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Muslims of West Bengal are no longer Mamata Banerjee fans but they have no real option

Muslims in Bengal are fighting for their right to live peacefully without compromising their religious identity.

For voters this election, Rahul Gandhi didn’t start the fire. That’s the problem

Congressmen must wonder how many more elections they need to lose before their leader understands the pulse of the people.

UP’s 1.3 lakh polling booths: What affects voter turnout on election day

EC’s voter education programme has exhausted its limit as data shows two booth-level factors can affect participation on polling day.

Clash of Civilisations model won’t help US win competition against China

The US should not be affirming the civilisational wall the Chinese regime has sought to build between its citizens and the democratic world.

Why Sri Lanka became a target for Islamic State after defeat on Iraq-Syria turf

Islamic State may have lost its Iraq-Syria 'caliphate', but it is now a whole other kind of monster, an expert on the terror group explains.

Power thieves drain India’s electric-car hopes

India’s commitment to put more electric vehicles on the roads is likely to worsen rampant theft of electricity.

Rajiv Gandhi to nuclear button: PM Modi has made it amply clear he’s panicking this election

The 2019 polls feel like 543 different elections, but the Congress-led coalition is ahead of the BJP and its pre-poll alliance parties.

Modern agricultural methods may end up killing us more than cancer

Indiscriminate use of fungicides in agriculture & food production is perhaps the reason for a sudden rise in drug-resistant infections.

Now we know who is behind the massive funding gap between BJP and Congress: the corporates

BJP’s rise in capturing more than 80 per cent of total donations and Congress’s decline are linked to how they tapped corporate money.

Governments must not shy away from taxing Google & Facebook for your personal data

The question is how digital taxes will work, and so far, the Czech Republic appears to have the best idea.

On Camera

Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.