Kolkata: In a result laden with symbolism, political theatre and historical resonance, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari on Monday defeated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur, puncturing what was long seen as her safest political refuge and delivering a decisive psychological blow to the TMC amid a sweeping saffron surge across West Bengal. The margin…
New Delhi/Kolkata/Chennai: The BJP is set to form its first government in West Bengal with a landslide victory in the state polls as the Election Commission’s (EC) trends on Monday showed that the party has gone past the 200-mark in combined wins and leads in the 294-member Assembly. The saffron party is also set to…
The electoral map of India has been redrawn with a decisive stroke—and at its epicentre lies a political earthquake that has shattered Mamata Banerjee’s long-standing dominance in West Bengal. What was once considered an impregnable fortress of the All India Trinamool Congress has now been breached—decisively and perhaps irreversibly. The Bharatiya Janata Party crossing the…
Vinay Rao It began not with a slogan or a strategy, but with a moment—quiet, almost forgettable—on the banks of the Ganga in Kashi. The boat drifted without urgency that evening. The river flowed as it always had—indifferent to human drama, untouched by ambition, silently carrying the weight of centuries. Empires had risen and fallen…
Perhaps state BJP president N. Ramchander Rao was right when he described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on May 10 as a “festival” moment for Telangana. He may well have a point. With the Prime Minister set to unveil infrastructure projects worth several thousand crores, along with the inauguration of AIIMS at Bhongir, the visit…
In a country that celebrates its scientific icons in bursts of nostalgia, there exists a name that barely whispers through the corridors of Indian history—K. S. S. Nambooripad. A man who decoded structures so abstract that even the most accomplished mathematicians of the West had to travel to Kerala to understand them. A man who…
Diplomacy is often reduced to images of envoys negotiating treaties, leaders shaking hands, and states navigating crises through carefully worded statements. Yet, from an academician’s perspective, diplomacy is far more expansive. It is not merely the conduct of foreign policy but the structured interaction between societies shaped by history, culture, economics, and—most critically—demography. To understand…
BJP’s historic victory in Bengal, political implications and the crisis for the opposition The BJP swept the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, winning 165+ seats and ousting the TMC’s 15-year rule. Anti-incumbency, infiltration, corruption, and the CAA consolidated the Matua vote. Mamata Banerjee’s “invincible” image shattered, weakening the opposition. The National India Alliance suffered, and…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The sage Kutsa, son of the illustrious Angirasa, raises his solemn invocation to Agni in the majestic cadence of Trishtubh, while the venerable Kasyapa, born of Marichi, joins in harmonious accord, expanding the prayer into a universal appeal. In their vision, Agni is not merely a ritual flame but the conscious, compassionate…
Sri Krishna continues his discourse to Arjuna, explaining the causes by which the dark age comes into being. A community is formed by individuals, and however greatly the achievements of the whole may be praised, the contributions of its units cannot be ignored. When individuals are noble and rightly ordered, the community moves in harmony;…
