Bengal

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.

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.

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?

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.

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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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....

BJP-Trinamool brinkmanship in Bengal boils communal cauldron

West Bengal is witnessing frequent communal flare ups these days in tandem with the gradual emergence of the Modified BJP as the principal opposition...

18-Hour Siege at Aliah University: MTech Students Demand Justice

Kolkata: MTech students of Aliah University, dared to take a controversial step on Thursday, when they obstructed the path of the University Authorities and...

West has always taken African resources without giving back anything to Africa– Ngugi Wa Thiong’o

Kolkata: Listening to post colonial theorist Ngugi Wa Thiong’o live, at Kolkata’s iconic Victoria Memorial was like a treat, treat of the mind and...

Bengal journalists have the spine to question and that is why the attack

Kolkata:Kolkata Press Club has strongly condemned the attack on media persons on February 14 by Hindu Sahmati supporters during a conversion programme. “Today, a section...
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