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West Bengal BJP leader & fashion designer Agnimitra Paul tests positive for Covid-19

BJP women's wing president in West Bengal Agnimitra Paul had been touring districts regularly to lead street protests and undertake campaigns against the ruling TMC.

Bengal BJP chief says Islamic radicalisation, Naxal threat rising, asks Amit Shah to intervene

BJP’s state chief Dilip Ghosh writes to Home Minister Amit Shah claiming that policies of the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government are endangering the security of the nation.

Bengal BJP chief declares state Covid-free, says Mamata lockdowns only to stop BJP rallies

State BJP chief Dilip Ghosh later ‘clarifies’ he was only talking of rural Bengal. Trinamool says his remarks prove BJP was never serious about fighting the pandemic.

Why Puja bonus for cops seen as another Mamata move to gain ‘absolute control’ ahead of polls

CM Mamata Banerjee has announced a festival bonus of Rs 2,000 for all police personnel in West Bengal, besides other benefits for the force.

BJP worker beaten to death in West Bengal on Independence Day, party blames Trinamool

TMC has denied the charge and the police has arrested eight persons in connection with the incident that occured on Saturday afternoon in Khanakul area of Hoogly.

What does Bengal have to do with Ayodhya bhoomi pujan, we have Durga Puja & Eid, says minister

In exclusive interview, Firhad Hakim says Mamata is no Modi, whose speech in Ayodhya is example of blatant appeasement; dismisses criticism of state’s Covid efforts as ‘propaganda’.  

Cow dung is no Covid cure, says Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy, eyes return to politics

In an exclusive interview, BJP's Tathagata Roy tells ThePrint that such ‘cow campaigns’ have hurt him personally and made the party ‘a laughing stock’ in West Bengal.

Bengal under lockdown, so BJP is celebrating Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan at home — ‘in protest’

There has been politicking over the date as CM Mamata Banerjee, who changed the lockdown dates for August four times in 6 days, didn't exclude 5 August.

‘My future safe in BJP’ — Mukul Roy says vested interests across parties working against him

Senior BJP leader Mukul Roy says he will demand an investigation into 'defaming and maligning reports' being published against him.

Bengal BJP leader’s death was suicide not murder, Mamata Banerjee tells President Kovind

In the letter to President Kovind, the Bengal CM cited the preliminary probe and said it does not appear to be a political case as being projected by the BJP.

On Camera

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.