Bengal

From Jadavpur to Park Circus: The Quiet, Multifaith Struggle Against New Forms of Disenfranchisement

While mass protests dominated 2019, 2026 presents a new, fragmented landscape of resistance. As "Special Intensive Revision" (SIR) raises fears of exclusion through paperwork, a cross-community movement from Jadavpur University to Park Circus suggests that solidarity is not dead—it has simply evolved.

Bengal Polls 2026: As Parties Reduce Muslim Tickets, TMC Holds Its Ground

TMC’s 2026 candidate list emphasizes inclusivity, fielding 47 Muslim, 78 SC, and 17 ST candidates. Mamata Banerjee balances veteran loyalists with a significant youth surge, aiming to counter anti-incumbency across Bengal.

Democracy Under Adjudication: When Citizens Must Prove Their Right to Vote

As millions of voters face "adjudication," India’s democratic promise of equality is under strain. What remains of the republic when the right to vote becomes a burden of proof?

When Memories Speak: A Kolkata Wall Challenges the Idea of Citizenship

At Kolkata’s Park Circus Dharna Manch, a Memory Wall gathers stories of broken cups, peanuts, pitha and migration—personal memories that question whether citizenship and belonging can truly be reduced to documents.

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.
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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...

IIT’s Unusual Stand: Refusing Support in Faizan Ahmed Murder Investigation

Kolkata: It should be disposed off, my lord," interrupted Anindya Mitra, representing the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in the murder case of Faizan...

Unsolved Mystery: The Tragic Murder of IIT KGP’s Faizan Ahmed

Kolkata: Securing the 11th rank in the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) remains a dream for many aspirants. And then becoming a member of two...
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