Ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP has fielded Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder victim, from Panihati. Party leaders defended the move, calling it a step toward justice and women’s empowerment

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta distributed bicycles to around 1,000 schoolgirls under the ‘Vidya Vahini’ initiative, aiming to ease travel and promote uninterrupted education for girls. She said the initiative aims to remove barriers that often prevent girls from continuing their studies