An outbreak of the highly fatal Nipah virus in India’s eastern state of West Bengal has sparked widespread attention and public concern in China ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday when millions will travel. While the virus has infected at least five people in West Bengal, including one in critical condition, Chinese health experts … Read more
Nearly two decades ago, Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee walked, slogged and camped on the fertile farmlands of Singur, just east of the Hooghly River and around 40 kilometres north of Kolkata. In 2008, the street fighter led a fierce agitation against land acquisition for the Tata Nano project there. The movement catapulted her to … Read more
Kolkata Police arrested Sharmistha Panoli, 22, an influencer and a law student in Pune, from Gurugram on Friday night over allegations of hurting religious sentiments. She is a resident of Kolkata’s Anandapur area. The Kolkata court, yesterday, remanded her in judicial custody for 14 days. Multiple attempts were made to serve legal notices to Panoli … Read more
Meanwhile, the State government blamed the Centre for the violence, arguing that it was them who passed the law, which is encroaching on the rights of around 30 crore people. Senior Advocate Kalyan Bandyopadhyay said even the Supreme Court has taken the view that certain provisions of the Act must be stayed, while the challenge … Read more
The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 17) allowed the Assistant Teachers of Classes 9 to 12 in West Bengal, whose appointments were cancelled due to the irregularities in the 2016 recruitment process but were specifically found to be untainted, till fresh appointments are made to the posts. The consideration that students should not suffer prompted … Read more
Archyde West Bengal teacher Appointments: supreme Court Ruling and Implications The Supreme Court of India has issued a complex ruling regarding the appointments of assistant teachers in West Bengal, a decision with potential ramifications for educational integrity and public trust.The case highlights the challenges of balancing the needs of students with the imperative of ensuring … Read more
Amid the ongoing violence in the state over the Waqf Amendment Act, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday made a strong appeal for peace, saying that while citizens have every right to protest, no one should take the law into their own hands. Mamata Banerjee’s remarks come in the wake of violent clashes … Read more
Clashes erupted in West Bengal’s Murshidabad on Friday after protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent, killing three people so far and injuring dozens others. Amid all this, a post by Trinamool Congress MP and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan has drawn ire of the Bharatiya Janata Party and also users on social media. Yusuf … Read more
Last Updated:April 13, 2025, 09:42 IST Murshidabad was rocked by violent protests against Waqf Act this week, in which 3 people were killed while several others were injured. Central forces have been deployed in the district. Murshidabad violence against Waqf Act (PTI Image) Bengal Violence: The situation in West Bengal remains tense following violence in … Read more
In an urgent hearing on Saturday, the Calcutta High Court ordered the deployment of Central Forces in Bengal’s Murshidabad after violence broke out during Anti-Waqf Bill protests, which reportedly led to multiple deaths. Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam constituted a special division bench constituted by Justices Soumen Sen and Raja Basu Chowdhury upon an urgent plea … Read more