States

The Locked Gates of Park Circus: Inside the Growing Week-Long Protest Against Bengal’s ‘Mass Voter Deletions’

Retired veterans and academics lead an indefinite Park Circus sit-in as 60 lakh Bengalis face voter "adjudication." Despite restricted access, the movement against the ECI’s opaque SIR drive continues to surge.

Faith in the Age of Algorithms: Kolkata’s Interfaith Iftar Dissects Propaganda and Youth Radicalization

At a Kolkata interfaith iftar, leaders dissected how algorithms and propaganda shape Gen Z, warning of "Hindutva pop culture," eroding constitutional faith, and social media's role in spreading communal narratives.

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.
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Suspected Bangladeshi sent to Bengal by Karnataka police without trial clueless about their future

Kolkata: At 3.30 pm when Howrah Express (22832) chugged into Howrah Station, a protest erupted in the station. Human Right Activists were seen holding...

Bengali Muslims seek answers for their less percentage in jobs, stereotype in Bengali Cinema

Kolkata: Not many would know about the Hunter Commission set up by the British to prepare a report on why Indian Muslims were revolting...

CU students protest against Choice Base-Credit System, wants more time

Kolkata: With slogans like CBCS Manchi Na, Manchi Na (We don't want the CBCS system), We want more time and banners, hundreds of Calcutta University (CU)...

West Bengal: Lesser known Jaggadhatri Puja gains prominence

Kolkata: When the essence of Durga Puja almost fades away, another avataar of Durga is worshiped with great festivity in certain parts of West...

Jharkhand BJP leader gets ration from Antyodaya, claims being MNREGA labour, while Savitri starves to death after being denied Antyodaya card 

Ranchi: In the past three years, Jharkhand has witnessed at least 23 hunger deaths. At a time when eligible poor are not getting rations...

Hunger deaths continue to haunt Jharkhand, another death in Giridih

Ranchi: One more alleged hunger death has taken place in Jharkhand. A 48-year-old woman died on Tuesday at Chirudih village in Jamua block of...
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