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Kolkata sweet shops turn Assembly election into a celebration with poll-themed sandesh

From party emblems to green and saffron rosogollas, sweet shops mark the Bengal Assembly elections with edible treats

Rich history meets modern luxury: Five royal retreats to explore near Kolkata

Stormy start to week expected for Kolkata, May 4 set for heavy rain and gusty winds
The evolving identity of santal community: Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on new hope

A welfarist heart

A reason to look at AAP more kindly is the nature of its past electoral successes. For an altogether new party, to win two successive elections in Delhi was a hugely impressive achievement

RAMACHANDRA GUHA

The pursuit of happiness

In the World Happiness Report 2026, India is ranked 116th out of 147 countries, with a life evaluation score of 4.536 out of 10. In South Asia, India ranks behind Nepal and Pakistan

P. JOHN J. KENNEDY

Move forward

From Aruna Shanbaug (2011) through Common Cause (2018) to the 2023 simplification of guidelines, Indian courts have permitted ‘passive euthanasia’ while prohibiting the active variety

V. VENKATESAN

A different lens

The significance of this transformation lies in its capacity to challenge cultural assumptions. This wave of storytelling disrupts this continuum by insisting on the centrality of a woman’s agency

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Netflix stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Rohit Saraf, Nicola Coughlan share sun-soaked summer moments

From chic beach looks to playful pet moments, stars are owning the season

Iran sends new 'multi-layered' proposal to US to break deadlock on peace talks

We remember the many journalists and reporters who have been victims of war and violence

Kolkata sweet shops turn Assembly election into a celebration with poll-themed sandesh

PM Modi hails GalaxEye’s Mission 'Drishti', world’s first OptoSAR satellite launch

Mittal family, Adar Poonawalla buy 75% stake in Rajasthan Royals for $1.65 billion

TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee dares BJP top brass to contest from Falta after EC orders repoll

May 4 verdict to decide more than just Bengal’s fate, India’s political trajectory at stake

Counting day schedule: Kolkata Police announce traffic restrictions and diversions

Outrage at Falta over 'arson and rape' threats by TMC-backed goons on polling day

Polls pass, perils persist in delta; job scarcity drives fishermen back to tiger waters

Twin faces of Matua politics: Thakur family’s sisters-in-law in rival TMC, BJP camps

24/7 vigil in Bhabanipur; Trinamool and BJP leaders on duty outside EVM room

Matua misery: SIR voter deletions push community into citizenship crisis

A rare split among chimpanzees turns into a long running war

As pre-election debate over law and order hots up, how can Kolkata be made safer?

Watch: First they lost their homes in Bengal, now they’ve lost their identity too

Bullet on the ballot — Sitalkuchi victims’ families relive horror every election

SHORTS

Andaman & Nicobar Sets Guinness Record By Unfurling Largest Indian Flag Underwater

Sea Lion Named Chonkers For Its Big Size Drawing Crowds at San Francisco Pier 39

No Noise. Just Numbers. The Unputdownable Verdict With The Telegraph India

Bargi Dam Tragedy Video Exposes Shocking Negligence As Boat Sank Without Life Jackets

“India Face Prolonged Oil Price Pressure Amid Strait of Hormuz Disruption, Iran War”

“We Spent Trillions of Dollars on NATO, Got No Help”: US President Donald Trump

Indian Boy Sets World Record With a 29-Km Swim in 9 Hours and 50 Minutes

"You Cannot Give Iran a Nuclear Weapon Because It Would...": Donald Trump

"You Twist Our Decisions": Kharge to Media Over Karnataka Leadership Row

WATCH | Viral Video Shows Bears ‘Stealing’ Golf Flag and Running Away With It in Srinagar

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

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Porn disrupts hearing, man camps for wife at polling booth, reel ends in rescue

TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee dares BJP top brass to contest from Falta after EC orders repoll

Hezbollah pays heavy price in Israel conflict, seeks to reverse fortunes with Iran alignment

BJP's 12,000 alert to counting, Saffron camp hawk-eyed on all 77 centres on May 4

Trump teases new UFO file release, sparks buzz and scepticism over alien claims

Kalighat OC changed again, fourth time since Bengal poll schedule announced

Stormy start to week expected for Kolkata, May 4 set for heavy rain and gusty winds

Kolkata sweet shops turn Assembly election into a celebration with poll-themed sandesh

Rich history meets modern luxury: Five royal retreats to explore near Kolkata

Stormy start to week expected for Kolkata, May 4 set for heavy rain and gusty winds

The evolving identity of santal community: Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on new hope

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INDIA

EC releases voter turnout in Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: Almost five crore votes polled

Under BJP-RSS independent journalism will be punished, compliance rewarded

Unwell passenger opens emergency door, jumps from moving Air Arabia flight; arrested

9 killed after fire breaks out in residential building in east Delhi, CM condoles loss of lives

India rolls out cell broadcast alert system for disaster warnings nationwide

Kerala results 2026: UDF leads in exit polls as CPM, BJP face crucial test

Two held for alleged gunfire attack at BJP leader's residence in Bengal

Kalighat OC changed again, fourth time since Bengal poll schedule announced

Matua misery: SIR voter deletions push community into citizenship crisis

Twin faces of Matua politics: Thakur family’s sisters-in-law in rival TMC, BJP camps

EC orders fresh polls in Falta on May 21 over complaints of irregularities

BJP's 12,000 alert to counting, Saffron camp hawk-eyed on all 77 centres on May 4

Auto sector braces for Rs 25,000 crore hit for FY26 due to environment protection rules

State poll outcomes, oil prices, earnings drive stock markets this week: Analysts

Air India cuts foreign flights amid jet fuel price surge, airspace restrictions

Tata Sons IPO debate intensifies as InGovern urges RBI to mandate listing

Apple seeds growth in India as revenue jumps 17%, Cook flags huge opportunity

State Assembly polls over, govt sources now say petrol, diesel price hike soon not ruled out

Two killed, 16 injured in attempt to cross English Channel from France to UK

After Trump feud with Pope, US Secretary of State Rubio to travel to Vatican, Italy

Israel approves defence deal with Lockheed, Boeing, set to buy F-35 and F-15IA fighter aircraft

Israel urges southern Lebanon residents to evacuate amid operations against Hezbollah

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