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What a 'Glitch' Says About the Bengal SIR Crisis

Listen to this article: Late evening (March 24), a fragile sense of security was shattered for seven crore electors in West Bengal. These were the...

25.03.2026 10

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Aparna Bhattacharya

Special Integrated Removal: Data Shows Large-Scale Deletion of Women and Minorities in West Bengal SIR

Listen to this article: Kolkata: At the stroke of midnight on March 23, 2026, the Election Commission of India (ECI) released its first supplementary...

24.03.2026 20

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Aparna Bhattacharya

Two Phases, Uneven Revisions: Decoding the Data Behind Bengal’s 2026 Poll Battle

Listen to this article: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set the stage for a fiercely contested 2026 West Bengal Assembly election. Hours...

16.03.2026 10

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Aparna Bhattacharya

Old Scripts, Same Hypocrisies: Behind the Optics of Narendra Modi’s Kolkata Rally

Listen to this article: Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground on March 14 was a high-octane exercise in...

15.03.2026 10

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Aparna Bhattacharya

EC Rebukes Officials Over SIR Lapses, Opposition Seeks Shorter Poll Schedule in Bengal

Listen to this article: Kolkata: The full bench of the Election Commission (EC) has reportedly expressed dissatisfaction over the implementation of...

09.03.2026 20

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Aparna Bhattacharya

In Bengal, Affected Voters Are Concentrated in Muslim-Majority, Migrant-Heavy and Competitive Seats

Listen to this article: Kolkata: The final list for West Bengal’s electoral rolls, after the special intensive revision (SIR) indicates that 1.21...

03.03.2026 40

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Aparna Bhattacharya

West Bengal SIR: Final Electoral Roll Shows 60 Lakh Voters in Legal Limbo

Listen to this article: Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday (February 28) published the final electoral roll for West Bengal...

01.03.2026 50

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Aparna Bhattacharya

Form 7: In Bengal, Ghost Complainants Appear to Target Muslim Voters

Listen to this article: Kolkata: Sheikh Liyaqat Hossein has lived his entire life in a narrow lane of Mollapara in Shibpur, Howrah. He studied up to...

23.02.2026 30

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Mukul Roy: The Strategist Who Institutionalised Political Horse-Trading in Bengal

Senior West Bengal politician and former Union railway minister Mukul Roy passed away in the early hours of Monday, February 23, following prolonged...

23.02.2026 20

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Aparna Bhattacharya

'Unpaid for Months': A Worker’s Death Exposes Bengal’s Tea Garden Crisis

10.02.2026 10

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Aparna Bhattacharya

Before Mamata Banerjee Came Mostari Banu: A Homemaker From a Bengal Village is Forcing the ECI to Blink

09.02.2026 10

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Aparna Bhattacharya

SIR 2025 in Bengal: 5 Key Takeaways That Strike at BJP's 'Infiltration' Bogey

17.12.2025 20

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Aparna Bhattacharya

Dear Modi, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya is Not Your ‘Da’

13.12.2025 9

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Aparna Bhattacharya

Verification or Disenfranchisement? People in Bengal, Tamil Nadu Struggle With SIR

13.11.2025 20

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Aparna Bhattacharya

Historical Records Debunk PM Modi’s ‘Vande Mataram’ Charge Against Congress

10.11.2025 10

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Aparna Bhattacharya

SIR Hands Mamata Banerjee a New Script to Reclaim Her Anti-Establishment Warrior Persona

07.11.2025 10

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Aparna Bhattacharya

Most Bengal Colleges Have Not Had Elections in Years. Yet the TMC 'Controls' Student Unions

13.07.2025 30

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Aparna Bhattacharya

Secularism Trampled at Mamata Banerjee’s State-Funded Jagannath Dham Spectacle

03.05.2025 20

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Aparna Bhattacharya

Silencing Dissent: How the JNU Playbook Was Used for Jadavpur University

17.03.2025 10

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Aparna Bhattacharya

R.G. Kar Probe | 5 Questions for Bengal Police, Authorities and CBI, Based on Court Observations

23.01.2025 10

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Aparna Bhattacharya