There is a familiar restlessness in West Bengal’s political air these days, and the Bharatiya Janata Party is adding its own sharp note to the chorus. Come November 2, the party will launch a series of protest programmes across five zones of the state, beginning in Kolkata before moving into the northern districts. For the BJP, this is not just another round of street politics; it is a carefully planned counter-offensive against what it calls a wave of misinformation unleashed by opposition parties. The party’s leadership is presenting this as a fight to protect democratic institutions, ensure accurate voter lists,…

On a quiet November morning, a small group of select OpenAI employees will walk into a room they have never needed before. It will be filled with screens, live dashboards, and the low hum of tense conversation. They are the company’s election watchdogs. On Nov. 3, as American voters head to the polls for the midterm elections, these employees will staff what OpenAI calls its Election Operations Center, a kind of war room designed to monitor ChatGPT’s role in the political machine. Their job is not to celebrate a candidate or push an agenda. It is to watch, to catch,…