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POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Mamata Banerjee’s poetic protest: The West Bengal CM has chosen rhyme over shouting
This week, she penned one on Centre’s intrusion in to private life — Unki (Peep) Online.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read
Why Mamata Banerjee thinks she was more close to Atal Bihari Vajpayee than many in the BJP
The West Bengal CM, in her own way, is grieving the passing away of a guardian figure who gave her a long rope and even put up with her tantrums.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Last 'lal salaam' to Somnath Babu, who remained a Communist all his life
I met the veteran MP for the first time in 2004, but he had been part of dinner table conversations all my life.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
How pitch for a Bengali Prime Minister may propel Mamata Banerjee to the top chair
It is likely that she will wait till results are out to stake claim to the prime minister's chair.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read
How campus fire makes TMC uneasy, again
The Calcutta Medical College strike could have ended in a whimper, if Mamata Banerjee had acted promptly.
VARIETY
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How Rahul Gandhi's wink stopped a great political moment from being realised
The Congress president couldn't hide the elation over having actually left Modi dumbfounded.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
When Modi dared Mamata on her own turf
The PM asked the Bengal chief minister to read the writing on the wall - the BJP is headed for big electoral gains in 2019.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
How BJP is raising poll heat in TMC strongholds ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections
The Panchayat verdict has been an eye-opener for Mamata Banerjee.
VOICES
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What Amit Shah's homage to Bengali writer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay means
Everything for 'Ebar Bangla'.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read