Aroop Biswas under pressure as Tollygunj simmers over jobs, deleted votes, Tollywood controlKolkata’s Tollygunj—long a stronghold of Aroop Biswas—is witnessing rare political churn ahead of the 2026 polls, with voter anger building...
16 Apr, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
West Bengal polls: 97-year-old refugee, retired teacher among those deleted from voter listWest Bengal is witnessing the fallout of the NRC-like exercise, with long-term residents and even Partition refugees being struck off voter...
10 Apr, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Partition memories endure at India’s 'last rail outpost' in Bengal pollsA land deed from Bangladesh holds deep significance for Balaram Mondal in Singhabad, West Bengal. His family migrated during Partition, lea...
08 Apr, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
Amit Shah slams Mamata, Stalin, Vijayan for opposing CAA; Congress asked to share its standCAA: Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticized Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and Kerala ...
14 Mar, 2024, 03.08 PM IST
Migration due to CAA will be higher than during Partition: Arvind KejriwalCAA aims to provide Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants - including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christian...
14 Mar, 2024, 02.34 PM IST
Matua votes in Nadia, North 24 Parganas crucial in next phaseThe Matua population will have a major influence in the poll outcome in the Nadia and North 24 Parganas districts, where voting is schedule...
19 Apr, 2021, 11.53 PM IST
CAA, PM Narendra Modi's Orakandi Thakurbari temple visit to sway Matua votersBJP has already tried to woo the community by promising to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act which guarantees citizenship to religiou...
26 Mar, 2021, 11.00 PM 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
'Last wish fulfilled,' say West Pakistan refugees in Jammu on exercising franchise first timeTill August 5 last year, except for parliamentary elections, these refugees were barred from voting in Jammu and Kashmir's assembly, pancha...
04 Dec, 2020, 07.29 PM IST
Domicile rules change lives of two lakh in JammuAccording to Labha Ram Gandhi, chairman of West Pakistan Refugees Action Committee, nearly one lakh Pakistani refugees who migrated to J&K ...
27 May, 2020, 10.54 AM IST
Protest over citizenship bill: Bandh paralyses Manipur, NagalandIn Nagaland, the North East Forum for Indigenous People (NEFIP) gave an 18-hour Nagaland bandh till Wednesday afternoon. NEFIP convener Nin...
20 Nov, 2019, 08.35 AM 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
Jammu’s west Pakistan refugees to hold a rally to thank govtThe population of West Pakistan Refugees living in the Jammu region is estimated to be roughly 4 lakh at present.
31 Aug, 2019, 09.21 AM IST
Centre approves Rs 2,000 crore package for POJK refugeesThe central assistance of Rs 2,000 crore would be given to 36,384 displaced families from POJK and Chhamb following an announcement of Prim...
20 Dec, 2016, 05.15 PM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 2,000 crore package for refugees from PoKThe Modi government had in January 2015 approved certain concessions for the refugees from West Pakistan settled in Jammu and Kashmir
30 Nov, 2016, 11.31 PM IST
Move to grant citizenship to Hindu refugees opposed in AssamStudent body All Assam Students’ union which spearheaded six years long anti-foreigners movement has made it clear that such move will not ...
14 May, 2015, 02.40 PM IST
Pakistani refugees can get rights in Jammu and Kashmir without scrapping Article 370: National ConferenceWondering over the stance taken by BJP over abrogation of Article 370, Rana said "there should be a debate so that the people of the countr...
29 May, 2014, 09.59 PM IST