Bengal

From Jadavpur to Park Circus: The Quiet, Multifaith Struggle Against New Forms of Disenfranchisement

While mass protests dominated 2019, 2026 presents a new, fragmented landscape of resistance. As "Special Intensive Revision" (SIR) raises fears of exclusion through paperwork, a cross-community movement from Jadavpur University to Park Circus suggests that solidarity is not dead—it has simply evolved.

Bengal Polls 2026: As Parties Reduce Muslim Tickets, TMC Holds Its Ground

TMC’s 2026 candidate list emphasizes inclusivity, fielding 47 Muslim, 78 SC, and 17 ST candidates. Mamata Banerjee balances veteran loyalists with a significant youth surge, aiming to counter anti-incumbency across Bengal.

Democracy Under Adjudication: When Citizens Must Prove Their Right to Vote

As millions of voters face "adjudication," India’s democratic promise of equality is under strain. What remains of the republic when the right to vote becomes a burden of proof?

When Memories Speak: A Kolkata Wall Challenges the Idea of Citizenship

At Kolkata’s Park Circus Dharna Manch, a Memory Wall gathers stories of broken cups, peanuts, pitha and migration—personal memories that question whether citizenship and belonging can truly be reduced to documents.

The Locked Gates of Park Circus: Inside the Growing Week-Long Protest Against Bengal’s ‘Mass Voter Deletions’

Retired veterans and academics lead an indefinite Park Circus sit-in as 60 lakh Bengalis face voter "adjudication." Despite restricted access, the movement against the ECI’s opaque SIR drive continues to surge.
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12 people killed during Bengal Panchayat Polls, over 72 per cent voting

Kolkata: At least, a dozen people have been killed and several injured as violence and clashes between the supporters of opposing political parties marked...

Your hate politics can only appease PM Modi, not Bengalis, son to Mukul Roy

Kolkata: In a significant development in Bengal politics, Subhranshu Roy, two time Trinamul Congress legislator attacked Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, including his...

Sexual assault on a minor-girl in Kolkata Orphanage, Complaint filed after months

Kolkata: A minor inmate of one of India’s largest Muslim orphanage located in central Kolkata was sexually abused by a labour hired for the...

Sequence of Bengal riots during Ram Navami and the resilience of its people

Kolkata: When Amit Shah, President of Bharatiya Janata Party was constituting a four-member committee on Friday to visit the violence-hit areas of Asansol a...

Activist demands apology from Bengal Education Minister over “Lesbianism is against Bengal’s culture” remark

Kolkata: When a group of girls at Kamala Girls High School were made to sign a confession letter stating that they are lesbian, what...

Joyita Mondal: Transgender, who left home, begged, slept at platform but now holds the most respectable job

Kolkata: She has had to sleep on a bus stop or railway station. Hotels have refused accommodation. She has been bullied for her identity....
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