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TopicSwapan Dasgupta

Topic: Swapan Dasgupta

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

Norway’s Modi cartoon was not satire. Just colonial laziness

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

Recovery of unclaimed shares, dividends now takes days, not yrs. EAC-PM credits investor watchdog revamp

PM-EAC paper says overhaul of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority system sharply improved processing speed and reduced paperwork for investors.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.