Kolkata’s Tollygunj—long a stronghold of Aroop Biswas—is witnessing rare political churn ahead of the 2026 polls, with voter anger building...

In West Bengal’s Nadia district, Matua voters in border villages like Majhdia navigate a unique reality—crossing fenced borders daily to fa...

West Bengal is witnessing the fallout of the NRC-like exercise, with long-term residents and even Partition refugees being struck off voter...

Residents near the Habibpur Border in Ahio face challenges. A closed primary health centre forces villagers to travel for medical care. Whi...

A land deed from Bangladesh holds deep significance for Balaram Mondal in Singhabad, West Bengal. His family migrated during Partition, lea...

Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar emphasizes the importance of Hindu majority for secularism. He credits Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the...

Kolkata's Durga Puja this year transcends artistry, becoming a cultural statement addressing perceived injustices against Bengali speakers....

The Matua population will have a major influence in the poll outcome in the Nadia and North 24 Parganas districts, where voting is schedule...

BJP has already tried to woo the community by promising to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act which guarantees citizenship to religiou...

In West Bengal, where the electoral discourse hitherto steered clear of divisive religious propaganda, the BJP and the ruling TMC are locke...

The framing of rules of the new citizenship law is likely to be in place in April, according to sources in the Bengal unit of BJP which had...

The petition filed by West Bengal resident Israrul Haque Mondal has also challenged changes made in the passport and foreigner rules of 201...

Initiating the debate on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Congress member Manish Tewari said the government has come up with the measure f...

Addressing a rally in Kolkata on Friday, Banerjee said she would support the bill if citizenship is given to each and every refugee, irresp...

Over the decades, these erstwhile refugees have not only been seamlessly integrated but many have risen spectacularly.

Centenarian Mohindhoro Patra is a rare living witness to the making of 20th century settlements in the Sundarbans, the majority of which sp...

The decision of the Mamata Banerjee government is significant. Apart from rising in the alphabetical hierarchy of the states, the name chan...