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.

“Vote Rights Are Not Up for Sale”: Sr Advocate Samim Ahammed’s SIR Message

“We are fighting to restore voting rights,” said Sr Advocate Samim Ahammed at a SIR legal assistance camp in Karandighi. His remarks on Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission brought questions over voter rights and electoral rolls into sharp focus

Bengal: Different Government, Same Playbook? Faizan Ahmed Case Returns to Court

The change of government in Bengal has brought little change for Faizan Ahmed’s family. After the Mamata Banerjee government sought a medical board in his case, the Suvendu Adhikari government has made a similar move before the Calcutta High Court.

Low Honorariums, High Responsibilities: The Struggle of Bengal’s Unaided Madrasa Teachers

Raiganj: For some, teaching is a profession; for others, it is the means through which they support their...

Show Your Aadhaar. Prove You’re Indian: A Bengali Hawker’s Ordeal in Odisha

A West Bengal hawker travelling to Odisha for work says he was stopped, called “Bangladeshi” and threatened despite showing his Aadhaar card, highlighting growing concerns over Bengali migrant workers facing identity-based harassment outside the state
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Termed as appeasement, Mamata bags UN award for Kanyashree

Kolkata: Kanyashree Prakalpa, a pet project of Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, initiated to stop girls dropping out of school and early child marriage,...

Backed by artists, Kolkata cabbie to spread go green message across India

Kolkata: Perhaps he drives on the coolest cab in India, which not only has a perfectly green rooftop, but also has a mini garden...

Cow urine fails to impress Bengali Bhadralok

Kolkata: Rasrtiya Sawaysewak Sangh (RSS) may have plans of selling cow urine, online, sometime soon. But Bhartiya Janata Party’s (BJP) plan of making inroads into...

BJP’s Kolkata rally turns violent

  Kolkata: The rally organised by the Bengal unit of BJP, Chalo Lal Bazar (Lets go to Lal Bazar), took a violent turn, when the...

Journalists Assaulted By Kolkata Police During Left Rally

Kolkata: On Monday Kolkata turned into a battlefield when police lathi charged on Left supporters and journalists reporting on Left rally, which was organized...

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,...
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