Bengali or Bangladeshi? Calcutta HC Questions Centre for Targeting Bengali-Speakers, ‘Sends Wrong Message’

West Bengal finally asks its colleges to follow HC order by shutting down students’ union rooms

West Bengal colleges ordered to lock students' union rooms following Calcutta High Court directive for campus safety.

Bengali or Bangladeshi? Calcutta HC questions Centre for targeting Bengali-speakers, ‘sends wrong message’

The Calcutta High Court questioned the Centre over nationwide raids targeting Bengali speakers as illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, labelling it alarming. The court demanded affidavits from both the Centre and the West Bengal government while hearing petitions regarding deportations from Birbhum.

Mamata Banerjee takes on BJP Over 'Rohingya' Label for Bengali Speakers

In a fiery address, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee vehemently criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly labeling Bengali-speaking individuals as “Rohingyas.” The Chief Minister’s strong remarks come amidst escalating tensions over linguistic and identity politics in India. “How Can Rohingyas Speak Bengali?” Chief Minister Banerjee challenged the BJP’s narrative, stating, “They are calling anyone who speaks Bengali a R…

Calcutta HC grants BJP permission to conduct rally in Bengal’s Siliguri city on July 21

Kolkata, July 17, 2025 The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, permitted the state unit of the BJP in West Bengal to conduct a rally at Siliguri city in Darjeeling district of West Bengal on July 21, to protest against the rising incidents of crime against women in different pockets of the state. Incidentally, Trinamool Congress will be organising its annual Martyrs’ Day rally in central Kolkata on the same day. The Siliguri Police Commiserate, ho…

Under Siege for Speaking Bengali: Detentions, deportations and a rising pushback against the targeting of Bengali migrant workers across India

In recent weeks, a chilling pattern has emerged across multiple Indian states, including Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, where Bengali-speaking migrant workers, most of them Indian citizens, have been rounded up in mass raids, detained without proper inquiry, denied recognition of valid Indian documentation, and in some cases, forcibly deported to Bangladesh. These sweeping actions, occurring under the alleged …

Why identification of Bangladeshi infiltrators started nationally at the same time: Calcutta HC to Centre

The division bench also asked the Union government to clarify the allegations that Bengali-speaking people were indiscriminately targeted in the process of identification of the illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators.