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Prasanta Paul
Prasanta Paul served Deccan Herald as the Chief of Bureau, Calcutta for nearly two decades before switching to work with various TV channels such as Al-Jazeera, CNN, German TV and CBS. He also headed the Eastern Bureau of Parliamentarian magazine. Mr. Paul who accompanied former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on his overseas tour of Singapore and other Asian countries, travelled extensively to Bhutan, Sikkim and Darjeeling besides other Northeastern states. He briefly headed the Mizoram Bureau of the United News of India (UNI).
Has Mr. Adani become more powerful & influential than the US President himself so as to circumvent the legal process to gain a verdict in his favour?
Adani’s Victory in the US Court: A Severe Blow to his Bete Noire
National|4 min read
The irony is difficult to miss. The issue confronting the party at the two ends is entirely different. Yet the man at the centre of both is the same: Netaji.
Netaji: BJP In the Horns of A Dilemma over ‘Ashes’ & Derogatory Reference
National|5 min read
The difference is that New Delhi possesses something Beijing could hardly ignore just by renaming places or areas -- actual administration of Arunachal Pradesh.
Arunachal’s Name Game: India Turns China’s Cartographic Weapon Back on Beijing
International|4 min read
It is a test of whether the BJP can govern Bengal differently from the way it claims Bengal was governed for the last 15 years by TMC.
Has Bengal’s extortion culture crossed the political divide?
National|5 min read
The treaty ironically increases India's standing as a comparatively neutral and dependable partner in an increasingly polarised Gulf after the trilateral pact.
The Mecca Defence Pact To Quietly Tilt the Gulf Chessboard in India's Favour?
International|4 min read
Nearly ten thousand Indian soldiers belonged to that forgotten fraternity for about a century; many never even returned to history, but existed only in silence.
The Indian Soldiers Who Never Came Home… and Never Entered History
International|4 min read
If the deal materialises it would become the crown jewel in APSEZ's growing portfolio of overseas ports stretching from Australia Israel, Tanzania & Sri Lanka.
Could Adani's Biggest Overseas Bet Redraw the Global Port Map?
Business|4 min read
The second half of 2026 could witness a new phase of confrontation between the world's leading military and economic blocs with cyber weapons and biotechnology.
The Living Nostradamus and the Age of Global Anxiety
International|4 min read
If the findings withstand judicial scrutiny, the investigation could represent one of the most serious internal security challenges confronted by West Bengal.
Prime Political Targets: Bengal Terror Probe Uncovers Alleged ISI-Backed Hybrid Network
National|5 min read
Seizure of 242 vehicles from a labourer-turned-businessman associated with the stone trade has become a subject of widespread disbelief and public fascination.
A Stone Badshah: The Labourer Who Built a Billionaire's Garage
National|4 min read
As rainfall becomes more intense and erratic in the hills of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, the resulting flash floods in tributaries are emerging as a threat.
Unprecedented Flood Fury Ravages Assam, Arunachal
Seven Sisters|4 min read
If a child begins to nurture hatred and a desire for revenge, then the problem no longer belongs to a single family. It becomes a crisis of society itself.
Hatred Is Learnt. So Must Tolerance Be.
National|4 min read
