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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.

West Bengal cabinet portfolios: Swapan gets finance, Tapas Roy industry, CM Suvendu keeps home & land

All 41 ministers have been allocated portfolios now. The portfolios of six ministers, including CM Adhikari who took oath of office on 9 May, has also been reassigned.

In contest for ‘heart of Kolkata’, BJP’s Swapan Dasgupta leading against TMC rival by 5,600+ votes

Considered the ‘heart of Kolkata’, Rashbehari is a key urban constituency and a traditional TMC stronghold. In the 2021 elections, the TMC defeated the BJP by more than 21,000 votes.

The battle for South Kolkata—Swapan Dasgupta vows to end mafia Raj

Swapan Dasgupta told ThePrint the mafia under the patronage of TMC in West Bengal controls everything, from the Kalighat Temple to real estate transactions and parking.

Look out for ‘traditional friends’ — Swapan Dasgupta urges Shah to be ‘more understanding’ on Bangladesh

His remark came in backdrop of reports that former Awami League MP Kamarul Arefin and his family were prevented by BSF from entering India without valid visa.

‘Science & tech lead youth to carnal pleasures,’ Indian swami tells G20 World Religion Summit

Islamic fatwas & world leaders being 'politically correct' by addressing climate change forums were among issues raised on 1st day of global religious summit in Indonesia Wednesday.

On Camera

Hijab is a choice. Why are we so uncomfortable when Muslim women freely choose it?

A woman forced to wear a hijab is undoubtedly experiencing coercion. But so is a woman prevented from wearing one. Both situations are the same—the denial of choice.

India’s public banks outpace private banks in efficiency, says EAC-PM report, recommends more AI use

New working paper by Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister (EAC-PM) says that 'contrary to popular perceptions, public sector banks' efficiency improved to 93.12& in FY26'.

India, UK set to ink inter-government pact for electric propulsion of 4 Landing Platform Docks

Inter-Governmental Agreement will be for development of Integrated Full Electric Propulsion technology on four LPDs to be built in India, say British officials.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.