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Two Journeys, One Vote: While Some Migrant Workers Get Support, Thousands Struggle Home

A surge of migrant workers returning to West Bengal amid SIR fears is straining transport, as thousands undertake costly journeys to ensure their names remain on voter lists.

Between a Paralysed Elder and a 19-Year-Old: The 1956 Deed That No Longer Guarantees a Vote

Kolkata's Metiabruz faces voter row as Garwan clan loses 15 members, including eight women. Residents allege 37,000 deletions, while activist Jiten Nandi’s hunger strike demands transparency, restoration, and accountability.

Climb with Welfare, Fall with BJP: Inside TMC’s Snakes and Ladders Poll Campaign

TMC’s Snakes and Ladders leaflet depicts Narendra Modi and Amit Shah as “snakes,” while welfare schemes act as “ladders,” taking Mamata Banerjee’s campaign into Bengal homes.

‘Excluded’ in My Own Land: An IIM Professor Demands Answers on Voter Purge

On Ambedkar Jayanti, Kolkata protest targets SIR as ‘Excluded’ voters like Nandita Roy question deletions, Sabir Ahamed flags patterns, and Faridul Islam’s emotional appeal underscores a growing citizenship

IIM Academic, Aliah Professors, Journalist—All ‘Deleted’: Bengal’s Voter List Deletion Sparks Outrage

IIM and Aliah University professors, an Anandabazar Patrika journalist, and medical students face disenfranchisement as the ECI deletes their names. Protesters at Park Circus Maidan now demand justice for 27 lakh voters
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Milestone Man: Dr Sarfaraz Ahmad’s Trailblazing Journey to India’s Upper House of Parliament

Ranchi: Dr Sarfaraz Ahmad of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has reached the Upper House of the Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, unopposed. Alongside him, Pradeep...

Giridih’s Unfulfilled Promises: The Double Engine Sarkar and Vishwaguru Dreams Lie Buried

Giridih/Kolkata: Soon, the 17th Lok Sabha will complete its tenure and the Election Commission of India will announce poll dates to elect new Members of...

Trinamool’s Brigade Blitz: Mamata Declares ‘Ekla Chalo Re’ as Opposition Faces Setback

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Lok Sabha candidates declared by its chief Mamata Banerjee at Brigade Rally came as a setback for the opposition...

From Brazil to Bengal: Exploring the Similarities in Sergio Moro and Abhijit Gangopadhyay’s High-Stakes Controversies

What are the similarities between Sergio Moro and Abhijit Gangopadhyay? Like the Brazilian judge, Abhijit Gangopadhyay rose to prominence by campaigning against so-called 'corruption'....

From Tears to Triumph: Kalpana Soren’s Stirring Defense of Jharkhand’s Pride

Giridih/Ranchi: Kalpana Soren, wife of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, delivered an emotional speech in her first public address. Not only did she...

From Panchayats to Parliament: Jharkhand’s Year-Long Quest to Save Democracy

Ranchi: A silent movement, Loktantra Bachao Abhiyan 2024, has been going on in Jharkhand for almost a year now. It is primarily a collective...
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