Topic: Bengal
Ram Guha’s tweet about ‘culturally backward’ Gujarat unites BJP and Congress
Historian Ramchandra Guha put out a tweet Thursday, quoting British writer Philip Spratt from 1939, that compared state of economy and culture between Bengal and Gujarat.
Kolkata can again be ‘leader of the East’, says Modi as he pitches for atma nirbhar Bengal
Addressing ICC’s annual plenary, PM Narendra Modi quotes Tagore, Vivekananda to inspire Bengal towards self-reliance, talks of reviving manufacturing sector.
West Bengal’s Covid-19 death toll rises to 193, testing drops by half due to Cyclone Amphan
Technicians in the state couldn't reach labs, making their way through trees and electric poles that lay scattered due to the impact of Cyclone Amphan.
Rabindranath Tagore was also Bhanusingha, inspired by a ‘Vaishnav saint’ and a British poet
‘Bhanusingher Padabali’, verses in Brajabuli that Rabindranath Tagore started to write as a teen, went on to become a complete genre of songs.
Bihar, Bengal Covid migrants aren’t as lucky as those from UP or MP
While Kejriwal and Uddhav Thackeray are keen to send the migrants out, Nitish Kumar has constantly pushed back, saying that it would violate the lockdown.
How Subedar of Bengal, Bihar & Odisha enlisted East India Company’s help to keep out Germans
As far as the Germans were concerned, they were simply not welcome in Bengal. The EIC did everything to discourage their attempts to trade.
Uttam Kumar — the ‘mahanayak’ who defined Bengali cinema for three decades
Doyen of Bengali cinema Uttam Kumar has over 200 films to his credit. He was an extremely charming and intelligent man, who lived life on his own terms.
Indian TV reporters who were supporting doctors in Bengal are now harassing them in Bihar
Every reporter worth the microphone s/he carried like a visiting card, wandered through the Muzaffarpur hospital, as if on a stroll in a park.
Abanindranath Tagore, harbinger of Bengal’s renaissance who remained Swadeshi by brush
Founder of the Indian Society of Oriental Art, Abanindranath brought nationalism to Indian art in 20th century Bengal.
Plugged-In: Yeddyurappa sworn in as CM, and Valley ceasefire under fire
Front Page
And the next chief minister of Karnataka is… B.S. Yeddyurappa. After three days of suspense, the BJP state chief finally took oath as the 29th chief minister of Karnataka Thursday, Hindustan Times and all the major dailies report front-page.
Within 24 hours of assuming office, Yeddyurappa held a 'one-man cabinet meeting' with senior bureaucrats to “fulfil his pre-poll promise of waiving farm loans of up to Rs 1 lakh from all banks on day one", The Indian Express reports.
The Congress and the JD(S) continue to be up in arms over the governor's invitation to BSY to form the government, an act they have labelled the "defeat of democracy", The Hindu reports.
The BJP has 15 days to prove their majority. In ThePrint, Rohini Swamy lists the three scenarios likely to take place over the fortnight. Also read this time-line for a shortcut to understanding the twists and turns in the political battle for Karnataka.
Meanwhile,...
The fundamental flaw in Priyanka Gandhi’s Uttar Pradesh strategy
We don’t know who the Congress party’s chief ministerial candidate is. Priyanka Gandhi or Ajay Kumar Lallu?
Indian lawsuits allege former Wirecard COO played key role in deals later mired in disputes
The suits allege Marsalek took part in negotiations leading to the acquisition of Hermes by a Mauritius-based private equity fund in 2015.
Defence
Modi dares China, tells Indian Army ‘our enemies have seen your fire and fury’
China sees Modi’s visit as an attempt to ‘escalate’ the situation. Experts say the visit was a powerful message to China to not escalate the matter.
India must believe threat of war is real, even if Chinese build-up is coercive diplomacy
India invented coercive diplomacy with Op Parakram. But unlike Pakistan back then, it must never blink, be prepared for war, and wear out the Chinese.