Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind planning to join WB politics

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, currently fighting against the acquisition of farmland for industry in West Bengal, plans to take up active politics in the state shortly. State Jamiat general secretary......

Bengal on edge after rebel TMC MLA's Babri plan, NH-34 warnings

A fresh political firestorm gripped West Bengal on Tuesday as estranged TMC MLA Humayun Kabir doubled down on building a mosque modelled on the Babri Masjid in Murshidabad district and warned that......

Fadnavis downplays Ajit Pawar's fund remarks; denies rift with Shinde

Days after Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's remarks linking development funds to voter support, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday dismissed the suggestion of discrimination......

Javed Akhtar event postponed after Muslims protest

The West Bengal Urdu Academy has postponed a mushaira (poetic symposium) featuring noted lyricist Javed Akhtar following protests by some Muslim groups. IMAGE: Javed Akhtar. Photograph: ANI Photo......