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‘Comrades take care of everything’: CPM’s Dipsita Dhar on the campaign grind

Kolkata Police restrict bike movement, pillion riding ahead of polls, curbs from April 27
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End the conflict

Iran has not made any excessive demands to end the war but the US certainly has. This conflict needs to end but it cannot without proper guarantees that Iran will not be attacked at will again

MEHMAL SARFRAZ

Electoral survival

In this piece, the author seeks to historicise the principles of contestation and inclusivity with respect to West Bengal’s Muslim community and the special intensive revision process

NEELANJAN SIRCAR

Round one

One of the ironies of this assembly election is that the vote has been preceded by allegations of voluminous and unjust deletions of electors by none other than the Election Commission of India

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Three forces

The TVK is drawing traction among the youth, and this can impact the entrenched Dravidian parties equally. It is in this context that the delimitation narrative came in handy for the ruling DMK

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

After Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’, another adaptation of the Greek epic is in the works

Adapted from the musical ‘Epic’, the upcoming animated retelling will be created by ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ producer Jerry Bruckheimer

With 10 experiments across India, digital currency push targets leaky welfare system

This is a copybook project of (Hitler's Germany), what (PM) Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are doing

Iran fully prepared to play World Cup despite ongoing conflict

Tamil Nadu goes to poll with record surge of first-time voters, more women voters than men

US intercepts three Iranian oil tankers near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka: Report

US Navy secretary John Phelan exits in latest Pentagon defence leadership shakeup

EC relaxes bike restrictions, allows delivery and app-bike services in poll states

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

Despite Supreme Court relief, fate of Bengal's deleted voters hangs in balance

Netas run, dance, shave for votes: Bengal candidates campaign and go viral too

How Bengal government doles and schemes help people from birth to death

SHORTS

Elephant Comes Close to Polling Station at a Primary School in Jhargram

Ruckus Outside Police Station in Bengal Over Alleged Attack on BJP's Bike Rally

TMC or BJP? Battle on in 59 Seats That Hold Key to Phase 1 of Bengal Assembly Election

War of Words and Dominance: Two Rivals Face Off in The Hills

Bengal Election Phase 1 With The Telegraph: Nandigram, North Bengal & More

Pair of White Peacocks Spotted Sitting on a Rooftop —All About the Rare Species

Bengal Votes In Phase 1: BJP Eyes North Edge As TMC Defends Strongholds

EVMs Distributed, Agents on the Move Hours Before Bengal Elections Phase 1

The Key Takeaways Ahead of First Phase of the High-Stakes Battle for Bengal

New Bride Beside Fallen Husband: The Image That Defined Pahalgam Terror Attack

TOP PICKS

What the massive deployment of central forces for Bengal Assembly election shows

Shree AI: Deepfakes, robocalls and WhatsApp reshape the battle for poll-bound states

‘Bengali film industry has never been united’: Arindam Sil on films, politics in Tollywood

Almost Home: Kashmiri film 'Batt Koch' traces journey toward a forgotten homeland

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Armoured roads and deleted voters: Change charge in an election under shadow of SIR

Rajnath says India ‘tried' to mediate between US, Iran amid uncertainty over peace talks

US House Oversight members split on Ghislaine Maxwell pardon for Epstein probe

Dhaka keeps eyes on political choices of other half as Bengal assembly polls shape ties

Mercury breaches 43-deg C in Bengal, heatwave in southern districts till April 25: IMD

'Was terrified to be working opposite Ryan Gosling', says 'Project Hail Mary' actress Priya Kansara

‘If BJP doesn’t win we will not survive’: Bengal election view from a ground-level ‘worker’

Family roots elsewhere, but planted solidly in Kolkata: Five non-native trees in the city

‘Comrades take care of everything’: CPM’s Dipsita Dhar on the campaign grind

Kolkata Police restrict bike movement, pillion riding ahead of polls, curbs from April 27

Screen off, fun on: Indoor activities for kids, ideal for the Kolkata summer

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End the conflict

Electoral survival

Round one

Three forces

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Dhaka keeps eyes on political choices of other half as Bengal assembly polls shape ties

Tamil Nadu polls see DMK, AIADMK rely on cadre loyalty despite seat share strains

BSF divided over proposal to deploy crocodiles, snakes on India-Bangladesh border

US tourist sexually assaulted at Karnataka homestay in Kodagu; staffer, owner held

JNU teachers oppose 5% quota for staff children, call move regressive and inequitable

Bengal migrant workers rush from Odisha fearing voter list deletion before polls

Armoured roads and deleted voters: Change charge in an election under shadow of SIR

Challenges aplenty for EC and parties in first phase of Bengal Assembly polls post-SIR

Keen 3-way contest in hill seats this time as campaigning ends in Darjeeling

Thousands of migrant workers return to Bengal ahead of first phase polls amid fear and pressure

Global team gets ringside poll view: EC invites foreigners to watch process

Sibal questions massive CAPF deployment for Bengal polls, calls it ‘emergency-like’ situation

Bank NPAs may rise by FY27 as West Asia conflict impact grows, warns Icra

Eveready commissions Jammu alkaline battery plant, eyes premium growth push

Supreme Court allows probate revocation if obtained by fraud misrepresentation

Centre notifies online gaming rules to curb money games, sets up new authority

HSBC plans to increase stake in Canara-HSBC Life Insurance, eyes India growth

Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO, John Ternus set to lead tech giant shift

Rajnath heads to Germany as Rs 90,000 cr submarine deal nears finalisation

Malaysia fire destroys 1,000 homes in Sabah, displaces thousands in coastal village

United States backs South Africa project to extract rare earths despite diplomatic clash

Bulgaria faces eight vote in 5 years; former President Rumen Radev front-runner

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