Sing secular song: Bengali singer claims assault over ‘Jago Maa’ performance

A popular Bengali singer has alleged that she was harassed and threatened with physical abuse by a local Trinamool Congress leader for not singing ‘secular’ songs during a live performance at a school in East Midnapore district of West Bengal. Singer Lagnajita Chakraborty said the incident took place on Friday evening while she was performing […]

Bratya Basu under fire for comments that connect the action of the army to the PAH Operation of 1971

Minister of Western Bengaalse Education Bratya Basu led to a stir in the state assembly after comments that seemed to compare the dismantling of the Indian army of a Trinamool Congress (TMC) Protest phase with Operation Searchlight, the brutal performance launched in Bangladesh in 1971. The minister made the comment during a debate about a […]