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Thursday, October 2, 2025
TopicWest Bengal assembly elections

Topic: West Bengal assembly elections

Why talks of a ‘secular front’ against BJP & Trinamool have hit a wall in Bengal

Indian Secular Front, formed by Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui, and Congress have discussed a potential alliance in upcoming polls. But an old 'rivalry' has queered pitch.

BJP urges EC to give central observers final say over deployment of forces in Bengal polls

The BJP delegation also talked about the possible misuse of the provision that allows people with disability and voters above 80 to cast their votes by postal ballots.

Home ministry has time till July 2021 to frame and notify rules for CAA implementation

Extension has been given by a parliamentary committee. BJP is in a bind because Bengal & Assam are going to polls, and their voters hold opposing views on CAA.

Budget puts roads in focus in poll-bound states, Bengal & Assam tea workers get welfare push

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s party BJP is hoping to win West Bengal for the first time and retain Assam in assembly polls later this year.

Former West Bengal minister Rajib Banerjee quits TMC after 2 decades

By resigning, Banerjee, who stepped down from the state cabinet last week, has sparked speculation that he might switch to the BJP.

Netaji laughs ‘from his secret place’ & Bharat vs Lutyens’ India

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking ‘free, safe, fair’ elections in West Bengal

During the brief hearing, the lawyer said Hindu voters are 'not allowed to go out to vote' in places where Muslims are in majority.

Why should ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chant upset anyone, says Yogi on Mamata refusing to give speech

UP CM Yogi Adityanath says the next govt in West Bengal will be formed by BJP, and explains why UP brought in the anti-conversion law and a new excise policy.

‘Will suffer Mamata misrule, not BJP’ — Bengal intellectuals don’t want another ‘poriborton’

Looking to unseat Mamata in 2021 Bengal polls, BJP has been trying to establish a rapport with intelligentsia. It hasn’t seen much success.

It’s easy for BJP to claim Netaji, far harder to read his works on secularism & Indian Muslims

Ahead of the Bengal election, citizens should know Gumnami Baba did not produce a single writing that would be helpful for Indian democracy — Bose did.

On Camera

The real impact of reviving Chushul airfield is psychological

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More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.