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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Like Bashirhat, boy circulates derogatory content on Prophet Muhammad but Birbhum saved from burning

Birbhum/Kolkata: Sunday, which witnessed a massive hashtag movement trending against Islam and Prophet Muhammad on Twitter. A similar model was perhaps being replicated in...

Jharkhand police inaction to investigate Adivasi hockey players death sparks protest

Simdega/Ranchi: Over hundreds of people hit the streets at Simdega district on Saturday, October 19, chanting slogans like - Justice has to be served...

After 11 months, Jharkhand police registers FIR against BJP leaders over rape allegations

Ranchi: Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have been booked over rape allegations made by own party women. However, it took 11 months for...

Their themes are different but these Puja pandals represent secularism in true sense

Kolkata: What is common between the Puja pandal in Kolkata’s Benia Para Lane, Park Circus Maidan, and Dilkusha Street, besides being beautiful like thousands...

NRC spoils puja for many in Bengal; urban poor too live in fear

Kolkata: There is no festivity in the Middye household in a village in Falta, around 45 km from the city. The children in the...

Mr Shah, listen to what Bengal has to say to your statement

Kolkata: Just ahead of inaugurating Durga Puja pandals, Union Home Minister, Amit Shah while addressing BJP workers during a seminar on National Register for...
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