Bengal

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

Proof of Citizenship? Amartya Sen and Millions in Bengal Face ‘Doubtful’ Voter Scrutiny

West Bengal’s SIR exercise flags lakhs of voters, including Amartya Sen, raising questions of legality and fairness. Experts Jawhar Sircar and Yogendra Yadav warn genuine voters may face harassment

From Banerjee to ‘Byneerjnzee’: AI Errors in Old Voter Rolls Haunt Bengal’s Electors

A Kolkata maid with Aadhaar, PAN and voter ID now faces a citizenship hearing as Bengal’s voter revision puts 1.67 crore electors under scrutiny amid multiple phases and mounting uncertainty.

Odisha Mob Attack Kills Bengal Migrant Worker, Family Alleges Identity-Based Lynching

Migrant workers from Murshidabad were allegedly attacked in Odisha after being accused of being “Bangladeshis” despite showing valid documents. One worker, Jewel Rana, succumbed to his injuries, while two others remain hospitalised. The lynching has renewed concerns over the safety of Bengali-speaking Muslim migrant workers in BJP-ruled states.

The Incident at Brigade and Bengal’s Uneasy Turn

On December 7, the Sanatan Sanskriti Sansad organised a mass Gita recitation programme at Kolkata’s historic Brigade Parade...
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QR Code Scam Unveiled: Shady Practices and Invalid Codes Rampant in Tala Bazi Bazar

Kolkata: The entire process of giving licenses to firecracker sellers and setting up green firecracker bazaars seems to have gone down the drain. On...

Faizan Ahmed’s Murder: Death Of An IITian’s Dream

Kolkata: Faizan Ahmed, the third-year IIT Kharagpur Mechanical engineering student was holder of 11th rank in JEE, 2020. He had a dream to study...

Kolkata protesters hit streets with symbolic coffins of children to castigate genocide by Israel in Palestine

Kolkata: Thousands of protesters with symbolic coffins of children killed by Israel in Palestine hit the streets of Kolkata with an appeal to end...

Remembering Sher-e-Bangla: Urgency to Preserve a Forgotten Legacy

Kolkata: The 150th birth anniversary of the first Prime Minister of undivided Bengal Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq, nicknamed as Sher-e-Bangla came and passed by...

Kids hit Kolkata streets to remind the world that Israel is conducting genocide against children

Kolkata: Rina Das Basu, a retired school teacher, traveled 45 kilometers from North 24 Parganas to the state capital, Kolkata, to participate in a...

Faizan Ahmed murder case moves at a snail’s pace, another student dies at IIT Kharagpur

Kolkata: The murder case of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed has been progressing at snail’s pace. The Bengal government's representative did...
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