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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Father Stan Swamy’s work was for nation development, his death has shamed India: Father Felix Raj

Kolkata: On the first death anniversary of Father Stan Swamy, widely known as an ‘institutional murder’, the tribal rights defender was remembered in several...

Arrest Of Teesta Draws Protests In India And Abroad

Kolkata: Amid the widespread condemnation of the arrest of Teesta Setalvad, a human rights activist and RB Sreekumar, former Director-General of Police, they were...

Arjun’s ‘Ghar Wapsi’ In TMC After Three Years

Kolkata: It's yet another ‘Ghar Wapsi’ for Trinamool Congress with Bharatiya Janata Party’s Member of Parliament from Barrackpore and its vice president Arjun Singh...

TMC wins the bypolls, gets historic victory in Asansol but Ballygunge comes with a message

Kolkata: Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha broke the jinx of Trinamool Congress by winning the Asansol Lok Sabha seat with more votes than former Bharatiya Janata...

No Vote to Babul Supriyo and Ballygunge bypoll

Kolkata: Today was the last day for campaigning in Ballygunge constituency for the by-election. Here it is important to mention what happened to the...

Abhishek hits the streets to campaign for Babul Supriyo, police do not allow dissenters to rally

Kolkata: As the polling date for Ballygunge by-election is approaching, the ruling party, Trinamool Congress, which is facing opposition for fielding former Bharatiya Janata...
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