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POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN KOLKATA
TMC office, leaders' homes, CPI(M) martyrs' memorial vandalised in Kolkata's JadavpurTMC offices and residences in Jadavpur faced alleged vandalism on Saturday night. A former MLA and councillor reported their homes were ran...
Is AI really stealing from artists? The uncomfortable truth about originality in artThe feature explores how AI is reshaping ideas of art, originality and authorship, arguing that artists have always borrowed, adapted and c...
West Bengal: Powerful explosion in TMC leader's abandoned house; no casualtyThe blast took place around 2 am at the house of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Dwijen Mondal near Lal Pol in Uttarbhag area of Baruipur E...
'Disgraceful assault on rule of law': Abhishek Banerjee alleges BJP workers stormed TMC office at 4.30 AM, slams Kolkata Police inactionTrinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday alleged that BJP workers armed with weapons stormed the party's Camac Street offi...
Jadavpur's Tagore-linked emblem damaged in vandalism; case filedIn response to violent protests on campus, the vice chancellor of Jadavpur University has filed police complaints addressing the incident o...
Some groups indulge in 'anti-national activities' on Jadavpur University campus: West Bengal minister Dilip GhoshWest Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh has spoken out against the rise of anti-national activities on the campus of Jadavpur University, advocati...
Three months into opposition in Bengal: TMC split tests Mamata - survive, reinvent or fadeThe TMC faces a significant crisis after its electoral defeat and loss of government power. Mamata Banerjee must now rebuild a party fractu...
Cockroach Janta Party announces nationwide membership drive, ‘Kya Bolti Public’ campaign to expand grassroots outreachThe Cockroach Janta Party is initiating a nationwide membership drive through its website. This movement aims to address issues like unempl...
Ban on Bangladesh's Awami League is move against democracy: Taslima NasreenExiled author Taslima Nasreen opposes the ban on Bangladesh's Awami League party. She criticizes the current political climate and the rise...
Gen Z gets into pest control: NEET protests cut across identity lines, and bypass mainstream media’s ‘manufactured consent’A spontaneous protest movement dubbed the “Cockroach Janta Party” emerged from an offhand remark by CJI Surya Kant, showing how a single wo...
Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP, police after clashes during TMC protest marchA Trinamool Congress procession faced disruptions from BJP supporters and police intervention. Clashes occurred, and Trinamool claimed many...
West Bengal assembly passes 4 key bills including anti-social activities lawWest Bengal Assembly passed four significant bills, including one to control anti-social activities and public property destruction. Amendm...
Bengal assembly passes bill proposing preventive detention of anti-socials for up to 12 monthsWest Bengal has enacted a new law, the Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026, allowing for preventive detention of...
The Bengal election story that bothers no oneThe real story is why political violence is so rampant and, more importantly, normalised in a state that advertises its ‘bhadralok’ credent...
No abating of political violence in West Bengal: GovernorThe governor, who is visiting neighbouring Cooch Behar district, said that an atmosphere of political violence and vendetta is prevailing i...
BJP observes 'Black Day', holds protest rallies against violence in West BengalThe saffron party took out rallies in several parts of the state, with BJP workers supporting black badges.
Mayawati comes out in support of Mamata, says EC acting under pressureThe EC invoked Article 324 of the Constitution to curtail the campaigning for the last phase of the election on May 19.
West Bengal government to curb smuggling: Mamata Banerjee"This time, I have decided that we will stress on handling three things very sternly. They are cow smuggling, gold smuggling and opium smug...
Post-poll violence mars West Bengal but Mamata Banerjee focused on oath dayBanerjee was, meanwhile, occupied with her grand swearing-in ceremony. She has decided to shutdown major arterial road in Kolkata for five ...
- It’s city of tension before polls
Less than 48 hours before the last phase of parliamentary elections in West Bengal both the ruling CPM and opposition Trinamool Congress on...