Barkati gets sacked as Imam of Tipu Sultan Mosque, but refuses to move out
Kolkata: Now, it’s official! Maulana Nurur Rehman Barkati, is no longer the imam of the iconic Tipu Sutlan Masjid. The trustees of the mosque,...
Barkati’s henchmen attack media, community say “enough”
Kolkata: Armed with ammunitions, a group of over 20 men stormed into the premise of Akhbar-e-Mashriq, one of the most read Urdu daily in...
Muslims of Kolkata, done with ‘fatwa cleric’ Barkati
Kolkata: It seems, the days of Nurur Rehman Barkati, the Shahi Imam of iconic Tipu Sultan Masjid is numbered, as the waqf estate trustee...
Wanted: A suitable ‘communist’ groom
Kolkata: Twenty-five-years old Manisha Prasad (name changed on request) has a different demand from her prospective husband. Unlike other girls, she does not care...
Gurmehar issue gets murkier, ABVP burns her effigy in Kolkata
Kolkata: The Ramjas College issue has reached Bengal also, as both sides, Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and Left student unions, hit on the...
First transgender woman to get legally married in Kolkata
Kolkata: Thirty-year-old Shree Ghatak Muhuri, a Kolkata-based theatre personality, set an example for the transgender community in the city on Saturday night by getting...
