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‘Op Sindoor showed India’s new strategic DNA’
On the first anniversary of India’s military response to Pahalgam, an Air Vice Marshal (retd) writes that armed forces did an exceptional job in conveying India’s new resolve to Pakistan
Kerala’s King Cong? Satheesan
Congress had stumbled in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, installing a ‘high command’ compromise instead of the people’s choice. Kerala has voted for a political front, but also a face
Did Trinamool fall harder where more voters were deleted?
And did BJP gain from voters being deleted under SIR in Bengal?
- Atul Thakur
- TNN
BJP is well on its way to creating a ‘regional party-mukt Bharat’
TMC, BJD, Shiv Sena, NCP, AAP and AGP have all become weak, second-rung players in states they once dominated. And it doesn’t look like that the BJP juggernaut is stopping anytime soon, even to catch its breath
- Jayanta KalitaRajesh Sharma
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
1 month to go, 0 clarity on where Indians can watch the World Cup
Despite additional ad breaks being woven into the game, no broadcaster in India or China has shown interest in shelling out the millions that Fifa wants.
- Team TOI Plus
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Can Mamata save TMC from splitting after losing Bengal?
After a decisive electoral defeat in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee faces her toughest political reset in decades. Can a leader forged in agitation rebuild a weakened organisation, reclaim public trust, and reposition herself against an entrenched Bharatiya Janata Party government?
- Team TOI Plus
- TNN & Agencies
BJP cracked Bengal. Can it repeat the playbook in Punjab next year?
West Bengal may have convinced the BJP that even difficult states can be conquered. But crossing from two seats to the halfway mark in a Sikh-majority state is another proposition altogether
- Devyani Mohan
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Who is Claire Mazumdar – the 37-year-old set to take over Rs 59,000-cr Biocon
Why Claire Mazumdar? Because, according to her aunt and Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, "I think she has proved to me that she can run a company."
- Agencies
Can your pension double up as a medical safety net?
Your pension has always been meant for retirement. Now, PFRDA wants to allow you to double it up as a healthcare cushion too.
Did Bengal just change Modi’s third term?
This victory gives BJP more than a new state. It gives Modi an eastern anchor to complement his dominance across the Hindi heartland and the West.
- Pranab Dhal Samanta
- THE ECONOMIC TIMES
Is small-town India shifting from gold and property to portfolios?
Investors from Tier-2 & -3 cities embrace stocks and mutual funds, but gaps in advisory may leave many vulnerable
When The Voice That Once Called Out “Didi” Falls Silent
Defeat has exposed in TMC a rot that runs deep. Plus, like Pawars & Yadavs, Banerjees will see intra-family strains testing political bonds. BJP will be relentless. Mamata’s first test, and a tough one, will be upcoming municipal & panchayat polls
Will Dravidian Still Be Goliath?
Vijay’s rise will likely fundamentally change TN politics, by adding new demands to the old model of social justice. Under-45 voters want upward mobility & cleaner govts, and that will require retooling the system nurtured for decades
'Cut money, tolabaji and para dadas led to Mamata's downfall'
Political analyst Suvrokamal Dutta explains why Bengal’s verdict was both a rejection of the TMC and an endorsement of the BJP, and what it could mean for Mamata Banerjee’s party and the wider opposition alliance
- Bhavika Jain
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
GLP-ersonality: When weight loss drugs weigh on behaviour
Docs see patients reporting irritability and loss of drive. The answer may lie in dopamine, the brain’s reward system
What an Election, SIR-Ji
The Election Commission’s interference in these elections has muddied the waters and precludes any clear analysis of how people voted.
- Gilles Verniers
- THE ECONOMIC TIMES
BJP's Bharat Jodo Yatra: From 7 to 22 states, how BJP redrew India’s political map
You can now drive from India’s border with China in the Northeast to the border with Pakistan in the west without leaving BJP-NDA territory.
From land activist to TMC leader & BJP’s likely CM face: The rise & rise of Suvendu
A key organiser of the 2007 Nandigram agitation against the Left govt’s chemical hub plan, Suvendu Adhikari helped TMC end 34 years of communist rule in Bengal. Elected MP from Tamluk in 2009 and 2014, he returned to state politics in 2016 before joining BJP in December 2020
- Team TOI
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
10 factors that decided the polls: From anti-incumbency to Gen Z surge
Few state polls have been as dramatic as this round. TOI explains the verdicts through 10 decisive factors, from freebies becoming entitlements to women’s safety, and from Hindu vote to Gen Z angst
- TNN
Why the Supreme Court added a new safeguard for the death penalty
The Supreme Court has set a number of new guidelines that must be followed in all cases where a person could get the death penalty
- Sunil Baghel
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM