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Saturday, April 25, 2026
TopicWest Bengal Assembly Election

Topic: West Bengal Assembly Election

Global media writes on Bengal SIR ‘turmoil’ & why Kolkata’s ‘pleasantness is not something to celebrate’

BBC reports on electoral roll deletions in West Bengal while Economist spotlights why Kolkata ‘appears to be thriving’. NYT remembers Asha Bhosle.

Mamata Banerjee vs the Election Commission—Why India needs an annual voter list revision

We cannot absolve the Election Commission of all the blame, but we must emphasise that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee must shoulder the lion’s share of the responsibility for these exclusions.

Bengali film Korpur revives Kolkata’s old political scandal. It’s hot topic before polls

With three TMC leaders in principal roles, the film’s timing has fuelled allegations of a political motive.

Mamata is the architect of her own troubles. West Bengal won’t be fixed, even if she loses

By confronting everyone who comes in her way, even the Election Commission or crime-fighting agencies like the ED, Mamata Banerjee has shown that for her, everything is personal.

PM Modi meets Bengal BJP MPs in Parliament, says SIR a ‘purification’ exercise

Meanwhile, Mamata called SIR a 'politically-driven exercise'. Last week, TMC MPs met chief election commissioner linking deaths of at least 39 people including 4 BLOs in Bengal to SIR.

Bengal post-poll violence: 70 out of 303 ‘displaced’ people returned home, Mamata govt tells HC

Petitioner says victims facing threats from police, lack of help from state. Calcutta HC asks NHRC, state human rights commission if they can hold inquiry into complaints.

It’s BJP vs BJP in Bengal as Tathagata Roy threatens ‘explosive expose’ on Kailash Vijayvargiya

Roy Monday tweeted a picture of Vijayvargiya alongside a pug with a line in Bengali that read: 'Vodafone is in Bengal again'. BJP leaders call his criticism 'disappointing'.

Will file many appeals if CBI acts in motivated way: Bengal law minister on violence probe

Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak calls NHRC report on post-poll violence 'misleading', says state is ready with Supreme Court appeal.

Calcutta HC orders CBI, SIT probes into Bengal post-poll violence, Mamata govt could move SC

Calcutta High Court orders CBI to investigate serious crimes of alleged murder, rape and sexual assault while SIT will probe other cases, both agencies to submit report in 6 weeks.

4 new Bengal faces in Team Modi reveal BJP’s state strategy for 2024 polls

Four MPs inducted in Council of Ministers indicate BJP made careful political considerations to ensure support from the communities when the country votes in the next Lok Sabha polls.

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Hormuz crisis won’t replace the dollar with yuan. De-dollarisation is a myth

Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.

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.