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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TERRORIZED FOR TONGUE & FAITH: Bengali Migrant Workers Brutalized in BJP-Ruled States

Bengali Muslim migrant workers from West Bengal face rising hostility in BJP-ruled states like Odisha and Gujarat. They are harassed, assaulted, and often labeled as illegal Bangladeshis. Many return home in fear, jobless and traumatized, as communal profiling and police inaction fuel a growing humanitarian and economic crisis.

Tagore’s India vs Today’s Reality: How a Kolkata Bus Ride Exposed the Nation’s Cracks

Today morning, I boarded a bus from Topsia, a part of East Kolkata, to visit a client’s school in Howrah. It was one of...

The Weekend Threat to Democracy: Saturday, Sunday ‘Very Dangerous Days’ for Civil Rights Activists– Apoorvanand

At a Kolkata event, Prof. Apoorvanand warned that weekends have become dangerous for civil rights activists in India. Citing the arrest of Prof. Ali Khan and police actions in Bastar, he said the state uses “process as punishment” to silence dissent, especially against Muslims and marginalized voices.

American Democracy Is Retreating—The Streets Must Rise Again, Says US Scholar in Kolkata Talk

At a Jadavpur University lecture, U.S. historian Elisabeth Armstrong traced Trump-era authoritarianism to Cold War repression and corporate power. She emphasized how fear politics and economic precarity threaten American democracy, and called for renewed grassroots organizing, solidarity, and street-level resistance to confront today’s crises and reclaim democratic spaces.

‘नफरत बेचती है गोदी मीडिया’: चंद्रशेखर आज़ाद ने भाजपा की बांटो-राज करो नीति को दी सीधी चुनौती

कोलकाता: “एक साल में आप देखेंगे कि हम भारत में नफरत भरे भाषणों और नफरत से जुड़े अपराधों का जवाब देने लगे हैं। अभी...

Godi Media Spreads Hate, Not the People: Chandrashekhar Azad Vows to Counter BJP’s Divide-and-Rule

MP and Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Aazad, speaking in Kolkata, accused BJP and Godi Media of spreading hate and using Dalits in engineered riots. He questioned the Tiranga Yatra’s purpose, emphasized unity among oppressed communities, and announced plans to contest Bengal elections with the Azad Samaj Party.
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