Bengal

On the Voter Roll After SIR, Yet Picked Up by Police: Bengal Family of Four Detained as ‘Bangladeshis’

A Murshidabad family says four members, including a 16-year-old, were detained as alleged Bangladeshis despite two reportedly voting in 2026 and Dablu Saikh’s name surviving SIR. MASUM has questioned the nationality verification process and sought an independent probe into their alleged pushback.

“Vote Rights Are Not Up for Sale”: Sr Advocate Samim Ahammed’s SIR Message

“We are fighting to restore voting rights,” said Sr Advocate Samim Ahammed at a SIR legal assistance camp in Karandighi. His remarks on Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission brought questions over voter rights and electoral rolls into sharp focus

Bengal: Different Government, Same Playbook? Faizan Ahmed Case Returns to Court

The change of government in Bengal has brought little change for Faizan Ahmed’s family. After the Mamata Banerjee government sought a medical board in his case, the Suvendu Adhikari government has made a similar move before the Calcutta High Court.

Low Honorariums, High Responsibilities: The Struggle of Bengal’s Unaided Madrasa Teachers

Raiganj: For some, teaching is a profession; for others, it is the means through which they support their...

Show Your Aadhaar. Prove You’re Indian: A Bengali Hawker’s Ordeal in Odisha

A West Bengal hawker travelling to Odisha for work says he was stopped, called “Bangladeshi” and threatened despite showing his Aadhaar card, highlighting growing concerns over Bengali migrant workers facing identity-based harassment outside the state
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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...

From Custody to Coffin: The Tragic Tale of Newly Wed Abu Siddiq Halder

Kolkata: Twenty-two-year-old Abu Siddiq Halder, a resident of Ghatakkultala, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, had travelled from Karnataka to be by his mother’s side...

Educated Assailants: Mob Justice Claims Lives of Two Innocent Men in Kolkata

Accused of mobile phone theft, Kolkata TV mechanic Md Irshad was lynched inside a hostel. His family and employer insist he was innocent and demand justice

Evictions Without Alternatives: Are Kolkata Hawkers Being Left to Starve?

Most of us are okay with the hawker eviction drive because they will give good pictures of Kolkata, free pavements and good business to...

Hit, Stabbed, and Shot at Point-Blank Range! The Truth Behind IITian Faizan’s Murder

Kolkata: The student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, Faizan Ahmed, was murdered, and it was only after the second autopsy was conducted....

Bengal: Mamata’s magic stuns poll pundits, as TMC wins 29 seats

Kolkata: The Lok Sabha elections results in Bengal has left all exit poll pundits stunned with Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamul Congress delivering its...
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