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Muslims of Kolkata, done with ‘fatwa cleric’ Barkati

Kolkata: It seems, the days of Nurur Rehman Barkati, the Shahi Imam of iconic Tipu Sultan Masjid is numbered, as the waqf estate trustee members have initiated the process for the removal of Barkati, the...

LEENA KEJRIWAL: VOICE OF THE MISSING GIRL

Kolkata: Have you heard of the “Missing” game app? Also, have you spotted a life-sized black coloured silhouette of a girl,  on the street walls of Kolkata? Off late, Kolkata has been witnessing this wall...

Wanted: A suitable ‘communist’ groom

Kolkata: Twenty-five-years old Manisha Prasad (name changed on request) has a different demand from her prospective husband. Unlike other girls, she does not care for money or looks of the groom. All that she is...

The real story behind Anaarkali of Aarah

Kolkata: Kulwinder Kaur, a 25-year-old dancer, was three months pregnant when she was shot dead by Lucky Singh, son of Punjabi political leader, while she was performing a dance number on stage. She died on...

Sujeda’s journey, from rolling beedis to Quill fellow

Kolkata: As a young girl, she used to roll beedis at home, just like any woman of Ahiron village of Murshidabad do for a living. A fleeting glance, wouldn’t make you realise the change that...

An Indian software engineer gives religion a new identity

Kolkata: What does a normal 26-year-old Indian software engineer does in life? Well, many might presume that they slog by the day and may be party harder at night. Well, if that also happens to...

An IPS officer, whose passion lies in Urdu poetry

Kolkata: He is just forty, and is the deputy commissioner of Kolkata’s Special Task Force. But that is not his only introduction these days. Murlidhar Sharma, an Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer has just completed...

First transgender woman to get legally married in Kolkata

Kolkata: Thirty-year-old Shree Ghatak Muhuri, a Kolkata-based theatre personality, set an example for the transgender community in the city on Saturday night by getting hitch, albeit the legal way with her childhood sweetheart Sanjay Muhuri....

For a first, Kolkata Muslims revolt against Shahi Imam Barkati

Kolkata: Over hundred of odd shops in and around Tipu Sultan Mosque mostly of Muslims, in Kolkata remained shut for 24 hours on Wednesday, protesting against the perpetual habit of Shahi Imam Nurur Rehman Barkati's making...

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Women power, helped Rajasthan farmers get success without violence

Since September 1, thousands of farmers from Rajasthan's-- Sikar, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner were seen protesting against Vasundhara Raje's government to waive off...

Mark Taylor is the best captain I have seen: Simon Taufel

Kolkata: He needs no introduction, does he? As part of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel, his record stands impeccable. And a five-time winner of...

Organizer of Hindu Mahasabha Durga Puja, which depicts Bapu as Asura, fought election against Mamata

Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be distancing itself from the man who is in the middle of a raging controversy in Kolkata...

Rapist Godman goes down on his knees, Indian women hail judiciary

Panchkula/Kolkata: Indian judiciary has been giving back to back spectacular verdicts. However, August 28 will be always remembered as one of golden date for...

All-faith march in Kolkata in solidarity to farmers’ demands

Kolkata: As All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee launched it nationwide free toll plaza campaign, in support of their demands for withdrawal of pro-corporate...