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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Was Poush Mela politicised to polarise votes in Bengal?

Kolkata: Visva Bharati University (VBU) while celebrating its centenary year chose to break away from its century-old tradition of hosting the Poush Mela on...

Not just a meal, Kolkatans fast for eight hours in solidarity with farmers

Kolkata: On Kisan Diwas, Kolkatans expressed their solidarity with the protesting farmers demanding repeal of the new farm laws by not just skipping a...

Tussle over Tagore between Amit Shah and Mamata Banerjee ahead of assembly polls in Bengal

Kolkata: Poll-bound Bengal today witnessed a political tussle over Tagore between Narendra Modi's second-in-command Amit Shah and state chief minister Mamata Banerjee's party. It...

Shah thunders against Mamata’s Parivarbad but inducts babalogs and tainted turncoats of TMC

Midnapore/Kolkata: Union home minister and BJP number two Amit Shah, today bagged ten Bengal MLAs in his kitty, seven from Mamata Banerjee's TMC and...

Battle for Bengal heats up, so the resistance of anti-BJP protesters

Kolkata: Amit Shah will never know Ganesh Rajbhar or Rahiman Bibi. Nevertheless, when the BJP's Chanakya and union home minister netted a school of fishes...

Mamata Vs Centre face off over Bengal cadre IPS officers

Kolkata: On yet another issue, Mamata Banerjee led Bengal government and centre have locked horns. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday sent...
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