States

Selective Targeting? The Firestorm Over Bengal’s 60-Lakh ‘Adjudication’ List

Bengal faces a constitutional crisis as 60 lakh voters are placed "under adjudication" in the final electoral roll. Minority-heavy districts like Murshidabad and Malda lead the list, sparking widespread outrage.

SIR Row Intensifies in Kolkata as Activists Flag Voter Deletion Fears

Activists in Kolkata termed SIR unconstitutional and politically driven, alleging harassment of genuine voters and uncertainty over the Supreme Court-directed supplementary electoral roll.

Is AIMIM Rethinking Identity Politics in Bengal? The Kaliganj Clue

The entry of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen into West Bengal’s political imagination has long remained more speculation...

Who Was Mahendra Singh? The People’s Leader Power Tried to Forget

Mahendra Singh rose from mass protests, challenged power as a lone opposition voice, and was killed after declaring his identity, yet two decades later, people still gather to remember him

For 24 Years, He Guarded India’s Borders—Now He’s Standing In Line To Prove He’s A Citizen

At a hearing centre, elderly residents, families and a retired Army jawan queue for SIR scrutiny, facing missing records, paperwork hurdles and fear of exclusion while officials verify electoral histories
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Overlooked by Media, Celebrated by Millions: How Wali Rahmani’s Social Media Campaign Built a World-Class School

At just 26, Wali Rahmani raised Rs 10 crores through social media and built a world-class Umeed Global School in one year, yet his groundbreaking work for orphans and underprivileged children remains overlooked by mainstream media.

Democracy Still Lives in Bengal Says Dr Kafeel And Calls Out UP’s Oppression

The Gorakhpur doctor, Kafeel Khan now an activist, returns to a city that stood by him, lending his voice to Kolkata’s fight for justice following the horrific RG Kar rape and murder case

Bovine Politics, Human Cost: Why Madhya Pradesh’s Cow Protection Year is Making Headlines for the Wrong Reasons

Stray cattle deaths on highways lead to High Court intervention, as the misuse of SC/ST welfare funds and lynchings of Muslims under the guise of cow protection expose deeper issues in the heartland of India

Heart of Bengal’s Healthcare: Inside the Dilemma of Disillusioned Doctors

Medical Graduates Leave ‘Sonar Bangla’: Despite their roots in Bengal, doctors reveal how lesser salary, unsafe environment, and lack of infrastructure is forcing them to leave their home state. The state's healthcare sector faces an alarming loss of talent. While RG Kar rape and murder highlighted security issues of junior doctors, the resident doctors are also facing several critical issues

Recognizing the Roots: Teachers Who Nurtured Kolkata’s Future Felicitated

A celebration of 80 unsung educators who served without recognition in Bengal. A kolkta based trust Asma Memorial Trust felicitates them

Capital Punishment a Band-Aid Solution to Deep-Rooted Problems

Bengal’s Aparajita Bill, introducing the death penalty for rape, faces strong opposition from activists like Kirity Roy, Nisha Biswas, Kavita Krishnan, and Dayamani Barla. They believe that the death penalty is a flawed solution that ignores the root causes of crime and perpetuates a cycle of violence
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