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The Man Who Made India Sing Together: A Tribute to Ameen Sayani

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Jawhar Sircar - February 26, 2024

Just a couple of days after the sad death of the one and only Ameen Sayani, I stumbled upon a photo with him, taken...

Celebrate Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and his idea of secular socialist India

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Jawhar Sircar - January 23, 2024

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 127th birth anniversary is being celebrated all over the country. Interestingly, much like Baba Saheb Ambedkar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh,...

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A 4.5 Kg School Bag, A 10% Rule: Why Is India Still Overloading Children?

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Trains Cancelled, Fares Soar: New Farakka Disruption Throws Bengal Journeys Into Chaos

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His Name Survived SIR. Then Police Took Him Away: The Unexplained Detention of 66-Year-Old Jalil Akhtar

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A Third of the Capital Erased: The Reality Behind the SIR Revision

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Who Owns Jadavpur? The BJP’s Bid to Breach Bengal’s Red Citadel

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When Politics Trumps the Uniform: How MP Government Is Blocking Justice in Vijay Shah Case

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A 4.5 Kg School Bag, A 10% Rule: Why Is India Still Overloading Children?

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Kolkata: Imagine six-year-old children, barely out of kindergarten, bent...

Trains Cancelled, Fares Soar: New Farakka Disruption Throws Bengal Journeys Into Chaos

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A track subsidence near New Farakka has disrupted rail connectivity between North and South Bengal, leaving passengers stranded amid cancelled and diverted trains. With bus fares rising sharply, travellers face long waits, uncertainty and costly alternatives to reach their destinations

His Name Survived SIR. Then Police Took Him Away: The Unexplained Detention of 66-Year-Old Jalil Akhtar

Bengal September 3, 2026 0

Jalil Akhtar’s name remains on the voter list after SIR, yet the 66-year-old has spent nearly three months in custody after being allegedly taken from home as a suspected Bangladeshi. His family says he has Indian identity documents and has never visited Bangladesh.

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Trains Cancelled, Fares Soar: New Farakka Disruption Throws Bengal Journeys Into Chaos

His Name Survived SIR. Then Police Took Him Away: The Unexplained Detention of 66-Year-Old Jalil Akhtar

A Third of the Capital Erased: The Reality Behind the SIR Revision

Who Owns Jadavpur? The BJP’s Bid to Breach Bengal’s Red Citadel

When Politics Trumps the Uniform: How MP Government Is Blocking Justice in Vijay Shah Case

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A 4.5 Kg School Bag, A 10% Rule: Why Is India Still Overloading Children?

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