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    Samir K Purkayastha
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      Ananda Bose, West Bengal, Bratya Basu, interim VCs
      West Bengal

      Cold war between WB govt and Governor and C V Ananda Bose over SEC appointment

      28 May 2023 11:56 AM IST
      Healing through music: Why Theithei Luithui is singing tales of war and violence in Manipur
      The Eighth Column

      Healing through music: Why Theithei Luithui is singing tales of war and violence in Manipur

      22 May 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Manipur, Ethnic conflict
      North East

      Manipur: Ethnic divide widens with tribal groups sticking to their stands

      19 May 2023 6:40 PM IST
      Why Indias tribal disquiet is a powder keg not limited to Manipur
      The Eighth Column

      Why India's tribal disquiet is a powder keg not limited to Manipur

      16 May 2023 4:00 PM IST
      NavIC, Army, ISRO
      News

      Indian Army looks beyond US-owned GPS that ditched it in Kargil war

      12 May 2023 12:00 PM IST
      How India-Bangladesh ‘blew up’ borders to save ‘bomb-maker’ Ullaskar Dutta’s house
      The Eighth Column

      How India-Bangladesh ‘blew up’ borders to save ‘bomb-maker’ Ullaskar Dutta’s house

      10 May 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Neiphiu Rio, Nagaland, Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act 2023
      North East

      Nagaland govt on slippery ground again, this time due to oil row

      5 May 2023 12:11 PM IST
      Bangladesh Vedic School
      Exclusive

      RSS-linked Vedic Schools expand Hindutva footprint in Muslim-majority Bangladesh

      4 May 2023 12:08 PM IST
      Abhishek Banerjee
      West Bengal

      Bengal panchayat polls: TMC tries US-style candidate selection, hits hurdles

      2 May 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Gender war or contempt of court? Nagaland caught in a bind
      North East

      Gender war or contempt of court? Nagaland caught in a bind

      19 April 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Honeymoon between Mamata govt, Governor may be over, courtesy varsity row
      West Bengal

      Honeymoon between Mamata govt, Governor may be over, courtesy varsity row

      17 April 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Modis Muslim outreach
      News

      Modi Mitron: PM scouts for ‘Muslim friends’ to power up 2024 prospects

      14 April 2023 5:22 PM IST
      Sikkimese, Sikkim, Article 371F, Income Tax Act
      North East

      New definition of ‘Sikkimese’ in I-T Act sparks fears of Kashmir-like fate

      12 April 2023 12:00 PM IST
      What CPI needs: More seats, greater visibility
      Videos

      What CPI needs: More seats, greater visibility

      12 April 2023 2:08 AM IST
      kurmi protest
      West Bengal

      Bengal: Mamata government in a fix as Kurmis protest for ST status

      11 April 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee
      West Bengal

      Calcutta HC intervenes to douse fire after Mamata puts fuel to DA stir

      7 April 2023 5:29 PM IST
      Bengal violence
      West Bengal

      Bengal violence organic or orchestrated? What the patterns suggest

      6 April 2023 6:03 PM IST
      Communal clashes in West Bengal during Ram Navami celebrations
      West Bengal

      Bengal: Weaponising Ram Navami to suit politics of right wing

      1 April 2023 5:00 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee sit in protest against the Centre
      West Bengal

      Mamata Banerjee back in her street fighter role; takes on Modi government

      30 March 2023 7:50 PM IST
      West Bengal, Partha Chatterjee, Arpita Mukherjee, SSC scam Bengal, SSC scam in West Bengal
      West Bengal

      Bengal SSC scam: Accused splurged proceeds of crime on female friends, says ED

      29 March 2023 2:59 PM IST
      Why all roads in Bengal could turn to Furfura Sharif in days to come
      The Eighth Column

      Why all roads in Bengal could turn to Furfura Sharif in days to come

      28 March 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Nagaland tribe
      North East

      Poll results aside, Nagaland awaits its true litmus test in gender parity

      24 March 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Jadavpur university
      West Bengal

      Mamata's U-turn: Why Bengal government has softened position on NEP 2020

      22 March 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Nagalim
      North East

      Khalistan model? Nagas looking for foreign 'intervention' for separatist movement

      21 March 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal, TMC
      West Bengal

      Murmu’s civic reception reflects change in Mamata’s stance on Centre

      17 March 2023 6:48 PM IST
      After North East, BJPs Mission East hinges on 3 states with 100+ LS seats
      News

      After North East, BJP's Mission East hinges on 3 states with 100+ LS seats

      14 March 2023 12:05 PM IST
      Why Manipur’s Pangals want to distance themselves from other Indian Muslims
      The Eighth Column

      Why Manipur’s Pangals want to distance themselves from other Indian Muslims

      10 March 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal, TMC
      West Bengal

      TMC launches minority outreach drives, opens old Congress wounds to counter electoral reversal

      7 March 2023 9:30 PM IST
      Rahul Gandhi, Meghalaya elections
      North East

      Ostrich approach keeps Congress far away from success in North-East

      6 March 2023 12:00 PM IST
      West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose
      West Bengal

      Blow hot, blow cold: Bengal Governor keeps TMC, BJP guessing

      3 March 2023 12:00 PM IST
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