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Kaushik Deka

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NEET | A repeated failure

The race for medical seats fed an ecosystem of paper leaks, corruption and reform apathy, ending in NEET's cancellation and leaving 2.3 million students in the lurch. What needs to be done

NEET protest

The Big Story

Congress | A crisis of identity

After May 4, the Congress faces a deep crisis: shrinking footprint, growing Muslim-South identity, delayed decisions and Rahul Gandhi's failure to convert narratives into votes

Congress

UPFront

NEET paper leak | Warnings ignored

Despite two committees prescribing reforms, NEET (UG) collapsed again because the National Testing Agency adopted visible safeguards while ignoring structural fixes

NEET Paper leaks

Mandate 2026

Assam | Hurricane Himanta

Behind the BJP's third straight victory lies Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's welfare expansion, constituency redrawing and identity consolidation, which have tilted Assam's politics in his favour

Himanta Biswa Sarma

Mandate 2026

The opposition | INDIA in retreat

A coalition that can still hold the line in Parliament is steadily losing ground across the states. Its shrinking map exposes fractures in strategy, leadership and identity

INDIA alliance
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