Bengal

SIR Row Intensifies in Kolkata as Activists Flag Voter Deletion Fears

Activists in Kolkata termed SIR unconstitutional and politically driven, alleging harassment of genuine voters and uncertainty over the Supreme Court-directed supplementary electoral roll.

Is AIMIM Rethinking Identity Politics in Bengal? The Kaliganj Clue

The entry of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen into West Bengal’s political imagination has long remained more speculation...

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.
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Bapu as Asura in Durga Puja, UNESCO tagged celebration get politicised

Kolkata: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, affectionately called Mahatma and Father of Nation, is globally acknowledged for fighting against the British regime and his non-violence theory...

October Date For Kolkata Football Fans To Meet Manchester United Players

Kolkata: Come October and football fans in Kolkata will have a chance to meet the players of Manchester United, one of the most popular...

TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee blazes a gun at BJP for the violence unleashed during Nabanna Abhiyaan

Kolkata: A day after violence marred Bharatiya Janata Party’s Nabanna Chalo protest, Abhishek Banerjee, national secretary of Trinamool Congress alleged that people in BJP...

Jawhar Sircar May Quit Politics Because Of Corruption In TMC

Kolkata: Amidst the news of her party leaders getting arrested, the last thing that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee would not wanted is MP...

From Supreme Court to Indian streets, remission in Bilkis Bano case challenged

Kolkata: The rapists and murderers in Bilkis Bano case have been released to erase the 2002 Gujarat Riots, before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls...

Another youth falls victim to BSF bullets, MASUM writes to the rights body 

Kolkata: A 24-year-old youth has been allegedly shot dead by the Border Security Force at the India-Bangladesh border, a fact-finding team of MASUM, a...
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