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Samir K Purkayastha
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News
Is BJP doing to Mahua Moitra what Jyoti Basu had 'done' to Mamata Banerjee?
8 Dec 2023 3:22 PM GMT
News
Few takers for desi navigation system NavIC despite Vocal for Local push
8 Dec 2023 11:00 AM GMT
The Eighth Column
Seven months on, Manipur simmers as 13 more die. Media, government look the other way
5 Dec 2023 1:00 AM GMT
Assembly Elections 2023
Mizoram poll results: What ZPM's historic win, Zoramthanga's loss mean to BJP
4 Dec 2023 10:02 AM GMT
West Bengal
Amit Shah rally in Kolkata starts with a bang, ends with a whimper
29 Nov 2023 3:11 PM GMT
Videos
Watch | 2024 LS polls: BJP brings CAA back to the table, eyes Matua votes
29 Nov 2023 12:47 PM GMT
West Bengal
West Bengal: With an eye on Matua votes, BJP rakes up CAA issue again
29 Nov 2023 1:00 AM GMT
West Bengal
Expulsion ‘will make her more popular’: Mamata speaks up for Mahua, finally
23 Nov 2023 12:22 PM GMT
Videos
Mamata and Adani locking horns over deep sea port project?
23 Nov 2023 11:55 AM GMT
West Bengal
Has Bengal govt backed out of Adani deal in port development project?
22 Nov 2023 10:22 AM GMT
West Bengal
West Bengal: Can massive Bhagavad Gita event help BJP push Hindutva?
21 Nov 2023 12:10 PM GMT
The Eighth Column
IN PHOTOS: How a ‘Pen Hospital’ is scripting the return of fountain pens
21 Nov 2023 1:00 AM GMT
North East
Sikkim: Why BJP wants to part ways with SKM after piggyback riding on it
19 Nov 2023 1:00 AM GMT
North East
Is Myanmar breaking apart? Refugee influx surges in Mizoram as rebels stun military
15 Nov 2023 7:26 AM GMT
North East
Tension mounts in Manipur over back-to-back ‘mysterious disappearances’
14 Nov 2023 2:10 AM GMT
West Bengal
Bengal: Amid row over ‘dues’, Centre wants state to ‘campaign’ for schemes
13 Nov 2023 1:00 AM GMT
West Bengal
Bengal BJP grapples with infighting, corruption charges as LS polls close in
9 Nov 2023 3:01 AM GMT
Assembly Elections 2023
Mizoram polls: Manipur, Myanmar issues, Mizo identity, poor roads take centrestage
6 Nov 2023 11:44 AM GMT
The Eighth Column
No posters, door-to-door campaigns: How Mizoram adds sanity to poll electioneering
6 Nov 2023 1:00 AM GMT
Exclusive
Red flags that Railways ignores: Staff crunch, long hours, safety gaps
2 Nov 2023 9:44 AM GMT
Assembly Elections 2023
Punch missing in BJP's Mizoram campaign as PM, ‘star campaigners’ stay away
31 Oct 2023 8:06 AM GMT
News
Why China-Bhutan border talks have set alarm bells ringing for India
28 Oct 2023 2:38 PM GMT
North East
Biren Singh scurries to mend new fault line as Muslim man’s death flares up Manipur crisis
26 Oct 2023 6:45 AM GMT
West Bengal
Is Adani factor behind TMC's lack of vocal support for Mahua Moitra?
23 Oct 2023 5:17 AM GMT
Assembly Elections 2023
Will Manipur violence have domino effect on Mizoram Assembly election?
17 Oct 2023 1:00 AM GMT
North East
Why Kuki-Zo community in Mizoram and Manipur has joined Israel's fight against Hamas
13 Oct 2023 1:00 AM GMT
The Eighth Column
Rice, ginger, green chillies… Manipur violence hits agriculture as farmers abandon fields
3 Oct 2023 12:40 AM GMT
North East
Manipur: No let-up in protests; march to CM's home turns violent
28 Sep 2023 4:16 PM GMT
North East
Manipur:50 students hurt in lathi-charge after protests over death of two youths
26 Sep 2023 4:42 PM GMT
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Peacekeeping not enough, overworked jawans now stung by beekeeping
25 Sep 2023 1:00 AM GMT
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