He was one of the three youth faces launched by the CPI(M) in West Bengal during the 2024 Lok Sabha election as the party’s Gen-Next. Two years down the lane, one of them, 35-year-old Pratikur Rehman, is on his way out of the party. He, however, declined to comment on the reasons for quitting the…
Hardik Pandya, right, celebrates with teammate Ishan Kishan the wicket of Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan. (AP Photo) COLOMBO: All those who don’t mind a sense of competition in an India-Pakistan game were left scratching their heads by late Sunday at the Premadasa.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Pakistan have been in Sri Lanka…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: After a strong rally yesterday, the stock market indices Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, opened in red on Tuesday. While Nifty50 was below 25,600, BSE Sensex dropped over 200 points in opening trade. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,593.50, down 89 points or 0.35%. BSE Sensex…
(As West Bengal gears up for the Assembly polls, every Tuesday, The Indian Express’s Kolkata bureau chief Ravik Bhattacharya decodes the electoral trends, political signals, and campaign moves shaping the contest.) Over the last decade, starting from the 2016 West Bengal Assembly polls, the countdown to polling day used to see coordinated campaign efforts between…
Blood groups, determined by inherited genes, act as vital identification markers on red blood cells. These ‘badges,’ including A, B, AB, O, and Rh factor, are crucial for the body’s immune system to distinguish self from foreign blood. Understanding these groups is essential for safe transfusions and medical procedures, highlighting an invisible connection between individuals….
Steve Smith of Australia shakes hands with Pavan Rathnayake of Sri Lanka after the match. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: A shattered Mitchell Marsh did not hide his emotions after Australia crashed to a crushing eight-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in a must-win clash at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Monday, conceding his side’s fate…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: NTPC, Power Finance Corporation, and Union Bank of India are the top stock picks by Somil Mehta, Head – Alternate Research, Capital Market Strategy, Mirae Asset Sharekhan for February 17, 2026. Let’s take a look:NTPC – Buy in the range between Rs 368 & Rs 369;…
AS BJP’s Nitin Nabin takes charge as the party president, he inherits a war chest that has continuously grown over the years. The party’s annual audit report submitted to the Election Commission recently shows that it is sitting on cash and cash equivalents of almost Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 9,996.12 crore, to be precise) as…
Animal behaviour during solar eclipse Solar eclipses are among nature’s most unusual and dramatic events. The Moon casts a shadow on the Earth that changes the light and temperature in some places for a short time when it moves between the Earth and the Sun. While scientists focus much attention on what solar eclipses reveal…
NEW DELHI: The rupee fell 8 paise to settle at 90.74 against the US dollar on Monday, weighed down by a strong American currency and foreign fund outflows. According to forex traders, lower crude oil prices and positive domestic equity markets capped a sharp fall in the Indian currency. On Friday, the rupee depreciated 5…