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KOLKATA: In West Bengal, new Chief Minister Mr. Suvendu Adhikari has certainly made an impressive beginning in galvanising/reviving the moribund state administration, which hardly properly functioned during the 15 year long tenure of the Trinamool Congress (TMC).

On the heels of the results of five assembly elections, Narendra Modi was overjoyed in celebration. He aggressively asserted that “this is not just an electoral shift, but a change in the people’s mindset”. Since the LDF had lost Kerala and BJP climbed to office in West Bengal, this was the moment for ideological consolidation of this electoral ascendency.

KOLKATA: The CPI(M) is in the backfoot with lone legislator from Domkal, Murshidabad Md. Mostafizur Rahman representing it in state Assembly. But the once redoubtable party is still trying to reclaim its footprint in West Bengal with the young faces and veterans joining forces charting out it's resurgence in the state. By taking advantage of the demoralized state of the erstwhile ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC).

There was a time when Indian cricket moved at the rhythm of five-day Test matches — white uniforms, red balls, patient batting, and slow-burning legends. Then came coloured clothing and One-Day Internationals, followed by the explosion of white-ball T20 cricket that changed everything forever. Stadiums became louder, cricket became faster, and the Indian Premier League transformed into the biggest talent factory in the world.

The controversy erupted in seconds. Actress Ananya Panday's dance sequence in her latest film — all electronic bass lines, abbreviated silk, and a Bharatanatyam mudra executed with the precision of a TikTok tutorial — detonated across Indian social media with the force of a cultural grenade. Hashtags demanding respect for Bharatanatyam trended within hours. Senior classical dancers posted furious video critiques. A venerable Bharatanatyam guru from Chennai reportedly wept.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) organised statewide protest action against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s residences in Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram.

Supreme Court of India on May 27, 2026 upheld the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar and elsewhere and emphasized that this exercise is constitutionally connected to “free and fair polls”. The judgment strongly underlined the purity and accuracy of rolls giving priority to preventing bogus voters entering into the voter lists (deletion), but at the same time did not give equal weightage to, rather pushed into the rear, the task of protecting every eligible citizen’s right to vote (inclusion). This is where significant concerns lie, despite the judgement.

Motorists are facing the familiar squeeze of higher pump prices at a time when global crude markets remain volatile but not one-directional. Four increases in 11 days have revived the old grievance that oil companies in India move swiftly when crude rises but rarely show the same urgency when international prices retreat. The latest cycle has arrived after elections, strengthening the perception that pricing discipline is shaped as much by political timing as by market arithmetic. Petrol and diesel prices have been lifted in several rounds, including a steep rise of about ₹3 a litre after state polls and another increase on May 25, when petrol rose by ₹2.61 a litre and diesel by ₹2.71 a litre, marking the fourth rise in less than two weeks.

There is something poetic about the IPL in 2026. The league that was once ruled by dynasties has suddenly become a tournament of rebellion. The old powers are wobbling, the young captains are fearless, and the white ball cricket is being played at a tempo that even the veterans seem unable to comprehend.

The entire origin and development of living world has led to the emergence of complicated natural environment of which human beings are part and parcel. Environment and society are inter-related and inter-dependent. Society has come to rely on the natural environment for its existence. Any destruction of environment is sure to pose a threat to the society.