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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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Virat Kohli uses an 'MRF bat'. Rohit Sharma uses a 'CEAT bat'. But whose bat do they really use?
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Green card reform, no more Muslim ban: What Biden’s immigration proposals promise
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‘Delhi is our capital too’: A blow-by-blow account of the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day
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‘Daddy, tie my shoelace’: Former South African cricketer Graeme Smith’s son crashes live interview
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Satyajit Ray at 100: Why Sharmila Tagore considers ‘Devi’ her best collaboration with the master
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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: Teenager shows what British sitcoms would be like if set during the pandemic
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Watch: Mother surprises daughter with cancer by shaving her own head too
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Watch: Time-lapse of the snowiest day in over five decades seen in Omaha, US
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Watch: Doctors suture head injury of farmer under mobile phone lights after tractor rally
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Watch: Meet Simba, the first lion cub born from artificial insemination in a Singapore wildlife park
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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: AR Rahman launches ‘maajja’ platform to promote independent music
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Warner Bros releases sneak peek of ‘Suicide Squad’ sequel, new films with Hugh Jackman, Will Smith
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‘Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’: Series revisits LA hotel linked to several crimes
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‘Silk Road’ trailer: Crime thriller examines the rise and fall of Ross Ulbricht and his darknet site
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‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ trailer: Disney animated film out in cinemas on March 5
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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: Bharat Arun on the difference in Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli’s captaincy style for bowlers
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ISL: Poor finishing, woodwork deny dominant Kerala Blasters a win against Jamshedpur
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Kerala High Court issues notice to Virat Kohli in a plea seeking ban on online gambling
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Watch: Don’t put too much pressure on Shubman Gill, allow him to develop, says Gautam Gambhir
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AFC Cup: ATK Mohun Bagan handed tricky group stage opponents in Maldives’ Maziya, Bangladesh’s Kings