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Sunday, April 12, 2026
TopicBengal polls

Topic: Bengal polls

Solo in Bengal after 19 years, how Congress finally pulled the chute on its alliance with Left

From the very outset of a meeting with top brass, Pradesh Congress chief Subhankar Sarkar was in favour of the party contesting polls all by itself.

Our take on Yamuna floods, West Bengal polls, Project Cheetah—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

BJP brass blames Covid for losing 2021 Bengal, wants workers to ‘move on’ from post-poll violence

Senior BJP leaders from Delhi have been visiting Bengal to boost its state unit in recent days. After Amit Shah’s visit in May, Nadda concluded a two-day trip to state this week.

Why Kailash Vijayvargiya remains favourite of BJP bosses despite backlash for Bengal loss

While Kailash Vijayvargiya may not be very politically active now, he is believed to still enjoy Union Home Minister and former BJP president Amit Shah's confidence.

TV channels focus on Bengal’s mega political face-off. Priyanka no rival, Yogi says on News18

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

On Camera

Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.