States

Hope, Freedom, Courage: Women Mark International Women’s Day with a Powerful Palm Protest

On International Women’s Day, women at Kolkata’s Park Circus protest wrote words like hope, freedom and courage on each other’s palms, celebrating identity beyond social labels amid concerns over electoral roll deletions.

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
spot_img

Jharkhand Police Bust Major Drug Ring Smuggling Doda to Punjab

Ranchi: For years, the rampant drug addiction plaguing Punjab's youth has been an open secret. But the recent seizure of a staggering 1500 kilograms...

With one resignation, does JMM fire a salvo?

Ranchi: As Dr Sarfaraz Ahmad, the legislator from Gandey, Giridih resigned from the legislative assembly, and news spread out on the first day of...

Kids Lead the Way: Standing Tall Against Israeli Oppression

Kolkata: One two three four five, let Palestinian children stay alive. Six seven eight nine, Free Palestine. These slogans by hundreds of children echoed...

Tunes of Unity: Celebrating Diverse Traditions from Id to Christmas in Kolkata

My teens, youth, and middle age days were spent in Taltala, central Kolkata. I grew up in a cosmopolitan atmosphere where I learned to...

Constitution, Conversations and Community: Kolkata Marks World Minorities Rights Day

Kolkata: December 18, holds great significance, as it marks the World Minorities Rights Day. The day serves as a reminder to those in power...

IITian Faizan Ahmed’s Murder Case Hearing: SIT’s Approach Clashes with Second Postmortem Report

Kolkata: After more than six months of the formation of a Special Investigation Team to uncover the motive and the perpetrators behind the brutal...
spot_img