caste would decline over time; he was criticised by many scholars

Up in arms against India-US deal, farmer bodies flag agri concerns, seek fine print

February 05, 2026 10:47 am

SKM and other farm outfits have called for nationwide protests, alleging that the deal will “destroy Indian farmers by flooding the market with American agricultural produce”

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