March 19, 2021
The first phase of the election is still a week away, but the pitch is increasingly incendiary, both the TMC and the BJP, the two primary […]
March 17, 2021
Any economist would cringe at the sheer impossibility of fulfilling poll-promises by political parties. Such pre-poll sops and subsidies have been challenged at the Apex courts, […]
March 14, 2021
The tigress shook off her travails, got her mandatory 6-week plaster cut in less than 24 hours, got her discharged within 48 hours of admission into […]
March 12, 2021
Bengal has always been tolerant towards religion, though not overtly religious. I guess Bengalis succeeded in homogenizing culture and religion while always giving the culture a […]
March 11, 2021
In an unfortunate incident yesterday at Nandigram, the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, campaigning, fell and injured her leg. She claimed a conspiracy, four-five men pushing […]
March 9, 2021
Mamata landed in style in Nandigram, the constituency that she has chosen as her electoral battlefield. Her opponent, Suvendu Adhikari, was her long-time confidante and colleague. […]
March 7, 2021
The brigade parade grounds, venue for the Prime Minister Modi’s BJP rally, wore a festive look from the early hours of the day. The place was […]
March 6, 2021
Come to every election, and life suddenly seems exciting, GDP growth in twin figures, poverty a forgotten and distant past of India. Life becomes interesting with […]
March 2, 2021
Twenty-five years ago, the hardliners of the CPIM party denied Jyoti Basu to become the Prime Minister of India. Jyoti Basu heeded as a disciplined leader […]