Bengal

First, a Politician’s Remarks. Now, a Wave of Offensive Posts Targeting Netaji

A social activist has filed a police complaint against two Facebook users accused of sharing alleged derogatory posts and morphed images of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The complaint seeks preservation of digital evidence, registration of a criminal case and legal action.

“You Asked the Wrong Questions”: Why Activists Say ‘Godi Media’ Became Part of the Story at Kolkata Protest

As journalists alleged attacks during the Kolkata protest, activists told eNewsroom that the deeper issue was how sections of the mainstream or 'Godi Media' ignored students' demands, choosing provocative narratives over questions about repeated exam controversies and police action.

The Day Memes Marched: Inside Kolkata’s Gen Z Uprising

What began as a student rally became something far bigger. From Instagram-inspired slogans and memes to thousands of first-time protesters, this eyewitness account explores how Gen Z is reshaping political dissent and creating a new culture of protest in Kolkata

The Unsolved IIT Kharagpur Murder: Mother Seeks New Govt Intervention

A Brilliant Career Cut Short: "Faizan Ahmed, a brilliant student from Assam, had cracked the IIT-JEE in 2020 with an All India Rank (AIR) of 11 and chose to pursue Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur."

From Farms and Wheels to White Coats: How Two Malda Boys Overcame Hardship to Clear NEET

Financial hardship and repeated failures could not stop Ruhul Amin and Sahil Ahmed. The sons of a farmer and a driver from Malda cracked NEET-UG after years of perseverance, inspiring countless medical aspirants with their determination.
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Pro-farmer indefinite sit-in begins simultaneously across West Bengal, artists and women bodies to join

Kolkata: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin saw peasants in dhotis and lungis laying siege on Kolkata decades back when the city was a radical red citadel...

Farmers protest: Growing solidarity in Kolkata and districts before parallel Republic Day Parade

Kolkata: The day Indian farmers at Singhu, Tikri, Gazipur borders and in Rewasan district held tractor rallies as a rehearsal to their proposed parallel...

No Vote to BJP: Activists launch campaign in Kolkata before Assembly Polls

Kolkata: A section of Anti-Bharatiya Janata Party Left groups and individuals together have launched a campaign-- No Vote To BJP in Kolkata on Monday...

Owaisi-Abbas alliance: A boom for Muslim identity politics or doom for Bengal’s secular opposition to BJP?

Kolkata: Muslim politics in Bengal has taken a potentially divisive turn as Asaduddin Owaisi, the leader of the AIMIM met Abbas Siddiqui, a vocal...

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...
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