TMC seeks renaming of West Bengal as 'Bangla'The Trinamool Congress has demanded that West Bengal be renamed 'Bangla' to reflect the region's history and culture. This follows a 2018 r...
04 Feb, 2025, 02.39 PM IST
Bangladesh unrest: When homelands are near & yet so farThe recent political upheaval in Bangladesh, marked by the ousting of Sheikh Hasina's government and the instatement of Nobel laureate Muha...
10 Aug, 2024, 12.38 AM IST
WB assembly passes resolution to observe Bengali new year, Poila Baisakh, as Bengal Day"I support the proposal of making Rabindranath Tagore's 'Banglar Mati Banglar Jol' the official song of Bengal. People of Bengal don't supp...
07 Sep, 2023, 03.15 PM IST
Bengal Foundation Day: Mamata Banerjee slams BJP for 'trying to distort' historyOn June 20, 1947, two meetings of separate sets of legislators in the Bengal Assembly were held. One of those who wanted West Bengal as par...
29 Aug, 2023, 07.53 PM IST
PM Modi using traumatic events of partition as fodder for his political battles: CongressCongress general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh said the tragedy of partition, cannot be misused to fuel hate and prejudice. He s...
14 Aug, 2022, 01.06 PM IST
View: I-Day ruminations — Could Partition have been avoided?The most popular narrative says Jinnah’s obduracy compounded by Congress’ lack of spine caused Partition. But historians globally disagree ...
15 Aug, 2021, 09.49 AM IST
Plot to increase Muslim population; Assam, West Bengal critical: BhagwatBhagwat defended the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act and said every country had the right to know who its citizens were.
22 Jul, 2021, 07.58 AM IST
Identity politics gaining ground in West Bengal ahead of assembly pollsIn West Bengal, where the electoral discourse hitherto steered clear of divisive religious propaganda, the BJP and the ruling TMC are locke...
02 Mar, 2021, 02.59 PM IST
View: Citizenship Bill aims to give dignity denied to Partition victims in eastOver the decades, these erstwhile refugees have not only been seamlessly integrated but many have risen spectacularly.
06 Oct, 2019, 10.35 AM IST
Inside Sundarbans: Wildlife and climate displacements haunt partition refugeesCentenarian Mohindhoro Patra is a rare living witness to the making of 20th century settlements in the Sundarbans, the majority of which sp...
24 Aug, 2018, 10.58 PM IST
Congress’s appeasement policy behind India’s partition: Amit ShahShah said he was not there to deliver a political speech, Shah said cutting down Vande Mataram to pieces was the “sin” committed by Congres...
28 Jun, 2018, 08.18 AM IST
Put your reading glasses on! Here are some books to celebrate 70 years of independenceThis independence day, curl up in your bed with a nice drink and read to your heart's content.
13 Aug, 2017, 05.52 PM IST
Differences cropped up between Trinamool Congress and opposition over renaming of West BengalBJP state president and party MLA, Dilip Ghosh said that they were opposing the state government's move to rename the state as "Bangla".
18 Aug, 2016, 04.33 PM IST
Amit Shah should know history of his party leaders: CongressBesides, he said when Nehru's government decided on special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 371 that time too Mukherjee was a mem...
30 Jun, 2016, 08.48 PM IST
Petty and Dangerous: Mamata Banerjee stalls engagement with Dhaka, weakening a friendly regimeOn the issue of exchanging Indians and Bangladeshis trapped on each others’ sides of the international border, Mamata Banerjee is dead wron...
08 Jun, 2012, 08.54 AM IST
- West Bengal-Bangladesh divide: Mamata may have had reasons for opposing Teesta treaty
The fact is the two Bengals have never had a love affair, never mind the romantics on two sides.
11 Sep, 2011, 03.55 AM IST
Jinnah and RSS two sides of the same coin: CongCongress on Wednesday advertised its discomfort over the reopening of the debate on Partition.
27 Aug, 2009, 02.48 AM IST