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Assembly election buzz fails to reach Bengal’s highest polling booth Dhotrey

Roads are not being made at break-neck speed, potholes are not being covered, no microphones blaring propaganda. Even the cooking-gas crunch is not a big bother

Eating out this Bengali New Year? A guide to the best Poila Baisakh spreads in Kolkata

Nostalgic yet new: Try chef Subhojit Sen’s Echor Aam Ada chop this Poila Baisakh
Marvel artist Roge Antonio makes India debut at Kolkata Comic Con, discovers ‘Bantul The Great’

Inner realms

'Three of Us' tracks four people as two married couples (Shailaja-Dipankar and Pradeep-Sarika), but it is about three relationships: two between the spouses and an across-marriage third

ARVIND SUBRAMANIAN

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The students have ambition. They have access to school. They have textbooks. What they do not have is direction. And this is not a Bengal-specific phenomenon — it is spread across India

HAMED SAFWI

Strange orchids

What is certain is that Donald Trump’s abandonment of rules-based pieties has stymied Beltway liberals, strange orchids rooted in the fungus of American exceptionalism

MUKUL KESAVAN

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On Sunday evening, US President Donald Trump escalated tensions further, announcing a naval blockade of any ship trying to get through Hormuz unless Iran allows all vessels to pass through

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

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Cancer is now the eighth leading cause of death in children around the world, surpassing infectious diseases like measles and tuberculosis, reflecting a broader epidemiological transition

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Asha Parekh, AR Rahman, Sachin Tendulkar pay last respects to Asha Bhosle

Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and former chief ministers Sushilkumar Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray also paid tribute to the late singer

Pope Leo hits back at Trump comments, White House vs first US pontiff feud over Iran war worsens

We got every point we needed except that they refuse to give up their nuclear ambition

'Loss of an entire era': Amitabh Bachchan remembers singer Asha Bhosle

Noida workers protest over wage hike turns violent; stones pelted, vehicles set on fire

Two Iranian-linked tankers exit Gulf via Hormuz ahead of US blockade, data shows

Hyderabad doctor uses ‘James Bond-like’ flip number plates on BMW, arrested

Assembly election buzz fails to reach Bengal’s highest polling booth Dhotrey

Netas cook, dance, shave for votes: Bengal candidates turn campaign into performance

Transgender Bill gets presidential assent, here's what is at stake for queer people

One river, two realities — Jaigaon's appeal before bengal polls but is Mamata listening

Inside the internet war rooms: how people are tracking the Iran-Israel war

SHORTS

“Doubtful if American Administration is Serious About Negotiations”: Iran’s Supreme Leader

Hungary Election Shock as Viktor Orbán Loses Power to Péter Magyar

Trump Says He's "Not a Big Fan" of Pope Leo, Questions His Stance on Iran War

‘Greatest Era of Music Ends Here’: Remembering Legendary Singer Asha Bhosle

First Life-size Statue of Swami Vivekananda in the US Unveiled in Seattle

US-Iran Talks in Pakistan End Without Deal After 21 Hours, Hormuz Tensions Stay

Remarkable Story of an Endangered Hawksbill Turtle's Second Chance at Life

Modi Says Will Fast-track Citizenship For Refugees If BJP Wins Bengal

Manipur Internet Ban Extended After Children Killed in Blast, Protests Escalated

With Blood-soaked Bags and Tiny Shoes, Iran Carries Minab Tragedy to Pakistan for Talks With US

When Asha's velvety voice stole hearts in Nepal, her immortal hits transcended borders

Recordings, sari, fish: Arati Mukherjee recalls association with Asha Bhosle since ’58

'Zindagi Ek Safar Tha Suhana': Remembering Asha Bhosle, the voice that lived many lives

Voice that ruled Puja soundscape; recalling musical memories of late Asha Bhosle

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In Calendarpara, a new timekeeper: Central Calcutta hums with orders before Poila Boisakh

The Bitkel Bangali on his bitkel ilk: Syed Shamsil finds humour in the Bengali condition

Becoming Bengali in New York: A journey through immigrant kitchens and cultures

The Divas Wear Nighties: Inside Gariahat’s unique street market loop and its everyday hustle

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Iran threatens ports in Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman after US orders blockade of Iranian coast

India tops IMF’s regressive tax advice list, flags ‘double standards’: Oxfam report

Hormuz hardball: Tehran says US vow to restrict ships out of Iran ‘amounts to piracy’

‘Not a fan of Pope Leo’: Trump escalates feud with first US-born Pope over Iran war

11 killed, two injured as van collides with cement mixer in Thane district

Sports minister pushes for Formula One race in India in 2027; F1 sources say unlikely

Asha Parekh, AR Rahman, Sachin Tendulkar pay last respects to Asha Bhosle

Assembly election buzz fails to reach Bengal’s highest polling booth Dhotrey

Eating out this Bengali New Year? A guide to the best Poila Baisakh spreads in Kolkata

Nostalgic yet new: Try chef Subhojit Sen’s Echor Aam Ada chop this Poila Baisakh

Marvel artist Roge Antonio makes India debut at Kolkata Comic Con, discovers ‘Bantul The Great’

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INDIA

SC to hear plea on finger, iris biometric system implementation at polling stations

Hyderabad doctor uses ‘James Bond-like’ flip number plates on BMW, arrested

Sonia flags delimitation as key concern, calls it an 'assault on the Constitution itself'

BJP’s Bengal juggernaut chugs into Puri, PM Modi posters greet Jagannath Dham visitors

EC has not cleansed the electoral roll; they have made it completely chaotic to suit BJP

Indian media bodies demand rollback of draft IT rules, warn of self-censorship risks

When Asha Bhosle and RD Burman stayed at Bengal concert organiser's home

Bengal: Half-burnt bodies of woman, daughter found in Sandeshkhali; husband on the run

Congress nominee and three more interrogated by NIA over April 1 Malda violence

When Asha's velvety voice stole hearts in Nepal, her immortal hits transcended borders

Narendra Modi pledges 'full accounting' of 15-year TMC rule once BJP wins in Bengal

Narendra Modi flags Murmu's 'insult' to woo adivasis; highlights Messi event fiasco

NCLAT adjourns Vedanta plea against Adani bid for Jaiprakash Associates

McLeod Russel India seals debt recast deal with National Asset Reconstruction Co Ltd

Sensex drops over 1,600 points, Nifty plunges below 24,000 on US-Iran deal failure

RBI deputy governor blames forex arbitrage trades for rupee fall amid West Asia crisis

Input costs heat up AC prices amid rising raw material and freight charges

OpenAI detects security issue linked to third-party tool, no data compromise found

Hormuz hardball: Tehran says US vow to restrict ships out of Iran ‘amounts to piracy’

China emerges winner from Iran war amid global move toward clean energy market

Two Iranian-linked tankers exit Gulf via Hormuz ahead of US blockade, data shows

We got every point we needed except that they refuse to give up their nuclear ambition

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES

Donald Trump spends night at UFC event while Iran negotiations collapse

Hormuz access, uranium stockpile and frozen funds stall US-Iran ceasefire talks

OPEC Plus warns of oil supply shock as Iran war disrupts Strait of Hormuz shipping