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Two faculties of Kolkata’s Presidency University (popularly known as Presidency College) – one of India’s oldest and most prestigious institutes of higher learning – have become victims of casteist discrimination. On the 21 April, the university terminated the services of Satyadeo Prasad and Anil Pushker, teachers from its Department of Hindi who were on probation for a year. The termination is ostensibly due to “unsatisfactory performance”. However, students of the department have protested this decision as unfair and arbitrary, as reported in the local Bengali press.

The State Bank of India (SBI) has released all information related to the electoral bond scheme, including the unique numbers, to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has suffered a major injury in an accident, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) said on Thursday.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced Trinamool Congress' candidates for all 42 seats in West Bengal.

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday urged the State to consider renaming the lioness named 'Sita,' a revered goddess among Hindus, and the lion named Akbar to avoid ‘controversy’.

Angry about being targeted with a "Khalistani" remark, a Sikh IPS officer responded to West Bengal BJP leaders, including Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, urging them to refrain from stereotyping and respect his faith.