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Tag: Kolkata

Male victims of child sexual abuse are under-served by Indian law, activists say. Photo: Pixabay
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

Silence around sexual abuse of young boys is not helping India

by Suryatapa Mukherjee July 19, 2018February 18, 2020

The case involving the alleged sexual abuse of a two-year-old boy at a play-school in Kolkata, the capital of India’s eastern state of West Bengal, has once again highlighted the need to look at boys as victims. Currently, the laws mostly look at women as victims, leaving males in a gray zone. Yet more than […]

Anirban Roy Choudhury (left) and his tattoo studio and performance venue Forever Poetry (right) in Kolkata, West Bengal. Chandni Doulatramani
Posted inNepal, South Asia

How a poetry studio became home for tattooist’s body of work

by Chandni Doulatramani July 12, 2018February 18, 2020
Bharatiya Janata Party supporters chant slogans as they block Highway 31 during a protest over the ruling Trinamool Congress party at Chopra village in the North Dinajpur, West Bengal. Photo: AFP / Diptendu Dutta
Posted inBangladesh, India, South Asia

Village elections show West Bengal has a violence problem

by Suryatapa Mukherjee June 13, 2018February 18, 2020
A statue of Communist icon and Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Statue vandalism the new tool of political battles in India

by Asia Times staff March 7, 2018February 18, 2020
Bengaluru players celebrate a goal during their Indian Super League (ISL) football match against Mumbai City FC at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore on November 19, 2017. Photo: AFP / Manjunath Kiran
Posted inIndia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Is football starting to rival cricket in Indians’ affections?

by John Duerden December 3, 2017February 18, 2020
Rescue operations underway at the building collapse site in Kolkata's Burrabazar on Tuesday. Photo: The Indian Express
Posted inIndia, South Asia

1 dead, 2 critically injured after Kolkata building collapses

by Asia Times staff September 5, 2017February 18, 2020
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Photo: NDTV
Posted inUncategorized

Mamta calls for peace as Dussehra, Muharram collide

by Asia Times staff August 24, 2017February 18, 2020
A garment seller was detained after his Facebook comments offended Kolkata residents. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Kashmiri youth detained over ‘anti-India Facebook posts’

by Asia Times staff July 28, 2017February 18, 2020
West Bengal Tourism Minister Goutam Deb with his security guards at the gates of Panighata in Darjeeling district on Wednesday. Photo: Express
Posted inUncategorized

Stone-throwing protesters attack tourism minister’s car

by Asia Times staff July 13, 2017February 18, 2020
Tarun Sengupta, secretary of the BJP IT cell in West Bengal . Photo: The Indian Express
Posted inIndia, South Asia

BJP official arrested for ‘spreading fake news’ online

by Asia Times staff July 12, 2017February 18, 2020
Doctors in West Bengal now have a panic button app they can use when they are harassed. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Panic button for doctors

by Asia Times staff July 10, 2017February 18, 2020
A woman shouts during a protest against the mob lynching of Muslims who were accused of possessing beef in Mumbai on July 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Posted inIndia, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia

Is lynching the new normal in India?

by The Conversation and Aftab Alam July 9, 2017February 18, 2020
Indian blood donor camps are extremely competitive, with some offering special incentives to those willing to give the gift of life. Photo: Flickr
Posted inUncategorized

Fury over special incentive for blood donors

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2017February 18, 2020
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Posted inEgypt, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

A Writer’s Café, evolving tramlines of life

by Raja Murthy February 13, 2017February 12, 2017

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