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Sohini Chattopadhyay
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Dengue politics in Bengal: A tiny insect has turned into a pesky problem for Mamata Banerjee
The chief minister has been accused of under-counting deaths caused by the mosquito-borne disease.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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'It was the birth I was waiting for': Why urban Indian women want to have babies at home
Pregnant women across socio-economic categories experience a deeply-wounding lack of autonomy in the hospital system.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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Mamata Banerjee is the perfect realisation of the Left's class politics – and its worst fears
A second term as chief minister for the Trinamool leader is unlikely to blunt the class prejudice she faces.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
Trending
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As Shiv Sena split bewilders workers ahead of key civic polls, party begins meetings across Mumbai
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Why ex-servicemen in India don’t get many job offers after retiring from the armed forces
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The travelogue of an Indian maharaja who disliked China and loved Japan
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Live
Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray urges Shiv Sena workers not to disrupt government formation
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Podcast: Ramachandra Guha on why Indians are so good at writing uncritical hagiographies
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A victory for Trinamool could see the stock of this young MP rise
Mamata Banerjee's nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, might not be a great speaker, but the party gave him a lot of prominence in its election campaign.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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Kolkata's cosy clubs: How Mamata Banerjee is trying to expand Trinamool's reach
By offering dole from government funds to local clubs in the name of promoting sport, the party has been able to smartly tap into community goodwill.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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Why ‘the syndicate’ is the construction industry’s worst-kept secret in Kolkata
A cartel, with benefactors across political parties, forces builders to buy materials from them instead of the market at an inflated cost.
Sohini Chattopadhyay & Garga Chatterjee
Video
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Watch: Dog teaches itself how to ride a bodyboard to retrieve balls that fall into the swimming pool
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‘Law is being weaponised’: Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa on the arrests of Zubair, Teesta Setalvad
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Watch: Abortion clinic in Alabama forced to turn away patients after Roe v Wade was overturned
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Watch: Chris Martin sings ‘A Sky Full of Stars’ at local pub after Glastonbury Festival in the UK
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Watch: Half a billion dollars worth of drugs set on fire in Myanmar on World Drug Day
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Why the Trinamool Congress manifesto is special this time (Hint: it’s got to do with a language)
One version of the document – in Santhali written in the Ol Chiki script – is possibly the first of its kind outside the Northeast.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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Watermelons and pumpkins: The cheeky election rhetoric in Bengal
Comparisons with fruit, audacious rhymes, rude attacks – electioneering in Bengal is a far cry from the lofty discourse seen today in Delhi.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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What a protest against power tariffs says about democracy in Bengal
A protest fast against the rise in Kolkata's electricity tariffs has been ignored by the media – as also Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister whose agitation politics paved her rise to power.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
The Reel
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Watch: Ron Howard’s ‘Thirteen Lives’ revisits the 2018 Thailand cave rescue
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‘Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt Ltd’ trailer: Amruta Subhash in show about pickles and empowerment
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Watch: True crime series ‘Indian Predator’ kicks off with case of Delhi serial killer
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‘Subtle nuances of human relationships’: Why Satyajit Ray adapted ‘Postmaster’ and ‘Samapti’
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Watch: The trailer of series ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ is out
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'I can't take it anymore': Sights and awful sounds from the labour room of an Indian public hospital
A reporter goes undercover to see how women are treated in a large government facility in Kolkata.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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Fiery battle between ABP Group and Mamata leaves a smile on BJP’s face
The Telegraph has been stridently criticising the West Bengal chief minister in its pages while diligently covering the BJP in the state.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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'The Duchess of Sudder Street', keeper of Kolkata's memories, will be laid to rest today
Violet Smith, owner of Fairlawn Hotel, passes away at 93.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
The Field
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Watch, Wimbledon 2022: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina out after being handed penalty on match point
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Wimbledon, Day 3 wrap: Djokovic, Alcaraz cruise to third round; home favourites Murray, Raducanu out
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Watch highlights: PV Sindhu reaches Malaysia Open Super 750 quarterfinals with comeback win
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Watch, Wimbledon 2022: Djokovic eases past Kokkinakis, says pleased with how he raised his level
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Rahul Dravid: ‘Rohit Sharma not yet ruled out of Test, stand-in captaincy call up to selectors’