Bengal

Between a Paralysed Elder and a 19-Year-Old: The 1956 Deed That No Longer Guarantees a Vote

Kolkata's Metiabruz faces voter row as Garwan clan loses 15 members, including eight women. Residents allege 37,000 deletions, while activist Jiten Nandi’s hunger strike demands transparency, restoration, and accountability.

Climb with Welfare, Fall with BJP: Inside TMC’s Snakes and Ladders Poll Campaign

TMC’s Snakes and Ladders leaflet depicts Narendra Modi and Amit Shah as “snakes,” while welfare schemes act as “ladders,” taking Mamata Banerjee’s campaign into Bengal homes.

‘Excluded’ in My Own Land: An IIM Professor Demands Answers on Voter Purge

On Ambedkar Jayanti, Kolkata protest targets SIR as ‘Excluded’ voters like Nandita Roy question deletions, Sabir Ahamed flags patterns, and Faridul Islam’s emotional appeal underscores a growing citizenship

IIM Academic, Aliah Professors, Journalist—All ‘Deleted’: Bengal’s Voter List Deletion Sparks Outrage

IIM and Aliah University professors, an Anandabazar Patrika journalist, and medical students face disenfranchisement as the ECI deletes their names. Protesters at Park Circus Maidan now demand justice for 27 lakh voters

“Our Faith is Not for Sale”: Murshidabad Denounces the ‘Babri’ Political Plot of Humayun Kabir

A viral sting video allegedly exposing Humayun Kabir’s ₹1000 crore deal with the BJP has sparked massive fury in Murshidabad, as residents and religious leaders denounce the exploitation of faith
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A Resignation That Shook TMC: Jawhar Sircar’s Resignation Challenges Bengal’s Political Status Quo

Jawhar Sircar, the former IAS officer’s decision to quit politics sparks a wider discussion on crime against women, judicial delays, and selective outrage. Public and political figures react, urging TMC’s diverse members to demand better leadership from Mamata Banerjee

Unconstitutional and Unfair: How Proposed Waqf Bill Endangers India’s Religious Endowments

eNewsroom Special: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 has sparked outrage nationwide, drawing fierce opposition from community leaders and activists. The bill’s provisions threaten the autonomy of waqf properties, raising fears of government interference

Women Activists and Doctors Reject BJP’s ‘Justice’ in RG Kar Rape and Murder Outcry

Kolkata: Advocate Noor Mahvish, Editor Mahasweta Samajdar, and Professor Nousheen Baba Khan have one thing in common: along with their professions, they are activists...

From Mud Huts to Metropolis: How Kolkata Rose from the Banks of the Hooghly on August 24, 1690

There is no doubt that today, the 24th of August, is a landmark day when the modern colonial city of Calcutta or Kolkata came...

Supreme Court Slams Bengal Government Over RG Kar Rape Case: Orders National Task Force and CISF Deployment

Kolkata: The RG Kar Medical College rape case saw a day of significant action. The Supreme Court, which took suo moto cognizance of the...

IITian Faizan Ahmed’s Mother Lashes Out at Bengal Police Amidst Nationwide Protests

Kolkata: Amid the nationwide protests over the brutal murder of an RG Kar Medical College doctor, Rehana Ahmed, the mother of murdered IITian Faizan...
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