Assam’s in the news after a deadly elephant-train collision as habitat loss fuels more encounters. It’s a northeastern Indian state known for tea and biodiversity.
West Bengal heads to polling amid a contested Special Intensive Revision that has deleted about 9 million names from the electoral roll. Critics say minorities are disproportionately affected, while authorities defend the revision as cleaning dead and duplicate entries. Results are due May 4 after the April polling window closes.