Bengal

Suspected Cattle Thieves or Victims of Mob Justice? Two Dead, Survivors Arrested in Siliguri

Two men were killed and three critically injured after a mob allegedly attacked five travellers in Siliguri over suspected cattle theft. Police arrested the three survivors and seven others in connection with the violence, while questions remain over what triggered the attack.

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...
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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...

TMC Poised for Major Gains: Second-Best Tally Since 2014 on the Horizon?

Kolkata: Out of the fifty-seven constituencies going for voting in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, nine seats in...

Cultural Capital Without a Crown: The Case for Kolkata’s Modern Art Museum

Today, on International Museum Day, I was invited by K-MoMA, Kolkata Museum of Modern Art, an organisation that was created by the State Government...

Jangipur Custodial Death: Daud found dead on third day of Eid, wife alleges police torture

Kolkata: Twenty-seven-year-old Daud Sk had not returned home since day 23 of Ramadan. Given the fact that Daud, a resident of Housenagar, worked as...

Dreams Take Flight: KECT Nurtures the Poor’s Passport to the Future

Kolkata: The dusty, bumpy roads that run alongside the garbage strewn along the length of the canal that lead you to Gulshan Colony, Uttar...

Is Your Fridge Funding War Crimes? Kolkata Activists Ask The Hard Question

Kolkata: The Concerned Citizen of Kolkata, a group which has given the call to boycott Israeli-American products since the genocide by Israel and Zionists...
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