• The Federal
    Samir K Purkayastha
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      Great Language divide - Bengal
      The Great Language Divide

      Why West Bengal is largely at peace with 3-language formula

      3 March 2025 4:21 PM IST
      Despite President’s Rule, why normalcy is a far cry in Manipur
      The Eighth Column

      Despite President’s Rule, why normalcy is a far cry in Manipur

      24 Feb 2025 7:00 AM IST
      Manipur security
      The Federal Special

      Manipur ground report: Armed groups, Myanmar factor hinder return to peace

      21 Feb 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Biren Singh
      The Federal Special

      Exclusive: How Biren invited his downfall with desperate bid to save CM’s chair

      18 Feb 2025 3:59 PM IST
      prohibitory orders
      Manipur

      President’s Rule fails to seal Manipur BJP rift; rebels seek elected CM

      15 Feb 2025 1:33 PM IST
      Manipur ground report BJP
      Manipur

      Manipur ground report: Why's BJP playing politics with our future, asks woman activist

      14 Feb 2025 12:21 PM IST
      Manipur women protest
      Manipur

      Manipur ground report: What finally triggered President's Rule?

      13 Feb 2025 10:27 PM IST
      Ground report | People in a flux as constitutional crisis grips Manipur
      Manipur

      Ground report | People in a flux as constitutional crisis grips Manipur

      13 Feb 2025 4:12 PM IST
      Phensedyl, India, Bangladesh
      India

      Bangladesh set to flag Phensedyl smuggling in DG-level talks with India

      11 Feb 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Manipur: What lies ahead of Biren Singh who lived on the razor’s edge?
      Manipur

      Manipur: What lies ahead of Biren Singh who lived on the razor’s edge?

      10 Feb 2025 7:20 AM IST
      BJP promises Matuas in West Bengal to codify their rituals
      West Bengal

      BJP plays Matua Dalit identity card, snubs RSS’s unified Hindu rhetoric

      7 Feb 2025 6:07 PM IST
      From Bodo militant hideout to biodiversity hotspot, how Raimona National Park scripted a peaceful change
      The Eighth Column

      From Bodo militant hideout to biodiversity hotspot, how Raimona National Park scripted a peaceful change

      6 Feb 2025 7:16 AM IST
      Biren Singh, Amit Shah
      Manipur

      Manipur: Govt at risk, rift in party, but Shah’s ‘soft spot’ for Biren continues

      4 Feb 2025 6:39 PM IST
      Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
      Budget 2025-26

      Budget-2025 announces new fertiliser plant in Assam, but there's a catch

      1 Feb 2025 6:17 PM IST
      Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar
      Budget 2025-26

      Biharnomics | It's raining sops in Nitish-land ahead of crucial election

      1 Feb 2025 5:53 PM IST
      Port of Mongla on the Rupsha River in Bangladesh stock photo
      North East

      Power shifts in Myanmar, Bangladesh stymie India’s Act East Policy

      27 Jan 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Suvendu Adhikari
      West Bengal

      Mohan Bhagwat's West Bengal mission: Fix growing RSS-BJP rift

      24 Jan 2025 6:30 AM IST
      India fencing Bangladesh border goes awry
      India

      India's plan to secure border with Bangladesh goes awry

      21 Jan 2025 11:47 AM IST
      Gangasagar versus Kumbh: Why BJP and TMC are at war over peace-promoting melas
      The Eighth Column

      Gangasagar versus Kumbh: Why BJP and TMC are at war over peace-promoting melas

      21 Jan 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Trade unionist on labour issues
      India

      Not expecting much from this budget: Veteran trade unionist Amarjeet Kaur

      17 Jan 2025 5:03 PM IST
      Why attack on Bangladeshi Hindus may have earned BJP new recruits in Bengal
      West Bengal

      Why attack on Bangladeshi Hindus may have earned BJP new recruits in Bengal

      15 Jan 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Manipur Biren Singh no-trust vote
      Manipur

      Manipur | Biren Singh govt runs out of options as no-trust vote threat looms

      10 Jan 2025 4:03 PM IST
      Former Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla
      North East

      Can Ajay Kumar Bhalla, as Governor, fix the Manipur issue? No easy task ahead

      4 Jan 2025 7:53 AM IST
      ‘China’s Yarlung-Sangpo dam on Brahmaputra could threaten India’
      Videos

      ‘China’s Yarlung-Sangpo dam on Brahmaputra could threaten India’

      3 Jan 2025 3:35 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee
      The Federal Focus

      Bangladeshi infiltrators, fake passports | Mamata turns table on Modi govt

      3 Jan 2025 6:20 AM IST
      seismic emulsion explosive
      India

      Bangladesh link under India's scanner for 'import' of explosives, training militants

      31 Dec 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Manmohan Singh nurtured Northeast, made it strategic conduit for Look East policy
      North East

      Manmohan Singh nurtured Northeast, made it strategic conduit for 'Look East' policy

      27 Dec 2024 3:35 PM IST
      Bitter story of a sweet delicacy: Why Bengal’s nolen gur faces an existential crisis
      The Eighth Column

      Bitter story of a sweet delicacy: Why Bengal’s nolen gur faces an existential crisis

      23 Dec 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Is Bangladesh again becoming hub of anti-India activities?
      West Bengal

      Is Bangladesh again becoming hub of anti-India activities?

      22 Dec 2024 6:30 AM IST
      As poll time nears in Bengal, Mamata the ‘redeemer’ emerges again
      West Bengal

      As poll time nears in Bengal, Mamata the ‘redeemer’ emerges again

      19 Dec 2024 6:30 AM IST
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