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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicBengal polls

Topic: Bengal polls

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

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.