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बंगाल में चुनाव आयोग की भूमिका पर क्यों उठ रहे सवाल?

शिरीष खरे - April 11, 2021

Four killed in Central Forces firing; Trinamul writes to election commission, demands action

Staff Reporter - April 10, 2021

A week ahead of polls, neither election nor fear of Covid is on the minds of the Matua community

Shahnawaz Akhtar - April 9, 2021 0

Thakurnagar: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was invited by the Bangladesh government to attend its 50th Foundation Day function on March 26, the Matua community was clearly on the mind of the PM. He made...

क्या भारत में प्रजातंत्र बचाया जा सकेगा?

राम पुनियानी - April 9, 2021 0

पश्चिम बंगाल में विधानसभा चुनाव चल रहे हैं. सत्ताधारी तृणमूल कांग्रेस और भाजपा के बीच कड़ा मुकाबला है. भाजपा ने इन चुनावों में अपना सब कुछ दांव पर लगा दिया है. उसके अनुषांगिक संगठन तो...

Is the propaganda of minority appeasement falling apart in Bengal?

Shahnawaz Akhtar - April 7, 2021 0

Kolkata: When the Furfura Sharif (a venerated place for Bengali Muslims in particular) cleric Abbas Siddiqui formed the Indian Secular Front (ISF), questions were raised whether the cleric was secular or not. Some also shared...

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National award winning author’s residence vandalised by unknown miscreants

Staff Reporter - April 6, 2021 0

Kolkata: Prof Ujjwal Chakraborty, a senior citizen, residing at Karaya Abasan, is being harassed in a sustained manner for thwarting efforts of individuals wanting to saw off a 75-year-old tree. Life has become stressful for the...

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भारतीय मिश्रित अर्थव्यवस्था में एपीएमसी मंडियां ढहीं तो किन्हें नफा, किन्हें नुकसान

शिरीष खरे - April 6, 2021 0

पिछले कुछ दिनों से तीन नए कृषि कानूनों को लेकर देश से लेकर विदेश तक में हंगामा मचा हुआ है। नए कृषि कानूनों के विरोध में किसान लंबे समय से दिल्ली बॉर्डर पर लगातार धरना...

Abbas Siddiqui is vocal about the Constitution and raising issues that are affecting the people of Bengal– Dr Fuad Halim

Shahnawaz Akhtar - April 5, 2021 0

Kolkata: Dr Fuad Halim, the Sanyukta Morcha candidate from Ballygunge constituency in West Bengal assembly polls, is again contesting against one of the heavyweights of Bengal politics, Subrata Mukharjee. Dr Fuad, known as the Good...

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Around the country on a bike

Aditya Mukherjee - November 25, 2020 0

For some, life begins after retirement. There is even a desire to live life dangerously by throwing oneself out of one’s comfort zone. It...

Durga to be worshipped as a migrant worker in many pujas in Bengal

Biswajit Roy and Aritra Singha - October 19, 2020 0

Kolkata: In West Bengal, it’s been a tradition for puja pandals in and around Kolkata to always resonate the present social issues through their...

Supreme Court directs Centre and State Govt to help sex workers, WB Govt allows them to have ration cards

Biswajit Roy and Aritra Singha - October 1, 2020 0

Kolkata: Responding to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Kolkata-based Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC) the Supreme Court finally instructed the central and...

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The legend Soumitra Chatterjee breathes his last at the age of 85

Filmwallah - November 15, 2020 1

Kolkata: In the late 80s came a Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay novel 'Nana Ronger Aalo'. Still a school student with a deep desire to make films,...

How soccer’s loss became Hollywood’s gain

Filmwallah - October 31, 2020 0

For over a month, the 1965 film The Hill was on my watchlist. I kept pushing back, for a variety of reasons. Saturday evening,...

I wonder where the crowd that had camped at Jantar Mantar for days in 2012 against the rapists has disappeared today-Anubhav Sinha

Shabina Akhtar - October 2, 2020 0

Who would know the road to evolution better than filmmaker Anubhav Sinha? A mechanical engineer from Aligarh Muslim University, Anubhav, bit by the film...

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36-9: Depressing present, ominous future

Pratik - December 20, 2020 0

“Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul. But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to...

स्मॉल टाउन, बिग ड्रीम की जब भी मिसाल होगी, धोनी उस चैप्टर के नायक बने रहेंगे

नरेंद्र नाथ मिश्रा - August 16, 2020 0

कभी सोचा था कि महेंद्र सिंह धोनी चुपके से ऐसे अलविदा कह देंगे? खामोशी से। वक्त कितना क्रूर होता है, बेरहम होता है, हम...

Even Virat is human…

Diganta Guha - December 8, 2019 0

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli’s match-winning unbeaten 94 (off 50 balls) against the West Indies at Hyderabad on Friday is yet another personification of...

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