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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Man convicted under POCSO makes Durga Idol for Correctional Home

Kolkata: West Bengal is known for hosting out-of-the-world Puja Pandal themes, but there are some sensitive pandal stories too. One puja pandal is the...

Mamata Banerjee wins Bhawanipore bypoll by over 58000 votes, secures 72 per cent vote share

Kolkata: Bhawanipore bypoll was important not just for Mamata Banerjee to secure her chief ministership in West Bengal, but also to project Trinamool Congress...

Bhawanipore victory will bring a new dawn in Indian politics: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee who is contesting from Bhawanipore constituency to get elected as a legislator for the state assembly to continue...

Assam killings pre-planned, says Kolkata’s civil society

Kolkata: Assam’s Bharatiya Janata Party government, has sown seeds of hatred against Bangla speaking Muslims in the mind of the people and planned the...

Has Babul Supriyo’s induction into TMC made Muslims uncomfortable?

Kolkata: The induction of Babul Supriyo, Member of Parliament from Asansol into Trinamool Congress has not gone down well with the Muslim community of...

Is Babul Supriyo more keen on getting a ministerial berth in Mamata cabinet than being a Rajya Sabha member?

Kolkata: Two days after joining the ruling party in Bengal, the freshly-minted Trinamool Congress leader, Babul Supriyo, met with the party chief and West...
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