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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To Mainstream Ten Thousands Madrasa students, Shaheen reaches Bengal

Kolkata: For long Islamic education system in India— the Madrasas have been targeted by people with vested interest. The issue has been politicized so much...

Nishikant’s indecent language and Mahua’s digging into his education qualification

Kolkata: Mahua Moitra, Trinamool Congress’s member of parliament known for her fiery speeches inside the parliament, also uses Twitter to highlight major issues with...

Kolkata Slum Kids Shine As New Kickboxing National Champions Of India

Kolkata: Mohammad Rahul Haldar, a 15-year-old boy from Kolkata, won a gold medal in the 42-kilogram weight category at the Kickboxing National Championship in...

Mystery shrouds death of IIT Kharagpur’s Aerial Robotics researcher, mother seeks justice

Kolkata: The mother of Faizan Ahmed, 23, a student of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, West Bengal, whose decomposed body was...

Why Sourav Ganguly is being deprived, let him contest ICC election: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata: The departure of former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly from the post of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President...

Demon or demon-slayer? How we see Gandhi says a lot about ourselves– Tushar Gandhi

Recently, a Durga Puja pandal built by the Hindu Mahasabha in Kolkata portrayed Mahatma Gandhi as Mahishasura dying at the hands of Durga. As desired, it...
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