Pallab Bhattacharya

Pallab Bhattacharya is a special correspondent for The Daily Star.

Will India learn anything from the Wayanad Tragedy?

Environmental scientists have attributed the landslides to a combination of loss of forest cover due to unregulated infrastructure development.

6d ago

First budget of Modi govt 3.0: Political exigencies and beyond

India’s annual budget is always as much an economic statement as it is political.

1w ago

What led to the deadly stampede in India’s Hathras?

Tragedy unfolded in Hathras in India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh on July 2, when at least 123 people perished in a stampede that broke out at a religious congregation.

1m ago

PM’s India Visit: Defence, Teesta project, port likely to be on agenda

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit to New Delhi on June 21-22 will focus on some key issues in bilateral relations that have regional geopolitical significance.

1m ago

News Analysis: ‘A victory that feels like defeat’

By all accounts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party looks set to return for a rare third consecutive term to rule India. It has emerged as the largest single party but failed to reach the majority mark on its own. The opposition INDIA alliance led by Congress made a strong comeback that has done the spadework for a check and balance in a democracy.

2m ago

Mp Azim’s Murder: Aktaruzzaman coordinated murder from Gulshan flat

While killing Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar at a Kolkata flat, the assailants were on the phone with mastermind Aktaruzzaman, known in his hometown Jhenaidah as Shaheen Mia, several investigators suspect.

2m ago

93 constituencies go to polls today

Polling for more than half of the total number of 543 Lok Sabha constituencies will be completed by the end of the third phase of voting today, when the electoral fate of several high-profile leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, will be sealed.

3m ago

India lifts ban on onion export amid polls in Maharashtra

India yesterday removed the ban on onion exports subject to a minimum export price of $550 per tonne, a decision that can help boost the income of a large section of farmers and comes amidst Lok Sabha polls in key producing regions, including the state of Maharashtra.

3m ago
August 5, 2024
August 5, 2024

Will India learn anything from the Wayanad Tragedy?

Environmental scientists have attributed the landslides to a combination of loss of forest cover due to unregulated infrastructure development.

July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024

First budget of Modi govt 3.0: Political exigencies and beyond

India’s annual budget is always as much an economic statement as it is political.

July 4, 2024
July 4, 2024

What led to the deadly stampede in India’s Hathras?

Tragedy unfolded in Hathras in India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh on July 2, when at least 123 people perished in a stampede that broke out at a religious congregation.

June 20, 2024
June 20, 2024

PM’s India Visit: Defence, Teesta project, port likely to be on agenda

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit to New Delhi on June 21-22 will focus on some key issues in bilateral relations that have regional geopolitical significance.

June 5, 2024
June 5, 2024

News Analysis: ‘A victory that feels like defeat’

By all accounts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party looks set to return for a rare third consecutive term to rule India. It has emerged as the largest single party but failed to reach the majority mark on its own. The opposition INDIA alliance led by Congress made a strong comeback that has done the spadework for a check and balance in a democracy.

May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024

Mp Azim’s Murder: Aktaruzzaman coordinated murder from Gulshan flat

While killing Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar at a Kolkata flat, the assailants were on the phone with mastermind Aktaruzzaman, known in his hometown Jhenaidah as Shaheen Mia, several investigators suspect.

May 7, 2024
May 7, 2024

93 constituencies go to polls today

Polling for more than half of the total number of 543 Lok Sabha constituencies will be completed by the end of the third phase of voting today, when the electoral fate of several high-profile leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, will be sealed.

May 5, 2024
May 5, 2024

India lifts ban on onion export amid polls in Maharashtra

India yesterday removed the ban on onion exports subject to a minimum export price of $550 per tonne, a decision that can help boost the income of a large section of farmers and comes amidst Lok Sabha polls in key producing regions, including the state of Maharashtra.

May 2, 2024
May 2, 2024

Moon may contain more ice than past estimations: study

A recent study by space scientists from India and the US reveals evidence for a greater possibility of finding much more water-ice in the craters of the moon’s two polar regions than estimated in the past.

April 26, 2024
April 26, 2024

India votes in second phase of mammoth polls

After a high-octane campaign, India today goes into the second phase of voting in the marathon seven-phase general election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare and Hindu nationalism.

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