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TopicRekha Patra

Topic: Rekha Patra

BJP’s ‘nari shakti’ campaign fails in Basirhat as Rekha Patra trails by nearly 3 lakh votes

Patra led protests against TMC's Sheikh Shahjahan in Basirhat's Sandeshkhali after land grab & sexual assault allegations came to fore. But, TMC's Haji Nurul Islam leads in seat.

Rekha Patra’s rise helps BJP’s Subaltern Hindutva push. It can de-link Jai Bheem from Jai Meem

Rekha Patra called herself a political novice while highlighting that both Sheikh Shahjahan and TMC Basirhat candidate Haji Nurul Islam had been involved in ‘anti-Hindu’ activities.

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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.