Telegraph India | Latest News, Top Stories, Opinion, News Analysis and Comments

MY KOLKATA

Places People Lifestyle Happenings Food Puja Try This

Forest in a jar: Terrariums redefine indoor gardening

These self-watering mini ecosystems survive for years, bringing nature into tight urban spaces

Where did singara come from? Global roots of a Bengali favourite

Jobs, industries, women’s safety, health, cleanliness: Kolkata’s wish list for new BJP govt
Cracked heels in summer? Five surprising reasons your feet are suffering

A third front

Meiteis and Nagas suspect Central forces, particularly the Assam Rifles, of using Kukis as proxy fighters to undermine them, while the Kukis see state police as biased against them

PRADIP PHANJOUBAM

Saffron storm

The landslide victory of the BJP and its allies in Assam’s legislative elections under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma can be compared to the 'bordoisila' phenomenon

SANJOY HAZARIKA

Safe distance

One of the reasons for Bengal’s rejection of Ms Banerjee is certainly the hegemony and the consequent arrogance of the Trinamool Congress. Would the BJP choose to buck the trend?

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Red fade

The Kerala model of switching between LDF and UDF every election may be the Left’s only lifeline; more so when the space for Opposition politics has shrunk with the BJP appropriating every issue

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Congratulations to the BJP for Bengal poll victory. Hope the government works towards progress

The 43-year-old actor-politician also sought the BJP’s support and cooperation for the completion of the Ghatal Master Plan

After car blocks SUV, bikers spray bullets, kill Suvendu Adhikari aide; BJP blames TMC

I have told the home secretary that there will be no Trinamoolikaran of the BJP

BJP leaders seek removal of Jagannath Dham tag from Digha temple in Bengal

Modi-Shah Bihar blitz: PM, home minister to attend Samrat Choudhary cabinet expansion

TVK leader Vijay stakes claim to form Tamil Nadu government with Congress help

Operation Sindoor leaves Poonch family shattered a year after twins die in shelling

Omar Abdullah rejects claims of NC split as BJP eyes Jammu and Kashmir power

President's Rule in Bengal? Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign leaves crisis door open

Yes, a 'loot', but of a promise: The larger implication of West Bengal election 2026 verdict

‘Post-poll tantrum, playing victim card’: BJP slams Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign

Staff bags scanned and top officers' cars searched by police before Nabanna exit

RG Kar brutality: ‘Verdict for justice’ backs deceased doctor's mother in her fight

Split in Muslim vote across three minority-dominated Bengal districts boosts BJP win

Yes, a 'Loot', but of a promise — what Bengal 2026 verdict means for Mamata Banerjee

The saffron storm: Decoding the BJP’s historic Bengal victory

A rare split among chimpanzees turns into a long running war

Arvid Lindblad looks ‘forward to bringing a bit of India back to the F1 grid’

SHORTS

BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari's Assistant Shot Dead Near Kolkata, TMC Condemns

President's Rule in Bengal? Mamata's Refusal to Resign Leaves Crisis Door Open

Bulldozer With BJP Flag Seen Razing Structures in Kolkata's New Market — What Unfolded

How 49 Hindu-majority Seats Foretold TMC's Rout and BJP's Landslide Victory

Trump Goes on Iran War, India-Pak ‘Nuclear Tension’ Rant Before Kids at White House

Post-Poll Violence Erupts in Bengal, EC Orders Immediate Arrests

“With Your Height…”: Donald Trump Mocks Young Girl’s Volleyball Dream

BSF HQ Blast in Jalandhar: Agencies Probe Khalistan Link, Punjab on High Alert

Pakistan Navy Extends Aid to Indian Crew After Distress Call in the Arabian Sea

"Didn’t Lose, Won’t Resign": CM Mamata Banerjee Alleges Assault in Bhabanipur

TOP PICKS

For bread alone: The many lives of the street-side ruti in Kolkata amid rising costs

Because machines have no stories to tell: A woman’s harvest and its worth in melodies

Little boxes of tradition, not ticky tacky: Jaitly's push to revive the 'gamchha'

Human in the Loop: Calcutta votes in three days, but the voter is reduced to a caricature

TRENDING

Congress remains divided over Kerala chief minister choice amid intense lobbying

Samsung crosses trillion-dollar valuation as AI chip demand boosts earnings

APCR launches hate crime tracker as Opposition MPs raise alarm over hate speech

What Kolkatans want changed and what they want protected under new government

Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of vote loot in Bengal ahead of UP election battle

Kolkata Police issue fake news warning after violence erupts in Topsia area

Hardik Pandya misses Mumbai Indians trip as captaincy speculation intensifies

Forest in a jar: Terrariums redefine indoor gardening

Where did singara come from? Global roots of a Bengali favourite

Jobs, industries, women’s safety, health, cleanliness: Kolkata’s wish list for new BJP govt

Cracked heels in summer? Five surprising reasons your feet are suffering

Learn

Attend

Attend

Visit

Eat

Profound shift

A third front

Saffron storm

Safe distance

Red fade

INDIA

Congress remains divided over Kerala chief minister choice amid intense lobbying

Operation Sindoor leaves Poonch family shattered a year after twins die in shelling

Omar Abdullah rejects claims of NC split as BJP eyes Jammu and Kashmir power

Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of vote loot in Bengal ahead of UP election battle

Supreme Court hears challenge to law removing CJI from EC selection panel

APCR launches hate crime tracker as Opposition MPs raise alarm over hate speech

Kolkata Police withdraw Abhishek's extra security outside residence, office

Bulldozer in New Market to ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in schoolbus, clashes, threats amid BJP appeals

After BJP's rise to power in Bengal, industry pins fresh hope on long-awaited Tajpur port project

Alapan Bandyopadhyay, HK Dwivedi quit as Mamata Banerjee’s advisors after BJP win

CEC orders immediate arrests over Bengal post-poll violence after deaths, vandalism

EC issues notification for new Bengal Assembly as BJP win paves way for govt formation

Samsung crosses trillion-dollar valuation as AI chip demand boosts earnings

India faces gold import disruption as customs delays hit banks for five weeks

Indian companies commit $1.1 billion to US across several sectors; 1,500 jobs expected

Musk reacts as PM Modi hails Bengaluru-based start-up GalaxEye for satellite launch

Sensex jumps over 650 points in early trade after crude declines, Nifty tops 24,250

IIT Madras enters US with first centre in California; to enable Indian deep-tech startups scale globally

Iran conflict may link to Trump gala attack suspect motive, US intelligence report says

Antarctica cruise ship carrying human-transmissible hantavirus heads to Spain

United States and Iran near one-page memo to end war, launch nuclear talks: Report

Iran seeks fair, comprehensive deal with United States; Trump cites ‘great progress’ in talks

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES

West Asia war dents luxury brands as Gulf demand drops and tourism slows