ON 14 December, the predictable happened: José Antonio Kast, the candidate of the far-right Republican Party, prevailed in the presidential election over Jeannette Jara of the Communist Party of Chile by 58.16 per cent to 41.84 per cent. Kast ran as the candidate of the Cambio por Chile (Change for Chile) platform and was backed by all the parties of the traditional right and the centre-right.

The CPI(M) State Secretariat said in a statement that it will conduct a detailed review into the unexpected setback in the local body elections. The party has moved forward by conducting proper reviews at all stages and making necessary corrections. Through this, the party has a history of regaining more trust.

SOME time back, when Thomas Piketty, renowned for his work on inequality, had observed that inequality in India had surpassed the levels prevailing under the British Raj, all hell had broken loose. Now that the World Inequality Report, 2026 is out in the public domain, issues underlining Piketty’s observation are coming out with sharper relief.

AH, the legendary Messi Kolkata visit — truly a masterclass on how to take a multi-million-dollar opportunity and deliver absolutely nothing in return, all thanks to the impeccable management skills of the powers that be!

Let us all stand and applaud the sheer, unparalleled brilliance of the esteemed state government and their associated organising bodies. They didn't just host an event; they orchestrated a perfectly efficient display of VIP greed and administrative incompetence that will forever be etched in the annals of sporting farce.

THE arrival of northern winter winds in West Bengal has heralded more than just a drop in temperature; it has marked the launch of a significant political movement: the "Bangla Bachao Yatra" (Save Bengal March). The March began on November 29, in Tufanganj, Cooch Behar, with a cultural homage to the pluralistic legacies of figures like Abbasuddin Ahmed and Panchanan Barma.