Welfare, minority consolidation, and women voters boost TMC, while BJP banks on anti-incumbency, urban discontent, and Hindi-speaking voters, making Bengal’s electoral outcome a complex and closely watched contest.
Jawhar Sircar calls SIR illegal, alleges voter deletions, attacks BJP as anti-India, criticises EC and Supreme Court, and urges Bengal voters to prioritise development and credible alternatives over identity politics.
TMC’s Snakes and Ladders leaflet depicts Narendra Modi and Amit Shah as “snakes,” while welfare schemes act as “ladders,” taking Mamata Banerjee’s campaign into Bengal homes.
Christmas attacks, mob lynchings, racial violence, and political silence expose India’s growing intolerance, selective outrage, and failure to protect minorities, raising serious questions about moral authority and governance
Trump’s 50% tariff on India and Brazil stems from personal vendetta, not trade logic. Brazil’s Lula defied Trump’s demand to free Bolsonaro, upholding judicial independence. India, meanwhile, failed to diplomatically acknowledge Trump’s role in mediating peace with Pakistan—an avoidable misstep that cost the country dearly in trade relations.
As PM Modi’s uninterrupted tenure draws comparisons with Nehru and Indira Gandhi, false claims resurface about Nehru swearing allegiance to the British Crown. These ignore the fact that Patel, Ambedkar, and others took the same oath. The selective targeting of Nehru’s legacy reflects a deeper agenda of historical distortion.