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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.
Forty-two years after Assam’s darkest chapter, two reports shed some light – with contrasting accounts
November 28, 2025 12:04 am
Assam 1983 violence reports, nellie massacre inquiry reports: Assembly tables official and unofficial reports on violence that was unleashed during and after the 1983 state elections, most prominently the Nellie massacre.
Upping the ante over SIR, how Mamata is laying TMC groundwork for 2026 Bengal polls
November 22, 2025 7:20 pm
West Bengal SIR row, TMC 2026 Bengal polls: Turning up the heat on EC, TMC is reaching out to concerned sections in Matua, tribal and minority communities in a bid to consolidate their votes
As Nitish Kumar begins 10th innings, where NDA’s Bihar 2025 sweep ranks in poll dominance
November 21, 2025 10:07 am
While the JD(U) recorded its best-ever performance in a Bihar election in terms of strike rate, and the BJP came close to its 2010 peak, their performance was nowhere close to some of the sweeps registered in state election history.
After Bihar poll rout, RJD rifts deepen as Lalu's daughter Rohini Acharya targets Tejashwi aides
November 16, 2025 10:48 am
Rohini says she is “quitting politics” and “disowning my family”, blaming RJD MP Sanjay Yadav and Tejashwi's long-time friend Rameez for it.
Polls near, Mamata govt faces protests over slashing of Muslim share in Bengal OBC list
November 06, 2025 4:03 pm
After a Calcutta HC order last year, the Bengal govt held a fresh survey on which groups to put in OBC A or B group. Confusion reigns.
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
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