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‘Akin to raid on a party office’: ED’s I-PAC searches add to Opposition unease
January 08, 2026 9:10 pm
I-PAC’s other big client apart from TMC is DMK in Tamil Nadu – which, incidentally, is also a ruling party in a state set to go for Assembly polls
78 years on, how Kharsawan massacre still shapes Adivasi memory in Jharkhand
January 05, 2026 7:52 pm
While CM Soren announces a panel to identify the victims of 1948 massacre, Kharsawan is not just a historical tragedy for Adivasis but a reminder of how the state has repeatedly failed to acknowledge Independent India’s ‘Jallianwala Bagh’
After months on the sidelines, why Dilip Ghosh is back in BJP’s Bengal poll plans
January 03, 2026 7:43 am
The firebrand leader, considered the party’s most successful state president, has been tasked with playing a leading role in the BJP’s build-up ahead of the Assembly election campaign. But can the party work past the factional feuds and internal bickering that had hampered it in the past?
What Amit Shah told Bengal BJP in Assembly poll strategy meeting, and the 'return' of a key leader
January 01, 2026 10:42 am
At a series of meetings with party leaders and workers in Kolkata, Union Home Minister firms up game plan and campaign narratives for the coming elections, asks them to put aside “internal differences” and work as a team
Salary increase from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 3.45 lakh: In face of backlash, BJP MLAs tell Odisha govt to reconsider proposal
December 19, 2025 11:03 am
On December 9, the state assembly passed four key legislations for a three-fold hike in the salary and allowances of MLAs and ministers.
‘What has TMC done for Muslims except use our votes, push our boys into crime?’: MLA Humayun Kabir, suspended over Babri Masjid replica
December 12, 2025 11:09 am
“Some parties are misleading Muslims and some are misleading Hindus, but I am not. We will create a party that will fight against both the BJP and TMC. Anybody is welcome in our party and also in our coalition,” says Kabir about plans to float his own party
Meitei leader’s visit to Kuki camp: BJP praises its MLA, says ‘all party legislators’ want this
December 10, 2025 10:18 am
Kuki-Zo groups dismissed Yumnam Khemchand Singh’s visit on Monday as a “publicity stunt”. But Meitei groups say he filled a gap ignored by political leadership
As Calcutta HC sets aside order cancelling jobs of 32,000 teachers, why BJP may need to rethink its strategy against TMC
December 05, 2025 8:11 pm
Over the past few years, the BJP has tried to build a narrative against the Trinamool Congress over unemployment and alleged irregularities that cost thousands of teachers their jobs. After the court order, that may not work.
In a change of tack, why BJP is making a Muslim outreach in Bengal before 2026 polls
November 30, 2025 7:32 am
BJP Muslim outreach Bengal, Bengal 2026 polls strategy: After NDA’s Bihar landslide, Bengal BJP, amid SIR, is claiming that it supports “rashtravadi Muslims”, looking to connect with minority voters opposed to TMC
As Assam bans polygamy, data shows practice on decline across India, most common among tribals
November 28, 2025 6:07 pm
In 2005-06, Assam had the sixth highest polygamy rate, falling to eighth highest in 2015-16 before climbing back to sixth in 2019-21.
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