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Opinion | Baruipur To Gaighata, Inside Suvendu Adhikari's Zero-Tolerance Approach To Crime
From Baruipur in the South 24 Parganas district to Gaighata in North 24 Parganas, a new political culture is emerging in West Bengal. Although both districts are adjacent to Kolkata, the developments in these areas have become part of a wider political message. Suvendu Adhikari has adopted a zero-tolerance approach towards rape, making it clear tha...
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योगी-हेमंता की राह पर शुभेंदु ? बंगाल में यूपी-असम मॉडल से BJP साध रही कई सियासी दांव
क्या पश्चिम बंगाल में योगी आदित्यनाथ और हिमंता बिस्वा सरमा जैसी कानून-व्यवस्था की राजनीति उभर रही है? रेप मामलों में जीरो टॉलरेंस, एनकाउंटर बहस और महिलाओं की सुरक्षा के मुद्दे पर शुभेंदु अधिकारी की रणनीति का विश्लेषण.
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Opinion | BJP Rules Out Trinamoolisation' Ahead Of Civic Polls, But Can It Afford To?
BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya has made the party's position clear, saying that the BJP will contest the Kolkata Municipal Corporation election independently and does not need any other party's support. According to this position, there will be no coalition or electoral adjustment with any faction of the Trinamool Congress. However, on the ...
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Blog | How Durga Puja Has Changed Over 60 Years
I have been observing Durga Puja in Kolkata for more than six decades. Like every cultural phenomenon, Durga Puja is not static. It changes constantly; it is dynamic and remains in a state of flux. However, Durga Puja 2026 has been distinctly different and represents a new cultural phenomenon. One noticeable change has been the role played by th...
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Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: Suvendu Adhikari's First Major Challenge As Chief Minister
The tragedy is not simply a question of how a single puja committee organised its festival. It is also a test of the administration's ability to anticipate risks and respond effectively when a large public gathering becomes dangerous.
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Opinion | Amit Shah, Durga Puja, And An Attempt To Deepen Connect With Bengal's Roots
The Home Minister's Durga Puja engagements will begin at Belur Math, the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission
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Analysis: Mamata Banerjee Has A Delhi Mission After Her Bengal Defeat
Mamata Banerjee is apparently trying to build a new bonhomie with the Congress leadership, particularly Rahul Gandhi. And as the 2029 Lok Sabha elections gradually come closer, the larger all-India political situation is also changing.
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Opinion: Tagore And Sarat Chandra's 1927 Dispute Returns In Srijit Mukherji's New Film
A hundred years ago the British banned a book because of the ideas it contained. The novelist was Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay - one of the literary legends from Bengal. He turned to Rabindranath Tagore for support against the ban. Tagore had a different take on the protest. Cut to 2026, West Bengal has just seen a major political change. And in the...
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Analysis | Why Is Violence So Ingrained In Bengal's Political Culture?
There appears to be a long history-a kind of political DNA-of political violence in West Bengal that has continued for several decades.
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Opinion | An Outreach, Then 1-To-1 Call: Left-Mamata Banerjee Turbulence Sees Rare Calm
Amul once ran an advertising campaign saying that the best coalition or the best alliance globally is that of bread and butter. When the BJP made an alliance with the Shiv Sena long ago, politicians said it was a natural alliance, as both parties had some ideological similarities. But all parties cannot be natural allies. The question of the curren...
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Analysis: Friends, Frenemies, Friends Again? Congress-Trinamool Relationship Comes Full Circle
On January 1, 1998, the Trinamool Congress was founded in opposition to the Congress because, according to Mamata Banerjee at the time, the party could not fight the Left alliance. 28 years later, she finds herself in an existential crisis.
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क्या है पश्चिम बंगाल में तृणमूल कांग्रेस टूटने की वजह, 75 की उम्र में फिर पार्टी को खड़ा कर पाएंगी ममता बनर्जी?
ममता बनर्जी की बनाई पार्टी तृणमूल कांग्रेस (TMC) फिलहाल मुश्किल दौर से गुजर रही है. दो गुटो की वजह से चुनाव आयोग ने पार्टी के सिंबल को फ्रीज कर दिया है. लेकिन ऐसा क्या हुआ पार्टी के लिए यह मुश्किल दौर आया है.
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Analysis: As 2 Flowers In Trinamool Symbol Split, Questions About Party's Future
Mamata Banerjee drew the Trinamool Congress symbol herself.
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Analysis: Revisiting Bengal's Madrasas: Suvendu Adhikari Is Doing What CPM Once Wanted
Chief Minister Subhendu Adhikari has ordered that the madrasas operating in Bengal be reviewed and that those which are illegal be identified
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Analysis: In BJP's 'Go It Alone' Strategy In Bengal, A Test Of Strength, Identity
The BJP leadership has made one thing clear: in the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation election, which will now have 209 seats, the party will fight alone. The BJP has decided to follow an "Ekla Chalo" policy in the civic elections.
