• The Federal
    Samir K Purkayastha
    About the AuthorSamir K Purkayastha
      Mamata Banerjee
      West Bengal

      Non-Brahmin names figure in Bengal's priest dole

      16 Oct 2020 12:09 AM IST
      Jogi Amit
      News

      C’garh bypolls: Desperate to win, Amit Jogi says his father is “reborn”

      15 Oct 2020 12:05 PM IST
      Assam, coronavirus, COVID-19, Lockdown, CII, economic package,
      North East

      Assam BJP starts flashing communal card as Assembly polls near

      15 Oct 2020 12:05 PM IST
      Marijuana
      The Eighth Column

      Marijuana: What brought Bollywood to its knees keeps Manipur ‘high’

      12 Oct 2020 1:15 PM IST
      As ‘Nabanna Chalo’ backfires in Bengal, BJP censures cadres for ‘lack of grit’
      West Bengal

      As ‘Nabanna Chalo’ backfires in Bengal, BJP censures cadres for ‘lack of grit’

      10 Oct 2020 6:44 PM IST
      COVID-19
      News

      Fresh COVID surge worries ahead of festive season in Bengal

      9 Oct 2020 7:09 PM IST
      Mamata
      News

      Spurt in political violence in WB may not augur well for Mamata

      8 Oct 2020 2:47 PM IST
      Capex
      West Bengal

      Narada sting case in limbo for months, raises questions about BJP’s intention

      7 Oct 2020 12:00 PM IST
      Ties with Myanmar: India looks east to tame Chinese dragon
      Analysis

      Ties with Myanmar: India looks east to tame Chinese dragon

      6 Oct 2020 12:59 AM IST
      Mamata Banerjee on Opposition unity and defeating BJP
      West Bengal

      Mamata plays Hathras card to wean Dalit-Matuas off BJP in Bengal

      5 Oct 2020 7:13 PM IST
      Socialism: Where did the dreams and promises of a just democracy go?
      The Eighth Column

      Socialism: Where did the dreams and promises of a just democracy go?

      5 Oct 2020 12:29 PM IST
      durga puja
      West Bengal

      BJP on backfoot in West Bengal over Durga Puja politics

      2 Oct 2020 11:47 AM IST
      [DO NOT PUBLISH] Tarun Gogoi: The low-profile Delhi leader who made his presence felt in Assam
      Obituary

      [DO NOT PUBLISH] Tarun Gogoi: The low-profile 'Delhi leader' who made his presence felt in Assam

      30 Sept 2020 11:18 PM IST
      Chhatradhar Mahato
      West Bengal

      Bengal on alert after Maoist re-emergence in Jangalmahal; BJP sees conspiracy

      30 Sept 2020 11:51 AM IST
      Mamata Banerjee
      West Bengal

      Farm bills to impact food security, PDS, fears Bengal govt

      28 Sept 2020 11:49 AM IST
      Cow smuggling
      West Bengal

      CBI crackdown on cow smuggling reveals two dirty secrets

      27 Sept 2020 11:43 AM IST
      BJP
      West Bengal

      BJP begins Muslim-outreach drive amid minority dilemma in Bengal

      26 Sept 2020 11:41 AM IST
      Karnataka cattle trader killed
      West Bengal

      Rampant smuggling of cattle from India to Bangladesh

      26 Sept 2020 1:05 AM IST
      MGNREGA
      News

      Drying up of MGNREGA funds hits jobs; worker payments delayed

      24 Sept 2020 6:47 PM IST
      Suppression in Pandemic
      The Eighth Column

      The pandemic of suppression is peaking and how

      23 Sept 2020 12:30 PM IST
      Al-Qaida module bust takes security agencies back to Pakistan
      News

      Al-Qaida module bust takes security agencies back to Pakistan

      22 Sept 2020 6:53 PM IST
      Anna Bhagya Scheme, Karnataka
      Chhattisgarh

      Chhattisgarh trades surplus rice for bio-ethanol, sparks food vs grain debate

      19 Sept 2020 2:54 PM IST
      Durga Puja amid COVID: Various measures to be imposed in Kolkata this year
      West Bengal

      Durga Puja amid COVID: Various measures to be imposed in Kolkata this year

      17 Sept 2020 12:00 PM IST
      Mamata tries to get even with BJP, declares sops for Dalits, Hindu priests, adivasis
      West Bengal

      Mamata tries to get even with BJP, declares sops for Dalits, Hindu priests, adivasis

      16 Sept 2020 12:00 PM IST
      Hilsa, Ilish, fish
      West Bengal

      Fish diplomacy: If 'puja' comes to Bengal, can Hilsa be far behind...

      16 Sept 2020 1:31 AM IST
      coal, mine, mining
      West Bengal

      Mamata govt faces tribal agitation over coal mining project

      15 Sept 2020 11:49 AM IST
      BSNL
      News

      50,000+ BSNL contractual employees on the brink

      13 Sept 2020 11:47 AM IST
      How Pakistan uses Bengals borders to smuggle in fake currency to India
      News

      How Pakistan uses Bengal's borders to smuggle in fake currency to India

      11 Sept 2020 6:41 PM IST
      Fund crunch hinders work to make 34 vulnerable bridges in Bengal safe
      West Bengal

      Fund crunch hinders work to make 34 vulnerable bridges in Bengal safe

      10 Sept 2020 12:00 PM IST
      5 missing youth, Arunachal Pradesh, China, border, LAC, Line of Actual Control
      North East

      A tale of 5 missing Arunachali youths and “porous” border with China

      8 Sept 2020 1:18 AM IST
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