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Topic: BJP West Bengal

Fish for votes, eggs for ideology in BJP’s Bengal. Children pay the price

ISKCON has done exactly what one would expect of it. It has never hidden its commitment to vegetarian food. But a government has no business following the dietary beliefs of the institution it hires.

Bengal’s fiscal turn in first BJP budget: cheaper debt, bigger bets

The maiden BJP budget for West Bengal seeks to balance welfare commitments with industrial ambition, but the numbers reveal where the government’s priorities lie.

Modi joins first BJP govt-led West Bengal Foundation Day as 20 June celebration revives Partition debate

Statewide events and Modi's visit marked West Bengal Foundation Day, with the BJP invoking Syama Prasad Mukherjee's role and the 1947 vote that paved the way for the state's creation.

Will Suvendu Adhikari’s massive welfare schemes outdo Mamata’s doles? It’s a clash of legacies

Years of dwindling assembly hours and bureaucratic echo chambers cost Mamata Banerjee the state, opening the gates for a new BJP regime.

TMC’s collapse does not suit BJP—because the Left is waiting in Bengal

The Falta bypoll result has brought the Left back into conversation. After BJP candidate Debangshu Panda, CPM-backed candidate Shambhu Nath Kurmi came second. The TMC was in fourth position.

After Bengal, BJP must secure the Siliguri Corridor, rebuild ties with Tarique Rahman

It is in India’s interests to seek to improve ties and prevent outside powers from being able to build anti-India constituencies inside Bangladesh.

Reiteration of rules or a gag? Bengal govt circular for officials sparks free speech row

A West Bengal government circular barring officials from sharing information with media without a govt order has sparked criticism from the Opposition and rights groups, which call it an attack on free speech.

West Bengal govt scrapping welfare for imams, purohits opens a larger question

Welfare can quickly turn into a game of precarious religious balancing. It is a dangerous direction for a republic built on equal citizenship.

Beyond Brand Modi, BJP’s organisational machine is driving poll dominance. Bengal, Assam & counting

BJP victory in several states, where it banked on more than just ‘Modi ki guarantee’, shows that it’s building post-Modi resilience, say party leaders and analysts.

Hell hath no fury like an ally scorned

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On Camera

Industrial revolution conquered nature. Technology is conquering what it means to be human

What is being lost is not information. It is the capacity to do anything with information that requires a sustained, reflective, and internally coherent self.

Modi inaugurates Rajasthan refinery: Why India’s first greenfield plant in a decade matters

PM Modi inaugurates the Rs 79,459-crore HPCL-Rajasthan refinery, boosting refining and petrochemical capacity and advancing India's ambition to become a global refining hub.

Indonesia seeks more BrahMos missiles from India. Delhi eyes critical minerals as Modi visits Jakarta

India is looking at setting up joint ventures with Indonesian firms to establish processing factories for critical minerals, especially nickel.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.