Will Phase 6 Stun BJP?

In Phase 6, indications are that the BJP, which is defending 40 seats, will lose in double digits and gain in single digits.Not good, if you are the ruling party scrambling to earn a working......

Dharmendra Pradhan, Maneka Gandhi among key contestants in 6th phase

Voting for the sixth and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha polls will be held on Saturday in 58 constituencies in six states and two Union territories, including all the seven seats in Delhi and the......

Tracking Poll Mood On The Brahmaputra Mail

Amid the rhythmic chug of the train, a chorus of voices rises, each bearing its tale of hope and despair. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Even as the Brahmaputra Mail gently rumbles......

Election 2024: Decoding The Swing Factor

There are states that could swing either way and change the results of the 2024 general election. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi at an election meeting in Agartala, April 17,......

Bengal foundry units impacted by Ukraine war as input prices soar

'After the Ukraine war, coke prices just soared and most units don't have money left to buy raw material. Customers are not absorbing the price escalation'   IMAGE: Kindly note that this image......

How Mamata can woo big-ticket projects to Bengal

The words ‘industry’, ‘industrial development’, ‘jobs’, and ‘employment’ have been ringing with higher frequency since Mamata Banerjee stepped into......

India gets USDA nod to export mangoes to America

India has secured approval of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the export of domestic mangoes to America in the new season, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday. The export......

Why Amit Mitra is important to Mamata

No longer Bengal's finance minister, Amit Mitra, Mamata's principal chief advisor, will still advise and aid the 'chief minister and finance department on all matters relating to management of......

NEUFC beat Shillong Lajong, enter Durand Cup final

IMAGE: Action from the Durand Cup semifinal played between North East United FC and Shillong Lajong, in Shillong, on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Durand Cup/X Indian Super League side......

East Bengal, Mohun Bagan fans unite to protest medic rape

Football fans, who had gathered near Salt Lake Stadium to protest, were detained by the police on Sunday evening. Waving the Tricolour along with the flags of the three clubs, a group of football......

Manipur football dreams torn apart by ethnic clashes

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ESU/Facebook Ethnic clashes in India's Manipur state saw its most successful women's club fail to field a team in the Indian Women's League in 2023-24, with its coach......

23-year wait ends! Bagan stun EB; seal Durand Cup triumph

Photograph: Kind Courtesy AIFF/X (formerly Twitter) A moment of sheer brilliance from Dimitri Petratos proved decisive as 10-man Mohun Bagan Super Giant beat arch-rivals East Bengal 1-0 in a......

Durand Cup: Nandhakumar breaks East Bengal's derby drought

Nandhakumar ends East Bengal's 1658-day wait to beat Mohun Bagan Photograph: Kind Courtesy East Bengal FC/Twitter Seasoned Nandhakumar Sekar enjoyed the most defining day of his football career......