• The Federal
    Samir K Purkayastha
    About the AuthorSamir K Purkayastha
      Nandigram
      West Bengal Elections 2021

      Nandigram’s unity on test as BJP banks on polarisation to vanquish Mamata

      31 March 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Forced to go incognito, face of Nandigram movement runs undercover poll campaign
      West Bengal Elections 2021

      Forced to go incognito, face of Nandigram movement runs undercover poll campaign

      30 March 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Shah vs Mamata
      West Bengal Elections 2021

      First phase: TMC faces discontentment in Jangalmahal, BJP is also wary

      27 March 2021 1:41 PM IST
      Vikas and Poriborton yet to reach this tribal village in Purulia
      Vignettes

      Vikas and Poriborton yet to reach this tribal village in Purulia

      26 March 2021 11:30 PM IST
      A small tribe’s struggle to balance development and cultural identity
      The Eighth Column

      A small tribe’s struggle to balance development and cultural identity

      23 March 2021 12:25 PM IST
      Tamang vs Gurung
      West Bengal Elections 2021

      Factional feud in ally GJM fritters away TMC’s advantage in Darjeeling Hills

      22 March 2021 11:45 AM IST
      Suvendu
      West Bengal Elections 2021

      In Bengal, BJP's 'expansion by assembling' strategy backfires

      20 March 2021 3:20 PM IST
      Sunderbans
      West Bengal Elections 2021

      Mamata opens bag full of schemes, but voters clearly want more

      18 March 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Naxalbari
      West Bengal Elections 2021

      Naxalbari, cradle of ultra-Left uprising, looks at a Right turn

      16 March 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Bengal village with Naxal past embodies failure of Modi’s ‘adarsh gram’
      West Bengal

      Bengal village with Naxal past embodies failure of Modi’s ‘adarsh gram’

      15 March 2021 11:45 AM IST
      Mamata vs Suvendu
      West Bengal Elections 2021

      Nandigram: A close-to-heart, layered battle for Mamata, Suvendu

      9 March 2021 4:50 PM IST
      Kaladan project, India, Myanmar, protest
      The Eighth Column

      How Myanmar coup threatens to spoil India’s Act East dream

      9 March 2021 12:35 PM IST
      Myanmar
      News

      India in diplomatic spot as Myanmar urges return of cops who fled

      7 March 2021 4:43 PM IST
      Hasina Modi
      West Bengal

      Modi's Bangladesh visit to be loaded with political message for Bengal voters

      6 March 2021 1:15 PM IST
      In Bengal, an 80-year-old gets caught in TMC, BJP fight for womens votes
      West Bengal

      In Bengal, an 80-year-old gets caught in TMC, BJP fight for women's votes

      4 March 2021 12:10 PM IST
      Manipur slaps journalist with notice under new IT rules, only to withdraw it
      North East

      Manipur slaps journalist with notice under new IT rules, only to withdraw it

      3 March 2021 2:26 AM IST
      BJP ups polarisation gambit in Bengal after Abbas Siddiqui enters poll fray
      West Bengal

      BJP ups polarisation gambit in Bengal after Abbas Siddiqui enters poll fray

      2 March 2021 9:51 PM IST
      Ahead of assembly polls, trouble brews for Assam BJP in tea gardens
      News

      Ahead of assembly polls, trouble brews for Assam BJP in tea gardens

      26 Feb 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Abhishek Banerjee
      Analysis

      Mamata’s popularity intact, BJP attacks nephew Abhishek to dent her credibility

      25 Feb 2021 12:00 PM IST
      BJP
      West Bengal

      BJP promises ‘Sonar Bangla’ by 2047, banks on ‘Modi magic’ for poll rallies

      21 Feb 2021 5:53 PM IST
      Bengali actors
      West Bengal

      Growing political clout of Bengali film stars fails to develop industry

      21 Feb 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Mamata dabbles in some Sanskrit as Bengal sees Rama vs Durga paradox
      West Bengal

      Mamata dabbles in some Sanskrit as Bengal sees Rama vs Durga paradox

      18 Feb 2021 5:09 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee
      Analysis

      In poll season, Mamata adds ‘Maa’ to birth-to-death welfare schemes

      16 Feb 2021 5:38 PM IST
      ED, Vivo, HC
      Analysis

      Bengal chit-fund scam victims await justice as probe turns political slug-fest

      14 Feb 2021 1:49 PM IST
      india-and-myanmar
      News

      Myanmar rebel group's asylum request can put India in a dilemma

      13 Feb 2021 3:26 PM IST
      Bengal’s identity politics gets new twists much to BJP, TMC’s concern
      Analysis

      Bengal’s identity politics gets new twists much to BJP, TMC’s concern

      11 Feb 2021 5:15 PM IST
      Why long-dead English sahibs and memsahibs come alive at midnight in Kolkata
      The Eighth Column

      Why long-dead English sahibs and memsahibs come alive at midnight in Kolkata

      10 Feb 2021 12:30 PM IST
      Bengal defection saga: TMC turncoats ‘admit’ to graft in earlier avatars
      Analysis

      Bengal defection saga: TMC turncoats ‘admit’ to graft in earlier avatars

      6 Feb 2021 6:03 PM IST
      Kolkata waterlogging
      West Bengal

      Water bodies in Kolkata disappear due to lack of surveillance system

      6 Feb 2021 12:00 PM IST
      MGNREGA
      Budget 2021

      MGNREGA gets ₹73,000 crore, a huge fall from revised FY21 estimate

      2 Feb 2021 1:33 AM IST
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