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Growth, Governance & The Road Ahead
Balancing welfare with infrastructure, jobs, and future-ready policy
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May 05, 2026
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Shah’s ‘Chanakya’ playbook engineers Bengal BJP surge
WITH results in their final stretch, the BJP’s victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026 stands out as a decisive political shift, shaped in large measure by Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s strategic direction.
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May 05, 2026
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'3 Gogois' fail to stop BJP juggernaut despite initial euphoria about them
THE coming together of “3 Gogois” had gained a lot of traction in Assam’s public spheres this Assembly election, but they failed to prevent BJP-led NDA’s return to power for a third consecutive term.
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May 05, 2026
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Vijay does an MGR, but scores more in vote-share
WHEN actor Vijay launched the TVK in February 2024 and declared he would contest all 234 Assembly constituencies without alliances, it was widely dismissed as yet another star-led political experiment.
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May 05, 2026
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Three die on Atlantic cruise ship from suspected hantavirus infection
THREE people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the WHO said Sunday, one a confirmed case of hantavirus—an illness usually transmitted to humans from rodents.
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May 05, 2026
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BJP tally drops to 1, 4 MLAs trounced
THE BJP has once again struggled to convert its vote share into seats, managing to secure just one seat in the Assembly election despite contesting as part of the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
1 min |
May 05, 2026
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IN A FIRST, NO LEFT SARKAR IN ANY STATE SINCE 1977
KERALA GONE
1 min |
May 05, 2026
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That sinking feeling! Will CPM's 'Captain' go down with the ship?
THE Left has been dealt its biggest electoral thrashing in the recent past.
1 min |
May 05, 2026
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Cong stronger in weaker alliance as INDIA bloc shaky
BLEAK FUTURE
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May 05, 2026
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Stalin gets Kolathur shocker, joins short list of CMs to taste defeat on home turf
BY losing Kolathur, M K Stalin becomes only the third sitting chief minister to lose in their own constituency.
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May 05, 2026
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Thahiliya is IUML's first woman MLA
TAKING ON CPM heavyweight and LDF convenor T P Ramakrishnan, IUML’s Fathima Thahiliya secured 81,429 votes in the assembly elections in Perambra — sealing the contest with a margin of over 5,000 votes.
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May 05, 2026
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Kaun banega mukhyamantri?
AFTER registering a second high-profile victory over Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee since 2021, Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari is increasingly being seen within the BJP circles as a leading contender for the post of chief minister in West Bengal.
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May 05, 2026
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Cong crushes the Left, wins Kerala
AFTER sitting on opposition benches for a decade, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) staged a comeback in Kerala by sweeping 102 out of 140 seats, ending the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF)'s 10-year rule captained by Pinarayi Vijayan.
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May 05, 2026
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BJP storms Didi fort of Presidency and Abhishek’s South Bengal fief
In a change to political landscape, shift most visible in Presidency region where BJP climbed from zero to 55
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May 05, 2026
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EPS says AIADMK will rise like phoenix
Alliance with BJP doesn't yield results as AIADMK restricted to 47 seats; EPS promises a comeback
2 min |
May 05, 2026
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Of 59 women contested, 7 won
Kunki Chowdhury, Gyanashree Bora
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May 05, 2026
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Sunset for regional satraps amid BJP rise
WHILE the results of the five assembly elections has delivered a string of surprises and upsets, it has marked a decisive shift in the political landscape of the country signaling the end of an era of formidable regional leaders such as Trinamool Congess's Mamata Banerjee, DMK’s M K Stalin and CPM’s Pinarayi Vijayan.
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May 05, 2026
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Direct tax collection misses FY26 revised target by ₹80k cr
INDIA’S net direct tax collections fell short of the revised budget estimate for 2025-26 by about ₹80,000 crore, even as overall receipts registered modest growth during the year, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday.
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May 05, 2026
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TIME OF THE CONSPIRACY THEORIST
ONSPIRACY theorists were once called cranks and viewed with contempt by the sophisticates of society.
4 min |
May 05, 2026
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Deep tech startups rack up more funds, see fewer deals
DEEP tech startups in India are raising more money than before, but fewer of them are getting funded.
1 min |
May 05, 2026
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OPS defeats TVK candidate by 6.8k vote margin in Bodi
Former CM O Panneerselvam, who joined the DMK recently, won the elections for the fourth consecutive time.
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May 05, 2026
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TURNING POINT FOR BJP: PM
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday declared BJP's West Bengal victory a \"historic turning point\" for Indian politics, saying the lotus was now blooming \"from Gangotri to Ganga Sagar.
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May 05, 2026
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AINRC wins 12 seats, ally BJP gets 4; NDA to form govt in Pondy
“ Rangasamy set to become CM for record fifth time
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May 05, 2026
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VEDANTA'S PLEA AGAINST ADANI'S JAL BID QUASHED
IN a major victory for the Adani group, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by Vedanta Ltd, clearing the way for Adani Enterprises to implement its resolution plan for Jaiprakash Associates under the insolvency process.
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May 05, 2026
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Identity politics and Oppn drift blunt anti-incumbency
THE much-discussed “undercurrent” against the ruling dispensation in Assam proved illusory, as the BJP-led NDA not only held its ground but secured a third consecutive term, effectively neutralising anti-incumbency in a state where electoral fatigue is often decisive.
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May 05, 2026
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DMK FACES ROUT; STALIN, 16 MINISTERS BITE DUST
THE ruling DMK, which won 133 constituencies in 2021 elections and came to power as the single-largest party, has faced a rout this time with 17 incumbent ministers, including party president and CM M K Stalin, losing in their own constituencies.
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May 05, 2026
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From Welfare to Economic Engine
How guarantees are driving consumption, savings, and growth
7 min |
May 05, 2026
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WELFARE AS SOCIAL JUSTICE
From Basavanna to Ambedkar: the philosophy behind the guarantees
7 min |
May 05, 2026
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A '24X7 leader' who steered BJP to victory
A master strategist and a “24X7 leader”, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma played a central role in scripting BJP’s push for a third straight win in Assam.
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May 05, 2026
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‘They've beaten me up,’ says Mamata amid high drama in Bhabanipur
HOURS before Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost from Bhabanipur, the constituency witnessed high-voltage drama between Monday afternoon and evening as she and her rival, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, converged at the Sakhawat Memorial Girls’ High School, where counting was underway.
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