For Hindu nationalists, the size of the Muslim electorate lends extraordinary significance to Bengal. It's one of the biggest prizes for the BJP’s ideological project.
A relentless, almost monolithic narrative plays out in the mainstream media: Bengal as 'lawless,' Bengal as 'violent,' Bengal as 'unstable.' Every incident is amplified.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said she was ‘shocked again’ that PM Modi referred to Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa as 'Swami', instead of ‘Thakur’. BJP said it was a mark of respect.
It’s standard in the SIR process to summon registered voters for verification when forms are incomplete or incorrectly filled. In Bengal, 58.2 lakh voters have been deleted in the SIR.
Election Commission says in affidavit to Supreme Court that petitioner's claim of mass disenfranchisement of voters through SIR was to 'serve vested political interest'.
Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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