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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“Bring Her Home”: SC Orders Return of Pregnant Sunali Khatun ‘Dumped’ Across Bangladesh Border

Delhi/Kolkata: After months of uncertainty and anguish, a ray of hope broke through on December 3, when the Supreme Court of India—acting on a...

Sundarbans Faces Climate Emergency as Study Finds Mangrove Loss and Long-Ignored Community Radio Need

A multidisciplinary study tour by Aliah University highlighted microplastic damage to mangroves, the urgent need for community radio, cultural insights including Arabic linguistic influence, and climate-driven challenges like species shift and soil loss. Researchers stressed mangrove restoration, resilient embankments and rainwater harvesting as essential adaptation measures.

‘Most Dangerous Phase’: Bengal’s SIR Stage Two May Remove Millions of Voters, Says Yogendra Yadav

Kolkata: Stage two of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in West Bengal will be more dangerous, claimed Yogendra Yadav, the social...

“Students Don’t Know Who Fazlul Huq Was”: Bengal Scholars Lament Erasure of Sher-e-Bangla’s Legacy

Kolkata: “In many colleges and universities, students and even teachers are unaware of who Fazlul Huq truly was,” said Sabir Ahmed of the Pratichi...

Bihar Today, Bengal Tomorrow: The Dangerous Blueprint of Special Intensive Revision

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar has revealed the true intent of the Election Commission of India (ECI). It...

‘Who Killed My Son?’ — Three Years After IIT Kharagpur Student Faizan Ahmed’s Death, No Answers Yet

Three years after IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed was found dead, his murder case remains unresolved. Initially declared a suicide, a second postmortem confirmed homicide, yet the SIT has named no accused. On Olive Talks by eNewsroom Podcast, his mother Rehana Ahmed shares her grief and relentless fight for justice
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