An album of Shaheen Bagh becomes an almanac of the epic protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens (NRC)
The violence had erupted during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens.
Assam’s immigrant Muslims are owning the racial slur Miya to assert their identity and express dissent
Small, independent media platforms are becoming the voice of Muslims, away from the majoritarian narrative
Student leader Anish Khan's death has triggered a row in West Bengal with Khan's family alleging that a few people, donning police uniform, entered their home...
As the BJP gears up for re-election, the Hindu-Muslim card is likely to be played out stronger than before
The nature of these political parties is slightly different from those of the past. They are now appealing on the basis of secularism and trying to organise...
Identity in Assam is linked to language. Assam in the past witnessed several anti-Bengali language riots.
Multiple charges, including Sedition, have been framed against Sharjeel Imam, who was arrested after making allegedly inflammatory speeches during the...
Not since Indipop has a musical movement in India built such a strong independent presence
Replying in the parliament on the behalf of Ministry of Home Affairs, Minister of State, Nityanand Rai said today that over 6 lakh people gave up their Indian...
People of Northeast often fall back on protests to be heard and seen by India’s mainland.
Dissent is less about material gains than the intangibles they leave us with.
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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat has called for reformulation Of National Population Policy, keeping in view the country’s ‘limited resources’.
Two major Durga Puja committees in West Bengal have selected contentious and controversial issues as their themes this year.
Once, titans of Bengali culture crowded the CPI-CPI(M). Then they forsook the party in waves. These days, most cultural luminaries inhabit a non-CPI(M) leftist...
Talking about NRC, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat stated that all nations have the right to know who its citizens are.
An NGO has alleged that ex-Assam NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela had manipulated the ‘family tree’ verification process while updating the NRC list to...
Critics accuse government of trying to introduce contentious law through proxy
Anti-CAA sentiment fails to dislodge the BJP from Dispur, while a stronger opposition in the assembly promises fireworks.
The BJP did well to hold on to its 60 seats. A split of votes between the Congress-led front and the AJP-RD alliance saved their skin.
Mamata Banerjee has been a staunch critic of the legislation and had vowed to prevent its implementation in the state.
Swapan Dasgupta, a key member of the BJP’s Bengal think-tank since 2016-17, talks about his party’s prospects and plans for West Bengal. An exclusive...
Who is an Assamese Muslim? A survey teases open deep-rooted questions of identity. Of Assam’s 14 million Muslims, 40 lakh are indigenous. They insist on...
‘We are only looking forward to implementing the CAA after the (Bengal Assembly) elections...It is an important issue for us, as we wish to grant citizenship...