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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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From YouTube Star to Social Hero: Teenager Wali Rahmani’s Mission to Empower Orphaned Kids

Kolkata: It rarely happens that someone who is a teenaged student takes up the responsibility of nurturing other children. But teenager Wali Rahmani, who...

I joined politics to make a difference in the lives of common people—Agnimitra Paul

Kolkata: Fashion Designer Agnimitra Paul, from Kolkata has also worked with Bollywood celebrities and is known for her social work. However, with her joining...

‘Mighty’ BJP and suspense over three Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand

Ranchi/Kolkata:  It has been over a week, since Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) declared the names of its Lok Sabha election candidates for ten seats...

BJP’s Koderma gamble: Party fielding RJD’s former Jharkhand chief from Koderma!

Ranchi: In a major political development, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)’s state President Annapurna Devi along with few more RJD leaders and cadres are expected...

More than for demanding representation in Lok Sabha election, case registered by administration to show us communal

Ranchi: He has been sent to jail during Jai Prakash (JP) Andolan. He happens to be one of the founders of the old All...

Shhhhh… Muslims, do not ask for representation, simply be the vote bank

Ranchi: In India, it always been a normal practice for people belonging to different caste and religion to hold meetings and then seek representation...
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