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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
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Hope for Grieving Mother as SIT Reveals Suspect List in IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed’s Murder

Kolkata: For the first time in the last 424 days, Rehan Ahmed, mother of murdered IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed sees a ray of...

Surprise Pick? Lawyer-turned-CM Mohan Yadav Takes Over Madhya Pradesh, Leaving Veterans Behind

Bhopal: The announcement of Mohan Yadav to be the next Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh marks the end of the road for the team...

City of Consciousness: Why Kolkata Still Hits the Streets

Kolkata: Long ago, Dominique Lapierre in his novel, nicknamed Bengal’s capital as the City of Joy, a tag that since then got attached with...

Mohammed Ali Library: Journey from traditional to new-age library-cum-information centre

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...

Rajasthan’s Political Canvas: BJP’s Victory Brushstroke, Congress’ Challenge for 2024

Kolkata: Two men walking down a congested Kolkata street, quipped, “So, Congress lost all the four state elections.” His friend shook his head and...

BJP’s Madhya Pradesh sweep: Hindutva, Nationalism and Welfare Schemes Strike Gold

Bhopal: Bharatiya Janata party leaders might say social welfare schemes, freebies or revadis but when it gets mixed with nationalism and Hindutva, it becomes...
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