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After EC ultimatum in run-up to SIR, reluctant BLOs in Bengal accept appointment
October 31, 2025 10:08 am
Sources from the CEO’s office said Thursday that almost all of the 143 have now accepted their appointment, but that some have given medical reasons and asked to be kept out.
Decode Politics: Why Centre’s Gorkhaland interlocutor has marked a new flashpoint between Mamata, BJP
October 26, 2025 4:02 pm
While Darjeeling hill leaders have hailed the Centre's move, TMC has accused BJP of driving a wedge by reigniting Gorkhaland statehood issue for votes in upcoming Bengal polls
From friends to foes, to murder, the two Pandas at the heart of an Odisha political battle
October 24, 2025 10:51 am
Their camaraderie began in Youth Congress and survived early setbacks. But growing ambitions and different political paths could have led here -- murder of BJP leader Pitabash Panda, and ex-BJD MLA Bikram Panda's arrest
50 years after he left, Muivah returns to a hero’s welcome, stirs Naga hopes
October 24, 2025 10:52 am
The NSCN leader reiterates that a settlement would have to be on the lines of the Framework Agreement, signed with the Modi government in 2015, and would have to recognise a separate Naga flag and constitution
Gorkhaland dispute: Ahead of Bengal polls, why Pankaj Singh is Centre’s choice of interlocutor
October 23, 2025 3:32 pm
He spent a lot of time in Central deputation in West Bengal, balancing demands of his policing job with expectations of govt, while handling sensitive issues from cattle smuggling to Bangladesh, to alleged Pannun assassination plot
Bihar elections: Across parties and polls, women, youth remain focus of election promises
October 23, 2025 4:38 pm
This time too, a series of schemes have been announced aimed at women and youth, including to fight unemployment
Bihar polls: Seven SC candidates, Chirag's nephew, party state chief on LJP (RV) list
October 17, 2025 11:51 am
Chirag’s demand for at least 10 unreserved seats was also not met. Bihar has 38 reserved SC seats in the House of 243.
Amid spate of schemes for women, ratio of women to men voters in Bihar falls for first time in 15 yrs
October 17, 2025 11:58 am
From 899 women for every 1,000 men voters in 2020, the number is now 892. Nearly half of the districts for which data available see a decline
How demolition of a bungalow in Meghalaya has touched a raw nerve in Manipur
October 17, 2025 3:35 pm
Demolition of the site of the Manipur Merger Agreement, seen as a vital part of the state's political and cultural heritage, has come under fire from across party lines. Ex-CM Biren Singh among those to question move
Assam BJP sees its biggest exit after coming to power, four-time MP Rajen Gohain quits party
October 10, 2025 9:45 am
Gohain hints move linked to tension between old guard and new under CM Sarma. Ex-BJP Assam chief has also been upset about 2023 delimitation, leading to changes in his seat
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