The rape and killing of an 11-year-old girl in India’s West Bengal state has once again drawn attention to the country’s persistent problem of sexual violence against women and children, sparking public outrage and renewed calls for stronger protections. According to police, the girl went missing after leaving home to attend a friend’s birthday party […]
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India orders migrant detention centres in West Bengal amid rights concerns
India government has ordered the establishment of detention centres in West Bengal for undocumented migrants, including Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingya refugees, a move that has sparked concerns among rights groups and minority communities over possible arbitrary detention and deportations. Read More: West Bengal: The Last Citadel Falls According to an official directive, local authorities have […]
West Bengal: The Last Citadel Falls
Jan-Werner Müller once suggested, “Democracy is not a silent machine that runs by itself; it is a fragile covenant that can be unmade by the very hands entrusted to hold it”. For decades, West Bengal was the final embankment holding back the saffron tide of majoritarian politics. It was a landscape defined by Rabindranath Tagore’s […]
Modi faces key electoral test as vote counting continues
Vote counting in key Indian state elections continued on Monday under tight security, with attention focused on West Bengal, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seeking crucial gains. Read More: India votes as Narendra Modi seeks third term Elections across five states and territories were held in April and May, with the ruling BJP hoping […]
WHO says risk of Nipah virus spreading from India is low
GENEVA/NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said the risk of the deadly Nipah virus spreading from India remains low, following reports of two infections in the country. The UN health agency added that it does not recommend travel or trade restrictions at this time. Read More: Sindh urges border surveillance amid Nipah virus outbreak […]
India reports two Nipah virus cases, confirms timely containment
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities have confirmed two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in West Bengal, saying swift action ensured the infections were contained without further spread. Read More: Nipah virus spreads in West Bengal, 100 quarantined The Ministry of Health said enhanced surveillance, laboratory testing, and field investigations were carried out, which helped in the […]
Bharatiya Janta Party’s open violation of Indian Election Commission’s Silence period on Facebook
The ruling Bharatiya Janta Party has committed a violation of the legal rules set by the Indian parliament. The violation falls under the Section 126(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1951 which clearly states that “no person shall display to the public any election matter by means of cinematograph, television or other similar […]
The three women hoping to upset India’s Modi at the polls
India’s alpha-male Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces three formidable women looking to spoil his chances of winning a new term in elections beginning next week. AFP profiles them here: ‘Big sis’ Feisty and fiery Mamata Banerjee is the first female chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal — home to more people than […]