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    Samir K Purkayastha
    About the AuthorSamir K Purkayastha
      Mamata Banerjee
      West Bengal

      Central funds for Bengal: How TMC managed to outfox BJP in political one-upmanship

      9 Sept 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Tribal migrants from Bangladesh pour into India and, with them, terrorists
      North East

      Tribal migrants from Bangladesh pour into India and, with them, terrorists

      7 Sept 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Watch | Weaponising Manipur: Troubling consquences of the ongoing conflict
      Videos

      Watch | Weaponising Manipur: Troubling consquences of the ongoing conflict

      4 Sept 2023 7:53 PM IST
      New Cambodia? Conflict-ravaged Manipur turns illegal arms trade hub
      Exclusive

      New Cambodia? Conflict-ravaged Manipur turns illegal arms trade hub

      3 Sept 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Job crisis to politics of violence: What is helping the boom in Bengal’s firecracker industry
      The Eighth Column

      Job crisis to politics of violence: What is helping the boom in Bengal’s firecracker industry

      31 Aug 2023 6:28 AM IST
      Bengali or Hindu? State Day date row mirrors BJP, TMC 2024 poll pitch
      West Bengal

      Bengali or Hindu? State Day date row mirrors BJP, TMC 2024 poll pitch

      27 Aug 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Thaw in Naga peace process as Centre seeks damage control post Manipur
      North East

      Thaw in Naga peace process as Centre seeks damage control post Manipur

      24 Aug 2023 12:28 PM IST
      Why India’s palm oil push in Northeast has left Nagaland farmers high and dry
      The Eighth Column

      Why India’s palm oil push in Northeast has left Nagaland farmers high and dry

      23 Aug 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Jadavpur University student death: Why Left student bodies are facing the heat?
      Videos

      Jadavpur University student death: Why Left student bodies are facing the heat?

      21 Aug 2023 4:31 PM IST
      Jadavpur University student death: Why Left student bodies are facing the heat
      West Bengal

      Jadavpur University student death: Why Left student bodies are facing the heat

      21 Aug 2023 10:59 AM IST
      Why fresh violence is a bigger worry for the riot-hit Manipur
      North East

      Why fresh violence is a bigger worry for the riot-hit Manipur

      18 Aug 2023 8:50 PM IST
      No I-Day release for Bengal prisoners as CM-Governor ‘war’ reaches jail precincts
      West Bengal

      No I-Day release for Bengal prisoners as CM-Governor ‘war’ reaches jail precincts

      15 Aug 2023 8:27 PM IST
      Manipur: Kuki-Zo community to reassert their Indian identity on Independence Day
      North East

      Manipur: Kuki-Zo community to reassert their Indian identity on Independence Day

      14 Aug 2023 7:42 PM IST
      Why sport is both a casualty and ray of hope in Manipur
      The Eighth Column

      Why sport is both a casualty and ray of hope in Manipur

      14 Aug 2023 6:30 AM IST
      TMC, Mamata Banerjee, EC, NCP, CPI, national party status
      West Bengal

      Parties Left, Right and Centre teaming up to take on TMC in rural Bengal

      11 Aug 2023 12:27 PM IST
      Manipur, Ethnic violence
      Analysis

      SC intervention to end deadlock a ray of hope as Centre, state fail Manipur

      9 Aug 2023 8:13 AM IST
      Protest in Manipur
      North East

      Manipur: Amid ethnic strife, Assam Rifles faces battle of sorts

      9 Aug 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Manipur
      North East

      Manipur ground report: How 3 months of mayhem has affected daily life

      3 Aug 2023 7:13 AM IST
      Bengal: Education takes a hit as govt, governor spar over control of varsities
      West Bengal

      Bengal: Education takes a hit as govt, governor spar over control of varsities

      3 Aug 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Bengal BJP to invoke Durga as Ram politics falls short of being vote magnet
      West Bengal

      Bengal BJP to invoke Durga as 'Ram politics' falls short of being vote magnet

      1 Aug 2023 12:00 PM IST
      How Manipur came to weaponise women’s bodies in the Kuki-Meitei violence
      The Eighth Column

      How Manipur came to weaponise women’s bodies in the Kuki-Meitei violence

      27 July 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Assam Norht-East
      North East

      North-East is a ticking bomb of ethnic tensions waiting to explode

      27 July 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Manipur violence NHRC
      North East

      Rage over video unites Manipur; can it act as a bridge between warring groups?

      20 July 2023 11:38 PM IST
      Bengal BJP, rural poll violence
      West Bengal

      West Bengal BJP clamours for Article 355, but its problems lie elsewhere

      19 July 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Manipur violence has jeopardised BJP’s poll prospects in Mizoram
      North East

      Manipur violence has jeopardised BJP’s poll prospects in Mizoram

      16 July 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Birbhum
      West Bengal

      BJP's Modi-Mitron outreach drive fails to enthuse minorities in Bengal

      14 July 2023 11:56 AM IST
      Manipur violence
      North East

      Track-II initiatives begin in violence-hit Manipur to restore peace

      13 July 2023 11:30 PM IST
      West Bengal, Election Violence
      West Bengal

      West Bengal polls: TMC likely to win big again, but worries remain for Mamata

      11 July 2023 3:17 AM IST
      BJP rally in West Bengal
      West Bengal

      BJP looking for alternative to ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Bengal, other eastern states

      8 July 2023 12:00 PM IST
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