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  • ‘Vote against divisive forces,’ say politicians as polling continues in Assam, West Bengal

    ‘Vote against divisive forces,’ say politicians as polling continues in Assam, West Bengal

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 27, 2021 · 02:29 pm
  • West Bengal polls: 3 TMC workers injured in blast in Bankura ahead of first phase

    West Bengal polls: 3 TMC workers injured in blast in Bankura ahead of first phase

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 27, 2021 · 11:27 am
  • Assam polls: 73.46% voter turnout recorded, electorate of 47 seats voted in first phase

    Assam polls: 73.46% voter turnout recorded, electorate of 47 seats voted in first phase

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    · Mar 27, 2021 · 09:02 am
  • Interview: Sanjib Baruah on Assam elections, identity politics and the ‘cash-transfer state’

    Interview: Sanjib Baruah on Assam elections, identity politics and the ‘cash-transfer state’

    Arunabh Saikia
    · Mar 27, 2021 · 09:00 am
  • West Bengal polls: Nearly 80% turnout recorded in first phase

    West Bengal polls: Nearly 80% turnout recorded in first phase

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    · Mar 27, 2021 · 08:08 am
  • The BJP has doubled down on identity politics in Assam. Why is the Congress steering clear of it?

    The BJP has doubled down on identity politics in Assam. Why is the Congress steering clear of it?

    Angshuman Choudhury Suraj Gogoi
    · Mar 27, 2021 · 07:30 am
  • ‘Assam being divided on religious lines, vote wisely,’ says Manmohan Singh a day before polls

    ‘Assam being divided on religious lines, vote wisely,’ says Manmohan Singh a day before polls

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 26, 2021 · 10:55 pm
  • The only clear verdict to emerge from the Israeli election is that there’ll be another election soon

    The only clear verdict to emerge from the Israeli election is that there’ll be another election soon

    Ran Porat, The Conversation
    · Mar 26, 2021 · 09:30 pm
  • Assam polls: BJP will enact laws against ‘love and land jihad’, says Amit Shah

    Assam polls: BJP will enact laws against ‘love and land jihad’, says Amit Shah

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    · Mar 26, 2021 · 05:50 pm
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    Bengal: ‘EC appears to be BJP commission,’ claims Mamata Banerjee after panel transfers 5 officials

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    · Mar 26, 2021 · 01:49 pm
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    Assam’s large tea worker community has always lacked a political voice. Could this be changing?

    Arunabh Saikia
    · Mar 26, 2021 · 06:30 am
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    Electoral bonds sale: There is possibility of terrorism funding, says SC as it reserves verdict

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    · Mar 24, 2021 · 02:28 pm
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    Four nuns detained from train in UP after Bajrang Dal harassment for alleged forceful conversions

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    Months before polls, Assam launched a cash scheme for women. Now it is paying BJP dividends

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    · Mar 23, 2021 · 06:30 am
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    Will the communalisation of OBC reservations help the BJP in Bengal?

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    In photos: A fishing community in Bangladesh lives and dies on boats

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    · Mar 20, 2021 · 01:30 pm
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    To shed BJP baggage, AIADMK makes sharp U-turn on Citizenship Act – but is the move working?

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    By arresting Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s army has partially helped restore her slipping halo

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