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How Bengali-speaking Smriti Irani is turning out to be BJP’s ultimate star campaigner in West Bengal

While accompanying Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar rape-murder victim, as she filed her nomination from Panihati, Smriti Irani had lashed out at Mamata over her 'outsider' remark.

Why elections in 2 Indian states have global media’s attention

BBC reports on 'high-stakes' Bengal election amid voter roll controversy. FT looks at how Modi has struggled to make inroads in the South, especially Tamil Nadu.

I-PAC emails staff saying West Bengal ops ‘paused’, days ahead of polls. TMC says ‘all is well’

Though Trinamool did not officially confirm shutdown of the agency, it reiterated, in a press conference Monday, that all I-PAC employees will be taken care of.

Wanted—A Bengali face. Why the BJP’s reliance on the central leadership has its limits

The 70-year wait for a saffron surge after the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the precursor of the BJP, was formed. But can the BJP conquer Mookerjee’s Bengal?

Saradha scam trials: 13 yrs on, Bengal’s biggest financial fraud stuck in a ‘stalemate’ in courts

ThePrint’s analysis of court records shows a pattern of stalled proceedings: charge sheets pending, witnesses not deposing, accused not being produced and crucial documents missing.

TMC’s home run in Presidency looks secure. Why the math everywhere else is on shaky ground

If the 'math' fails this time, it would have less to do with the voters changing their minds, and more to do with the very ground beneath all calculations being swept away. 

Bengal polls: Owaisi’s AIMIM breaks up with Humayun Kabir’s AJUP over viral ‘vote-splitting conspiracy’ video

TMC released video in which Kabir is purportedly seen claiming he planned—'at BJP's behest'—to engineer a split in Muslim votes that had largely consolidated behind Mamata in 2021 polls.

Adhir comeback & Humayun Kabir’s ‘Babri’ stir interest, but Bengal’s Muslims fear BJP gains

ThePrint visited Murshidabad, Cooch Behar, Malda, Nadia, Kolkata, Nandigram, where some decisions by Mamata haven't gone down well with community that has traditionally supported TMC.

BJP’s carpet bombing battle plan for Bengal—Amit Shah to camp for 15 days, heavyweights to follow

The who's who of BJP brass, including Shah, PM Modi, Bhupender Yadav & Dharmendra Pradhan, will reach out to voters & party workers alike in a bid to unseat Mamata Banerjee.

‘Another outsider’: TMC snipes as Leander Paes joins BJP weeks ahead of West Bengal polls

This is not the tennis icon’s first foray into politics. In 2021, he had joined Mamata Banerjee’s All India Trinamool Congress (TMC).

On Camera

Dear Ralph Lauren, my DU college aesthetic is not your costume

What is truly confounding about Ralph Lauren’s bastardisation of the Bandhani into a printed tie-dye is the price tag—Rs 44,800.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.