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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Celebrating Nawab Wajid Ali Shah and His Contribution to Kolkata’s Culture

Kolkata: We all remember the story of Wajid Ali Shah, the ruler of Oudh, being exiled to Kolkata by the East India Company for...

Faizan’s Mother Writes to WB Minority Commission Seeking Justice

Kolkata: Rehana Ahmed, who is fighting for justice for her only son Faizan Ahmed, a third-year IIT Kharagpur student whose body was recovered from...

Mother of murdered IITian writes to Mamata, seeks intervention

Kolkata: Rehana Ahmed, mother of brutally murdered Faizan Ahmed, IIT Kharagpur’s third-year student, wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, asking her to ‘intervene’ in...

Calcutta High Court forms SIT, Permits Narco Tests for Suspects

Kolkata: In connection with IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed's murder case, Calcutta High Court on Wednesday formed a three-member Special Investigation Team led by...

For 20 days, a mother sitting in Kolkata to take her son’s remains to Assam

Kolkata: It is 9 pm, but Rehana Ahmed, mother of Faizan Ahmed, the IIT Kharagpur student, who has been murdered inside the campus is...

211 days of Faizan’s death but not a single call by IIT authorities: mother

Kolkata: Rehana Ahmed, the mother IITian Faizan Ahmed, who is fighting for justice for her only child, has several questions in her mind concerning the...
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