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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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Modi attacks both Mamata and Left alliance as Bengal poised for a triangular fight

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Kolkata: Prime minister Narendra Modi was visibly perspiring under the March sun during the BJP's poll rally at Brigade Parade ground in Kolkata on...

Open letter to all Bengalis

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To, all the Bengalis out there I am writing this as I love Bengal, its culture and the people. My wife is from Kolkata and...

Why eight phase election in Bengal, ask Left and TMC

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Kolkata: After the announcement of longest ever polls dates in West Bengal by election commission of India, opposition Left parties including CPIM and CPIML...

Will BJP’s electoral promises in Bengal turn out to be another ‘jumla’?

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New Delhi: Amid chants of “Jai Shri Ram”, union home minister Amit Shah flagged off Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) fifth and final rath yatra on...

How a wheel-chair bound patient’s indomitable spirit created Shaheen Bagh like anti-CAA protest in Kolkata

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Kolkata: If anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest at Shaheen Bagh gave Dadi (Bilkis Bano) to the world, Park Circus Maidan site at Kolkata gave Asmat...

Kolkata-based digital media organizations express grave concern on ED raids at NewsClick, issue statement

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Kolkata: We the undersigned strongly condemn the harassment and intimidation of independent media houses and journalists associated with them by the Bharatiya Janata Party...
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SIR Fallout Reaches Bengal’s Civic Polls as Opposition Demands January 2027 Deadline

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