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Amid the ongoing campaign for the 2026 West Bengal
Legislative Assembly election, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the BJP would ban the beef trade in West Bengal if it comes to power in the state. He also accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of “misleading people” regarding food habits.
BJP leader SamratChoudhary was sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar on Wednesday, the first from the saffron party to hold the post. Governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) administered the oath of office and secrecy to Choudhry.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday outlined the party’s five guarantees for West Bengal ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.
In a significant legislative setback, the Indian government failed to pass the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha on Friday, 17…
Kolkata, April 17, 2026: For decades, the global economy’s most reliable tailwind was demographic. More people meant more workers, more consumers, more taxpayers. That tailwind has turned. From Tokyo to Berlin to Shanghai, fertility rates are far below replacement level, migration is no longer bridging the gap, and working-age populations are shrinking in absolute terms. The next five years will be the first when population degrowth moves from UN charts to boardroom P&Ls.
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During a recent home game at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the Royal Bangalore Challengers (RCB) found themselves at the center of a social media firestorm.
