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In pictures: Beating the heat, early-bird voters in Kolkata flock to booths as Phase 2 polls begin

Voters across constituencies step out early, citing weather, work and enthusiasm for participation

Jai Jawan! Bengal Assembly elections — from a central forces’ POV

ISKCON monks, Missionaries of Charity nuns among first to cast vote in Kolkata
From temple visits to routine rituals, how candidates are preparing for polling day

Change for the worse

The normalisation of ties, acceded to at the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping in 2024, has prioritised a fragile tactical calm over a long-term, strategic design

SUSHANT SINGH

Fall of populism

The anxiety of some and the hopes of others have been stoked by the growing likelihood that the populist formula is failing in its natural homeland, the United States of America

GWYNNE DYER

Layered reality

Unemployment, prices, energy costs are the perennial grievances worldwide and unbeatable by anything else. Sticking to West Bengal’s economy and its broader development, what is the story?

RENU KOHLI

Under strain

Indian consumption is dependent on imported crude oil, LNG, edible oils, fertilisers, electronics and industrial intermediates, all priced in dollars. A weaker rupee adds to the woes

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Arm up

Tokyo has reasons to be concerned with the aggressive rhetoric and actions of China, Russia and North Korea and their purported regional designs amid shifting ground realities

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

FCC orders early review of ABC licences after Trump calls for Jimmy Kimmel’s dismissal

The development comes just a day after Trump and First Lady Melania Trump called for Kimmel’s removal over his ‘expectant widow’ remark made on air last week

Maid in India ‘crisis’: Bengal vote panic sparks domestic-help woes in metro cities

Great Nicobar project is destruction dressed in development’s language

FCC orders early review of ABC licences after Trump calls for Jimmy Kimmel’s dismissal

In pictures: Beating the heat, early-bird voters in Kolkata flock to booths as Phase 2 polls begin

‘You’d be speaking French’: King Charles takes very British jabs at US President Donald Trump

Fifa enacts new World Cup rule on yellow cards to help avoid player bans in knockout rounds

Bandhugon, signing off: Poll campaigns shift from loudspeakers to door-to-door visits

West Bengal election: Voter’s guide to documents and polling etiquette in phase two

Goondas of Calcutta: The musclemen who play a key role every Bengal election cycle

366-metre gap: Workers at Chingrighata Metro site wait for polls to end, work to resume

PM Modi’s jhalmuri to prime-time TV at restaurants, why food is central to Bengal polls

Feels like circus, everyone joker: Why phase 2 voters may pick NOTA or ‘least bad’ option

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

Mamata Banerjee’s Unusual Cameo, Reports of Violence Kick Off Phase 2

Alleged EVM Glitches Spark Clashes in Bengal's Howrah, CRPF Personnel Detain Two

“Unlike Bengal, There is No Stone Pelting, Bombing in Kashmir” :BJP’s Dilip Ghosh

Yogendri Roy, 85, Came To Vote With A Walker, Battling Bad Weather in Kolkata

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari Accuses Mamata Banerjee of Spreading Fear

Mamata Banerjee Alleges BJP ‘Forcing Poll Rigging’ and CRPF Threats

Will PM Modi Resign if Mamata Banerjee Wins Bengal, Asks TMC MP Derek O'Brien

Three-month-old Stranded Elephant Calf Reunited With its herd in Tamil Nadu

New Tiger Safari Video Exposes How Reckless Tourism is Harming Wildlife

Bengal Polls Phase 2: CM Mamata Seeks Re-election from Bhabanipur

TOP PICKS

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

Sawngs Of Change: From Calcutta’s lanes to social media, the politics of mockery evolves

A love note to Paro: Finding kindness, laughter and home at Bhutan’s gateway

Then down came the rain: How Brahmodanga turned from ghost land to learning space

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Dos and don'ts for Kolkata voters: Everything to keep in mind before you step out to vote

Kashmir LoC funeral reunites divided families recalling 1990s PoK migration

Heatwave and weak monsoon risk push India inflation towards 5% outlook

Maruti Suzuki flags capacity crunch plans Rs 14000 crore capex to boost output

Fourth-year engineering student from Barasat found hanging in IIT Kharagpur's hostel

Netflix renews animated series ‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’ for a second season

In pictures: Beating the heat, early-bird voters in Kolkata flock to booths as Phase 2 polls begin

Jai Jawan! Bengal Assembly elections — from a central forces’ POV

ISKCON monks, Missionaries of Charity nuns among first to cast vote in Kolkata

From temple visits to routine rituals, how candidates are preparing for polling day

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INDIA

Women will vote to punish anti-women parties which oppose women's reservation bill

Odisha man brings sister skeleton to bank after denial of withdrawal request

Dawood aide Mohammad Salim Dola deported from Turkey, held in India drug case

BJP sweeps Gujarat civic polls, wins 15 municipal corporations; AAP puts up valiant effort

Who is Salim Dola? Dawood’s aide deported from Turkey, Shah hails anti-drug success

Sisodia joins Kejriwal satyagraha, skips Delhi liquor policy case court hearings

142 seats key to Trinamool win: Second phase voting in seven districts today

Tribunals clear 1,468 voters, delete six ahead of Bengal final phase polls

Jobs to education, CPM raises bread-and-butter issues in comeback bid

‘Different’ Nawsad finds fight easy as he seeks re-election in troubled Bhangar

Matua belt sees heavy SIR deletions, study flags predominantly Hindu voters

Modi goals amid poll game: PM in Sikkim takes to football as Bengal rival chants 'khela hobe'

Heatwave and weak monsoon risk push India inflation towards 5% outlook

China deepens grip on India manufacturing supply chain with rising imports share

Maruti Suzuki flags capacity crunch plans Rs 14000 crore capex to boost output

Vahdam weathers US tariff shock, posts profit, targets Rs 525 crore revenue growth

China blocks Meta's acquisition of Manus; heightens risk for cross-border tech deals

Markets under pressure: Sensex falls 417 points, Nifty slips below 24,000 as oil prices surge

South Korea's former First Lady Kim Keon gets four-year prison term for stock manipulation

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan gets eye treatment, returns to prison

Everest route clears after two-week ice block; no permit cap sparks concerns over congestion

Iran ready to share ‘experiences of America's defeat’ with Asian partners, minister says

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