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The Delhi Police had posted a video on their X handle on October 25, which urged citizens to not burn crackers this Diwali. Along with a meme video, the post was captioned: “This festive season, let tails wag, not tuck. Say NO to crackers, YES to a greener Diwali.” Soon after the post was made, […]
Following the Air Force Aerial Display-2026 event in Varanasi on October 25, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the chief guest, Union minister Piyush Goyal took to X to laud the crowd that gathered to witness the show. “This is the picture of a changing India; this is the confidence of a […]
A Christian family was allegedly attacked at their home in West Arjunda village, Panskura, East Midnapore district of West Bengal, on the evening of October 26, Monday. An FIR was registered in connection with the case on October 28, Wednesday at Panskura police station. Parvati Hembram Soren (27) alleged that a mob of around 30 […]
As the protests and hunger strike continues to unfold at Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia, students on October 27, Tuesday, reported a near-complete shutdown of normal university activities with the campus has being turned into a fortress surrounded by police personnel and tear gas vans deployed outside the main gate. Additionally, Section 163 of the BNSS […]
On October 24, All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora arrived at Delhi’s Mandir Marg police station in a Toyota Camry. Bora had been summoned to appear before the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) in connection with proceedings requiring her to furnish a peace bond following her participation in protests in the city, which Bora […]
Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin on October 20, Tuesday, wrote on Facebook that although Leftists in West Bengal organise bookstalls during Durga Puja, such stalls are absent during other ‘religious’ festivals such as Christmas and Eid. She questioned why Leftists choose not to sell books promoting ‘atheism’ during other religious festivals, but instead promote them only […]
As the Durga Puja festivities went on in West Bengal, three Christian families in Patlapur village, Paschim Midnapur district, were allegedly subjected to three days of physical assault, sexual harassment, and continuous intimidation by a group of men who identified themselves as belonging to the Hindutva outfit Bajrang Dal. An FIR naming 13 individuals was […]
On October 15, 2026, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari, in a press conference, alleged that All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora had expressed a desire to replicate Bangladesh’s Gen Z uprising in India, invoking an anarchic movement. Delhi: BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari says, “Over the past few days, you […]
As the Durga Puja festivities in West Bengal came to a close and the immersion of idols began on October 21, Wednesday, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that only Sanatanis would be allowed to participate in the process. “Only people who follow Sanatana Dharma will participate. I have told the commissioner of police to note […]
On October 17, Saturday, even as 19 people were killed and several injured in a stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, a different scene of chaos unfolded a few kilometres away at Jadavpur. A bulldozer was brought in by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Kolkata Police to demolish bookstalls of […]
Twenty-one-year-old Ajay, a 4th-year History honours student at Hans Raj College, joined the October 12 rally led by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi to the Supreme Court. By the end of the day, a knife had been slashed across his throat. The Assault Ajay and three friends met at Barakhamba Road at 2 pm. […]
The sale of books has emerged as the latest political flashpoint in West Bengal, with under-construction book stalls run by Left parties allegedly vandalised in Kolkata’s Dhakuria and elsewhere, amid chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s call to deny the CPI(M) space at Durga Puja venues. The alleged attack in Dhakuria on Wednesday left senior activists of […]
After a special executive magistrate court released Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka on October 11 after a one-day preventive detention, several pro-BJP social media handles claimed that the trio had been granted bail on the condition that they would not take part in any protest for a period […]
After journalists covering the protests in New Delhi were detained and forcibly prevented from doing their work, social media posts documenting the police crackdown are now disappearing from platforms. Several videos accusing the police of using excessive force against protesters demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar have been restricted by Meta. In […]
“Bacchon, police ki maar ka bura nahi maante. Yeh aapko samjhane ke liye kari gayi hai” (Translation: Children, don’t take offence at being beaten by the police. This was done to teach you a lesson.) This is what a Delhi Police official had to say after protesters were allegedly subjected to a vicious assault inside […]
