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

On the eve of voting in Kolkata, candidates across parties turn to faith, rituals and quiet routines for focus and good luck

Long weekend drives Kolkatans to nearby resorts for staycations, despite poll restrictions

Rain and thunderstorms likely across Kolkata on Bengal Assembly poll day
In pictures: Central forces and Kolkata Police amp up security in Kolkata before poll day

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

A timid partner

Four days after it was shared, Trump’s post describing India as a hellhole is still up. And because of its feeble response, India’s stature as a nation capable of standing up for itself is down

CHARU SUDAN KASTURI

Stifled speech

Sahyog creates a parallel mechanism to issue blocking orders without adhering to the procedural safeguards prescribed under Section 69A of the IT Act, as per a petition by Elon Musk's X

SEVANTI NINAN

Altered self

Four of the seven AAP Rajya Sabha members who jumped ship are moneybags from Punjab; they were apparently given seats to help develop financial muscle for the Gujarat polls in 2022

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Hate wins

Ironically, Mr Trump, despite his brushes with danger, has done nothing to curb gun violence, choosing instead to attack and dilute policies aimed at containing this malaise

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

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

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

PSG, Bayern play out a thriller as defending champs take slender advantage to Munich

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

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

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

New Tiger Safari Video Exposes How Reckless Tourism is Harming Wildlife

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

Mamata vs Suvendu in Bhabanipur | 142 Seats & The ‘Silent Wave’

“Never Again Means Never Again For Everybody”: Jewish Student Condemns Israel

White House Gala Dinner Suspect Identified as California Tutor

Trump Safe After Being Evacuated From White House Dinner, Shooter Held

MM Naravane Addresses Unpublished Memoir Row, Says Spotlight 'Was Not Warranted'

Is Voting For Nota a Feasible Option? We Break it Down For You

"Not Joining BJP Out of Any Compulsion": Swati Maliwal Says After Quitting AAP

"Pope is Going ‌to ‌do His ‌Thing But...": Pete Hegseth Dismisses Criticism Iran War

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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Centre flags Cambodia role in digital arrest scams, WhatsApp bans 9400 accounts

Supreme Court questions look out circular norms, stays LOC in Rs 450 crore fraud case

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

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

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

Long weekend drives Kolkatans to nearby resorts for staycations, despite poll restrictions

Rain and thunderstorms likely across Kolkata on Bengal Assembly poll day

In pictures: Central forces and Kolkata Police amp up security in Kolkata before poll day

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Rajiv Gandhi case convict becomes advocate, begins legal career in Madras HC

Jammu Kashmir declares Shopian seminary unlawful under UAPA, triggers outrage

‘Non-application of mind’: Jammu and Kashmir HC quashes PSA case against AAP MLA Mehraj Malik

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'

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

Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet seek revision in ATF prices; airline industry under stress

ED attaches Rs 3,034-crore worth assets in probe against Anil Ambani's Reliance Group

Australia plans 2.25% levy on Meta, Google, TikTok unless they strike local news deals

Google signs classified AI deal with Pentagon, report says

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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