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Very severe cyclone threat casts cloud over West Bengal

Cyclone Remal may hit the coastal areas of West Bengal and Bangladesh between May 26 evening and May 27 morning

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yash Dayal and Rohit Sharma are among the winners at the latest edition of Wrong ’Uns

Dhoni’s exit, Dayal’s redemption and Rohit’s confession headline Wrong ’Uns, our fortnightly IPL awards

In pics: Devotion, prayers, candles and procession mark Buddha Jayanti celebrations from Dhakuria to Maidan and College Square
Pianist Daniele Buccio captivates Kolkata with passion, intensity and the mesmerising taste of Beethoven

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If Gaza and Ukraine are the foreign policy issues that frame the 2024 US presidential election, the crises in the Suez and in Hungary similarly did so in 1956

T.C.A. RAGHAVAN

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GINGERLY YOURS || The transformation of Mother’s Day still seems stunning, because it is transformation of the profane into the sacred. This is not an everyday thing

CHANDRIMA S. BHATTACHARYA

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There are some who approach every election as a voyage of discovery. This is unfortunate since the absence of a historical perspective can lead to avoidable miscalculations

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In a society stratified along caste lines, academia cannot be immune to caste dynamics. Caste paired up with wealth disparity has always created inequalities in education in India

RAJESH RANJAN, NIDHI SUMAN

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Given the Election Commission of India's conduct, it is unlikely that India will be spared of such blatantly divisive electoral rhetoric in, and possibly after, the Lok Sabha elections

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In Bihar, it is Modi ghataao: Josh of 2019 Lok Sabha polls gives way to indifference

I am issuing a stern warning to Prajwal and asking him to surrender before the police

BJP launches all-out effort to offset Kejriwal ‘sympathy’ ahead of voting in Delhi & Punjab

Opposition grills EC on 6pm vote 'spike': Questions afresh on poll panel's data reticence

MP murdered, body cut into pieces mixed with turmeric powder before being disposed: Bangla cop

In UP's Bhadohi, lone TMC warrior Tripathi set to give tough fight to BJP’s Vinod Kumar Bind

Road to dusty duels: Peoples Democratic Party's Mehbooba Mufti faces tough test on slippery turf

Why did Dr BR Ambedkar convert to Buddhism just weeks before his death?

Truth behind PM panel's 'rise in Muslim population, drop in Hindu population' data

Why was Indian Army forced to dismantle Major Shaitan Singh's memorial in Ladakh?

Mumbai hoarding crash accused Bhavesh Bhinde a repeat offender

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Police Drive SUV Inside Hospital to Arrest Sexual Assault Accused

Aditi Rao Hydari Recreates Viral 'Gaja Gamini' Walk From 'Heeramandi' at Cannes

Dead or Alive? Mystery Around Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Deepens

Moment Debris of Helicopter Carrying Iran President Raisi Was Found

Heavy Rains Lash Kerala, IMD Issues Warnings For Several Districts

MS Dhoni's Heartwarming Gesture After RCB Defeated CSK

"BJP Using Swati Maliwal Case to Distract From Real Issues": Shashi Tharoor

India's First Space Tourist Shows Off Tricolour During Flight

What ICC Arrest Warrants Mean For Netanyahu and Hamas Leader

Karnataka Hospital Forced to Treat Patients Under Mobile Flashlight

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Jenny Erpenbeck: A novelist who finds inspiration in Germany’s tortured history

Cambodian health worker’s swift action highlights importance of bird flu surveillance

Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PC, AI-powered laptops to revolutionise personal computing

Chinese firms face authoritarianism at home and hostility abroad

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Independent but Don shadow omnipresent: ‘Siwan ki beti’ seeks support from all

10-year balance sheet: Calcutta mayor's daughter on 'policies that have given only pain'

Mother turns up for Misa Bharti: Lalu daughter’s third bout against BJP in Patliputra

EC bristles at data suspicion, accuses ADR of carrying out 'consistent mala fide campaign'

BJP comes out of the closet on Kashmir 'ally', extends its support to Apni Party’s candidate

Sons vie for Allahabad: Progeny of BJP and Samajwadi veterans in face-off

BJP stars Yogi Adityanath, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Nadda campaign in Odisha

Very severe cyclone threat casts cloud over West Bengal

Dhoni’s exit, Dayal’s redemption and Rohit’s confession headline Wrong ’Uns, our fortnightly IPL awards

In pics: Devotion, prayers, candles and procession mark Buddha Jayanti celebrations from Dhakuria to Maidan and College Square

Pianist Daniele Buccio captivates Kolkata with passion, intensity and the mesmerising taste of Beethoven

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BJP comes out of the closet on Kashmir 'ally', extends its support to Apni Party’s candidate

EC bristles at data suspicion, accuses ADR of carrying out 'consistent mala fide campaign'

In Bihar, it is Modi ghataao: Josh of 2019 Lok Sabha polls gives way to indifference

In UP's Bhadohi, lone TMC warrior Tripathi set to give tough fight to BJP’s Vinod Kumar Bind

Independent but Don shadow omnipresent: ‘Siwan ki beti’ seeks support from all

Mother turns up for Misa Bharti: Lalu daughter’s third bout against BJP in Patliputra

BJP sowing seeds of divisions among different communities in Bengal: Mamata

Suvendu accuses Dev of taking money and gifts linked to cattle smuggling; MP refutes claim

Trinamul Congress MP expresses concern over EC not disclosing voter turnout data

Severe cyclonic storm Remal to hit Bengal, Bangladesh coasts by Sunday evening: Met dept

Trinamul Congress lodges complaint with EC against Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose

Pangs of deprivation among tribals of Bankura as political parties vie for their favour

Maldives set to introduce India's RuPay service amid bilateral tensions

In a first, Google to start Pixel smartphone production in Tamil Nadu: Chief Minister M K Stalin

Guess how many homes are unsold in Delhi-NCR in last six years; reveals Anarock

IndiGo to introduce business class in flights on busiest routes this year

Sensex and Nifty hit all-time peaks after RBI's highest-ever dividend announcement

Govt plans big scale radiation processing of onions to prevent shortages

Bangkok hospital says most seriously injured from turbulence-hit flight need spinal operations

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams set to fly into space for a third time next month

Nine people killed, 63 injured as stage collapses at election campaign rally in Mexico

12 Palestinians killed, 25 others wounded in Israel's two-day West Bank operation

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What do students at elite colleges really want? Well, 'making a bag' as quickly as possible

At Cannes, the dogs were good again this year; so, Messi the pooch gets his own TV show!

United States plans to sue ticketmaster owner, accusing it of defending a monopoly

China launches two days of military drills around Taiwan as ‘strong punishment’

Treat athletes as human beings, not as medal-winning robots: Abhinav Bindra

Narine the 'missing puzzle', could bring joy to West Indies with retirement reversal one last time: Russell

When chips were down, we started to play for our self-respect: RCB's Virat Kohli