Prophet remarks: Protest turns violent in West Bengal for 2nd day

A fresh bout of clashes broke out today between police and protesters of remarks by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma on Prophet Muhammed (PUBH) for the second consecutive day in West Bengal's Howrah district. A video tweeted by ANI showed tensions in a part of the district as protesters clashed with

Did PK Halder get support from local influentials in West Bengal?

Officials of India's Enforcement Directorate, probing the money laundering case against Proshanta Kumar Halder – better known as PK Halder – would ascertain if he took the help of local influentials to settle down in Ashoknagar, West Bengal, after sneaking in from Bangladesh. "We are looking to check if PK Halder

Jaya Ahsan gets best actress award for ‘Binisutoy’ in Kolkata

Popular actor Jaya Ahsan's well-known popularity in West Bengal recently brought her another achievement of receiving the best actress award for the film 'Binisutoy'. The actor announced the news on her verified Facebook page on Monday. The award ceremony titled 'Cinemar Somabarton' arranged by West Bengal Film Journalist Association (WBFJA) was held

Lessons from Mamata’s win

Mamta Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress was expected to win but with a slim margin when the electoral campaigns began. By the time the vote day had arrived, Indian media was contemplating a hung assembly or even worse for Mamata, a role in the Opposition. The reasons were not just the BNP/Modi

Why pay too much attention to India?

This is an intense period of Indian election and in two places – West Bengal and Assam - Bangladesh is an important hate card that works to get votes.  Bangladeshis are painted as illegal immigrants who steal jobs and prosperity. The objective is to ignite fear and thus gain votes

Does West Bengal elections matter to Bangladesh?

There is a lot of fire in the air in West Bengal as elections there draw close. It’s very interesting to observe as an outsider how another set of people to whom many feel close to are going through elections to elect a new set of leaders, supposedly very different

BNP relates Modi’s Bangladesh visit to West Bengal election

 BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday questioned whether Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to Bangladesh as part of a campaign of West Bengal Assembly elections.  “He (Modi) will come to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh's independence. He’ll go to temples in Gopalganj and Satkhira though there’re