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Amit Shah has more than rattled Mamata Banerjee in Bengal

BJP president Amit Shah’s winning spree in state after state has brought BJP in direct confrontation with Mamata Banerjee in Bengal.

Why India would do well with a coalition govt: Pro-poor policies, less inequality

Coalition governments redistribute resources proportionately while countries with majority governments witness rapid rise in inequality.

The TINA factor & flailing opposition means Modi will win again, writes Arun Jaitley

Union minister Arun Jaitley said the opposition's promises will be responsible for its rout for it effectively shows 'there is no alternative' (TINA) to Narendra Modi.

Supreme Court just destroyed the ‘merit’ argument upper castes use to oppose reservations

Before this judgment, there was confusion among policymakers on the scope of reservation in promotion policies.

Vidyasagar started fight between EC & Mamata but he won’t matter in Bengal’s Sunday polls

Bengal is perhaps the only major non-BJP state where BJP is aggressively confronting a strong regional party, Mamata Banerjee’s TMC, at every step.

BJP or Congress? Regional players look all set to decide India’s next ruling party

Many parties that have not aligned either with BJP or Congress will emerge as decisive power brokers after 2019 election results on 23 May.

Politicise all you want, but Indian soldiers don’t fight in the name of nationalism alone

Soldiers fight because of unit/sub-unit cohesion. They do not want to let down their comrades in a battle.

How to give headlines: A warning from BJP’s Amit Shah to the media in Bengal

At an “Intellectual’s Meeting” – forgive them their spellings – Shah attacked the media’s ‘attitude’ and ABP news.

There is a Gandhi and a Godse inside every Indian. We must make peace within us first

People who use Godse to tarnish RSS-BJP and push the ‘Hindu terror bogey’ are themselves guilty of failing to protect Gandhi.

Vidyasagar statue vandalism in Bengal isn’t just about ideology. It’s a TMC-BJP power war

The vandalism was a random act, almost an accident, which has now taken on more significance than was its intention.

On Camera

Charlie Kirk’s killing has America at war with itself. Foreigners & visa-seekers ‘warned’

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, gunned down this week, was no ordinary influencer. He helped bring the Trump administration to power. His death has deepened America’s Left-Right divide.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.