8: Bengal

Blog | Suvendu Adhikari: The Man Who Waited For 15 Years - And Won The story of Suvendu Adhikari begins in 2011 - from a stage in Dharmatala that made him invisible and denied him the limelight he thought should've been his.

Analysis | What Are Vijay's 5 Big Options Right Now? Look At Maharashtra, Bihar, And Karnataka Governor's 'discretion' can play a big role in what happens after an assembly election throws up a hung verdict. Here's how three states navigated this deadlock.

Opinion | One Year Of Op Sindoor: Why 'Round 2' Will Be A Different Beast Entirely Drones, China and Trump. A sequel to Operation Sindoor is not just likely, but it will also be highly challenging. ................... First, it was just 88-hours long and ended at a time of our choosing. Consider Ukraine, Iran and other wars. ....... Second, it hit pause at each stage, allowing Pakistan to step back if it chose to, thus knitting diplomacy firmly into operations......... Third, the political leadership held tightly on to the reins, allowing the operation to expand judiciously and calling a stop when it was judged that enough punishment had been delivered. Clarity of purpose was, therefore, across the board, which was to show Pakistan that India would no longer be blackmailed by nuclear threats into 'restraint', even while exercising operational restraint throughout the operation, so as to remain under the nuclear threshold. .......

Pakistan's terrorist sponsorship continues, as apparent in at least five major modules interdicted in India in April alone.

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— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 8, 2026

The numbers don't seem to add up. Whatever government is cobbled together is likely to be unstable with various pulls and pressures. Tamil Nadu deserves better.

President's rule with fresh elections may be the best course, this time with a very strict "no cash for votes"…

— Sridhar Vembu (@svembu) May 7, 2026

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— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 7, 2026

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— سيف الدرعي| Saif alderei (@saif_aldareei) May 7, 2026

Confidently wrong is much worse than merely wrong

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 7, 2026

GDP is the most widely used metric of economic progress & well-being. But it cannot be the only one.

GDP is indifferent to whether income goes to billionaires or to the poor – or if that income goes to addressing hunger, health or deprivation.

Let’s count what matters: Health.…

— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) May 7, 2026