Shabina Akhtar

Kolkata: Indian-American politician Kshama Sawant is determined to legally challenge the Indian government for having denied a travel visa to visit her ailing mother...

Bengal lags behind in Unani medical education, with just one college compared to Uttar Pradesh’s 10, Madhya Pradesh’s 4, and Maharashtra’s 5, exposing a glaring disparity in healthcare development. The Calcutta Unani Medical College and Hospital has been fighting for state intervention since 2009, yet successive governments have ignored its pleas, even withdrawing a bill meant to secure its future. As World Unani Day approaches, the institution’s students and faculty continue their struggle, hopeful that the government will finally acknowledge their demands and rescue the only Unani medical college in the state

The High Court's 2024 verdict stripping 77 Muslim-majority communities of OBC status has halted their socio-economic progress in Bengal. Data reveals reservations boosted job and education access for these marginalized groups. Without it, students face admission denials, and job listings exclude OBC categories, threatening years of hard-earned advancements.

Kolkata: Mohammed Ali Library, located on the ground floor of Barry House, on Kanai Seal Lane is one of Kolkata’s oldest public libraries. Lost...

Kolkata: In a significant order by the Calcutta High Court today, the division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmai Bhattacharyya upheld...

Kolkata: We all remember the story of Wajid Ali Shah, the ruler of Oudh, being exiled to Kolkata by the East India Company for...