Bengal

Four Years, Two Autopsies, Zero Accountability: The Battle for IITian Faizan Ahmed

Four years after IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed's death, no arrests have been reported despite a court-ordered SIT investigation. Two autopsies changed the course of the case, but his mother, Rehana Ahmed, continues to fight for justice and accountability.

The Right to Vote Is Not a Favour: Kolkata Convention Raises Alarm Over Electoral Exclusion

At a civil rights convention in Kolkata, Prashant Bhushan, Justice Abhay Mahadev Thipsay and Apoorvanand raised concerns over voter exclusion, restrictions on peaceful protest and threats to civil liberties. APCR also launched a legal-aid helpline and a voter name-restoration initiative in West Bengal.

Taken From Home, Heard From Bangladesh: Bengal Man’s Family Seeks Answers

Months after Abdul Rahim was allegedly detained in Uttar Dinajpur, his family heard his voice from Bangladesh. Two phone calls brought relief that he was alive, but also raised a frightening question: how did a man taken into custody in Bengal cross the border?

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.
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Now it is not ‘No Vote To Babul Supriyo’ But Defeat Babul Supriyo: Civil Rights Activists

Kolkata: A day after the arrest, 26 civil rights activists who had given the call for, No Vote To Babul Supriyo, announced that they...

Even after EC’s permit Kolkata Police arrests ‘No Vote To Babul Supriyo’ protestors 

Kolkata: Protests are an integral part of the lives of Bengalis. But on Friday evening protestors campaigning for ‘No Vote To Babul Supriyo’ were...

For the Assembly polls, people voted to keep BJP out of power but there is no such compulsion now, says Saira

Kolkata: Saira Shah Halim is a well-known personality in Kolkata since she participates in different national media panels, she is an educator, columnist and...

Why isn’t the streets of Kolkata flooded with protests over the hijab controversy?

The hijab controversy, after a robust raging across the country, culminated into the judicial dismissal of the very practice ruled out by the Karnataka...

9 Murders And 22 Arrests: What Happened In Bengal’s Birbhum

Kolkata: Days after the Birbhum massacre that claimed the lives of nine people, the Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered a Central Bureau of...

I Am Here To End Politics Of Hatred: Saira, CPM candidate

Kolkata: CPM has fielded Saira Shah Halim, wife of Dr Fuad Halim for the Ballygunge bypoll. The niece of veteran actor Nasiruddin Shah, Saira...
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