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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.
Bengal

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.
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?
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.
Bengal

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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Asansol belt: A repeat of 2016 or 2019 depends on Lefts too

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Asansol/Kolkata: BJP won't be able to repeat 2019 results in the Asansol belt in 2021 if TMC and Left Front can retain their bases....

Amid protests in Bangladesh against PM Modi’s visit, activist writes to EC not to allow PM’s Bangladesh visit to be telecast on Bengal’s voting...

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Kolkata: Transparency activist Saket Gokhale has filed a representation affidavit with the Election Commission of India regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Orakandi...

Asansol: Will voters cross communal divides to reflect on real issues of their daily lives?

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Asansol: Politics of communal polarisation has helped Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win Asansol parliamentary constituency for successive two terms in 2014 and 2919....

Singur: Voters differ on aborted Tata factory but soaring fuel prices and falling rates for locally grown potatoes unite them

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Singur: Elderly Kakoli Manna and Sameer Kumar Das, neighbours at Mallickpur, a few kilometres away from the 'Tatar Math' felt that the Nano car...

Delhi farmer leaders remember Singur martyrs but Tapasi Malik’s father resents denial of justice

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Kolkata: The battle for Bengal 2021 has once again catapulted Singur, along with Nandigram as one of the key political flashpoints for all three...

Medha Patkar and Rakesh Tikait endorse Mamata Banerjee against BJP in Nandigram

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Nandigram: West Bengal's political divide and violence over the turf war is now taking a communal turn before the assembly polls that begin on...
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