KOLKATA/RANAGHAT: A 97-year-old Partition refugee who never missed a vote is struck off the rolls. A 72-year-old retired teacher who presided over a dozen polls is deleted despite papers. A 68-year-old collapsed and died in a tribunal queue. Fallout from SIR has rippled across Bengal.Subarna Bala Poddar, born in undivided Bengal and displaced in 1947,…
Deepika Sehrawat (Image credit: Hockey India) No player wants to ever get injured. What’s even worse is getting injured just ahead of a major tournament, and that’s exactly what happened to Indian women’s hockey team drag-flicker Deepika Sehrawat last year.It was a day before India were set to travel for Asia Cup when she was…
The Middle East crisis has stretched beyond the one month mark, sending ripples across the globe. While somes nations are hiking fuel prices, others are introducing other measures to cushion consumers from the impact while balancing energy reserves. Pakistan is no stranger to the ongoing energy volitality as the country imports almost 85% of its…
TRIGGER WARNING: This article includes references to sexual abuse.Ross Davidson, a former singer associated with Spandau Ballet, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. He was reportedly convicted of multiple rapes and sexual assaults. The verdict follows two separate trials that examined offences spanning several years.As reported by The Guardian, Davidson, 38, was found…
YLDS is an SEC-registered, USD-pegged stable asset from Figure. Figure Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: FIGR) today announced the launch of YLDS on the Stellar network, marking the first time a regulated, yield-bearing dollar product has been made available on the chain, according to a press release shared with The Defiant. YLDS is the blockchain-native fintech’s SEC-registered,…
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, serving a 25-year sentence for his role in misusing user funds at the crypto exchange, has dropped a motion in federal court requesting a new trial for his criminal case, but still has a pending appeal of his conviction and sentence. In a Wednesday filing in the US District Court…
Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Sharpening his anti-government tirade over the India-US trade deal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “deshdrohi” (traitor), doubling down on his claim that “PM Modi sold off India”.Addressing a poll rally in Bengal, the Lok Sabha leader of opposition accused the Modi government…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an election rally in Coimbatore on Saturday, where he said voters in Tamil Nadu would bring the NDA to power and remove the DMK government.“A new chapter is being written in the politics of Tamil Nadu. Tamil people are giving one clear message-NDA is in, DMK is out,”…
MUMBAI: Investors continued to invest in equities, debt and gold through the mutual fund route despite volatile markets due to geopolitical tensions. In April, net inflows in equity funds were at Rs 38,440 crore, down marginally from Rs 40,450 crore in March while the corresponding figure in debt funds showed a huge reversal with a…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination held on May 3 and announced that the medical entrance test will be conducted again on fresh dates to be notified separately. This comes after allegations of a large-scale “guess paper” leak pushed the exam into a nationwide controversy.The government has…