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Hitendra Chandra Dutta, 99, shows his inked finger at his home in Gariahat

What a 99-year-old voter in Kolkata wants young Bengal to remember

‘Swadeshi fighters came to my school, and handed us flags,’ recalls Gariahat’s Hitendra Chandra Dutta, who suffers from dementia

In illness and in health, voters arrive at their booth with deep determination

In pictures: Pandemic-like hush descends on Kolkata streets on polling day
In pictures: Beating the heat, early-bird voters in Kolkata flock to booths as Phase 2 polls begin

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

Bengal Polls 2026: Koel Mallick, Sohini Sarkar, Subhashree Ganguly flaunt inked finger

Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Raj Chakrabarty, Mithun Chakraborty, Roopa Ganguly also exercised their democratic right

China fighter jet maker sees record profit, sales jump post last year’s India-Pak clash

What we are witnessing in Bengal today is unprecedented...people are voting without fear

Sensex jumps 609 points to settle at 77,496; Nifty climbs 181 points to 24,177

Trinamool calls central forces ‘Amit Shah’s army of butchers’, BJP cries foul at ‘EVM tape’

Bengal elections Phase 2 voting: Over 78% voter turnout till 3 pm amid sporadic violence

Bengal election snapshot: Memories of gunfire fade in Kolkata booth, 16 years on

In illness and in health, voters arrive at their booth with deep determination

Two faces of Ballygunge: Call for better facilities and a struggle for basic rights

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

Poll encounter with 'encounter specialist' Ajay Pal Sharma from UP in Bengal heartland

'Boys shouldn't harass Opp party workers': Security personnel warn Kolkata mayor

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

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

King Charles III Jokes with Donald Trump: “You’d be Speaking French if Not For Us”

TMC Alleges Lathi Charge by Central Forces, Women Voters Assaulted in Falta

Clashes Break Out Between TMC Supporters and ISF Chief Naushad Siddique

“Great Nicobar Project Will Lead to Chopping Off Forest to Fulfill Adani’s Fantasies”: Rahul Gandhi

TMC MP Mitali Bagh Comes to Vote on a Wheelchair, She Was Injured in TMC-BJP Clashes

Man Digs Up Sister's Skeleton, Shows Up to Bank to Prove Death—Here's Why

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

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

TRENDING

Rupee falls 14 paise to close near all-time low level at 94.82 against US dollar

Kolkata goes to vote under grey skies; showers, thunderstorms likely through the week

Trinamool confident in south Kolkata ward that held on to Left long after 2011

Great Nicobar project one of biggest scams against country's natural, tribal heritage: Rahul

In pictures: Queues form early morning in Chinatown as voters turn out in large numbers

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

Madras High Court rules no discrimination in maternity leave for third pregnancy

What a 99-year-old voter in Kolkata wants young Bengal to remember

In illness and in health, voters arrive at their booth with deep determination

In pictures: Pandemic-like hush descends on Kolkata streets on polling day

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

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INDIA

Bombay HC grants bail to Sharad Kalaskar in Narendra Dabholkar murder case, rejects plea for stay

Odisha skeleton case: BJD leader slams state for 'cruelty' and administrative failure

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

Fish die in Teesta, poisoning suspected near Jalpaiguri town

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

Rupee falls 14 paise to close near all-time low level at 94.82 against US dollar

Sensex jumps 609 points to settle at 77,496; Nifty climbs 181 points to 24,177

Facebook and Instagram must do more to block under-13s, EU warns in Meta charges

GDP growth may slip to 6% if Indian crude basket averages $120 per barrel in FY27: EY

Sensex rises 359 points, Nifty tops 24,000 in early trade on Asian market rally

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

Trump warns Tehran to 'get smart soon' and strike a deal; Iran's currency hits record low amid blockade

Moscow backs oil alliance after UAE exit, Russia to stay in OPEC+

China fighter jet maker sees record profit, sales jump post last year’s India-Pak clash

Columbia divided over fate of 200 hippos descended from Pablo Escobar's illegal importation

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