Suprotim Mukherjee

‘Mango’ Mishra used TMC shield to harass students

July 6, 2025

Kolkata college rape case exposed political-criminal nexus, igniting outrage over TMC links and student safety. Kolkata: Less than 11 months after the horrific rape-murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, another rape – that of a first-year law student in a city college – had...

BJP’s new Bengal president set to take on Trinamool

July 6, 2025

Bengal BJP appointed Samik Bhattacharya as president, signalling shift from hardline to moderate stance. Kolkata: On Thursday afternoon, by the time BJP Central Observer Ravi Shankar Prasad stood up to announce the new Bengal BJP president’s name, the party’s rank and file already knew a course correction was underway. From now...

Mamata sees red as Election Commission sets new norms

June 29, 2025

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on June 26, launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission (EC), alleging that its new guidelines for electoral roll verification amounted to a covert implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), with her state as the primary target. She claimed the...

Trinamool targets High Court judges by Name

June 22, 2025

‘Targeting judges by name creates a chilling effect, discouraging impartial rulings,’ said a senior advocate from the Calcutta High Court. KOLKATA: With the Mamata Banerjee government facing setback after setback before the Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court of India, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party has trained its guns...

BJP cries ‘appeasement’ as Mamata Banerjee unveils new OBC list

June 15, 2025

This comes after the Calcutta HC struck down the previous list saying religion appears to have been the sole criterion. KOLKATA: With the West Bengal Assembly elections due in about eight months, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government led by Mamata Banerjee has moved swiftly to consolidate its core Muslim vote...

TMC opposes Op Sindoor narrative on the ground

June 8, 2025

TMC counters BJP’s Operation Sindoor narrative amid 2026 election tensions. Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has launched a strategic campaign to counter the political advantage gained by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) through Operation Sindoor, a military strike conducted on...

Outrage after Kolkata Police arrest 22-year-old from Gurugram

June 1, 2025

Law student Sharmishta Panoli’s arrest sparked nationwide debate over free speech, religion, and political bias. KOLKATA: Sharmishta Panoli, a 22-year-old law student from Pune and an Instagram influencer, was arrested by the Kolkata Police from Gurgaon on Friday afternoon for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through her remarks on social media...

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