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What happened in Berlin in 1933 inspired a play in Bengal in 1972. The Telegraph on why 50 years down the line, there is an urgency to revisit that play
Torture cry in homemaker’s suicide Complaint filed against husband’s family; alleged delay in probe prompts cops to shift case The parents of a young woman has alleged that their daughter was “compelled to commit suicide” because of “inhuman torture” at her in-laws’ home. Rashika Jain, 25, suffered critical injuries, possibly from a fall from the third-floor terrace of her in-laws’ home in Alipore on February 16, and died in hospital. She got married to industrialist Kushal Agarwal...
Deep Dive | The long trail of political violence in West Bengal Deep Dive | The long trail of political violence in West Bengal Murderous physical attacks on political rivals or clashes between protesters and the police are as bad as it gets in West Bengal. advertisement In West Bengal, the reasons for confrontation have always been strictly political. (Representational Image) The political culture in West Bengal invariably plays out in the colours of confrontation. Every rally, from a street corner meeting to a mammoth march to any miniscule demonstration that snakes its way down the narrow...