Matua community's joy over CAA turns to despair

The Matua community's initial jubilation over the implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Act has been dampened as its key organisation advised its members not to apply for citizenship......

Deportation of Bengali migrants to B'desh sparks panic in Bengal village

Sixty-something Bhodu Sheikh sat on the porch of his ramshackle hut in Dorjee Para, a settlement tucked away in one corner of Paikar village in the Muslim-majority Murarai assembly constituency of......

Influential Matua leader joins Modi government

It was a family feud that brought Santanu Thakur into politics and now he is one of the most influential leaders of the politically-crucial Matua community of West Bengal. Thirty-eight-year-old......

Modi meets Matuas in Bangladesh, influential voters in Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at a Matua temple in Bangladesh's Orakandi, the birthplace of Hindu mystic figure and Matua community's spiritual guru Harichand Thakur.......