KOLKATA: Sunday marked two months of the SIR rollout in Bengal as people struggle to get back something as basic as their voting right amid confusion among officials over which documents are kosher, multiple orders from Election Commission, flip-flops, and innumerable goof-ups.The chaotic drive led CM Mamata Banerjee to write on Saturday to chief election…
PRAYAGRAJ: A Class 10 student being investigated for rape based on a complaint by the parents of a pregnant minor was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a field early Sunday, a day after police visited his village home in UP’s Kaushambi district to interrogate him.The boy’s family said he stepped out unnoticed the previous…
Metaplanet, a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company, may have a financial edge over other digital asset treasury companies due to structural weakness in the Japanese yen (JPY), according to BTC analyst and crypto treasury company investor Adam Livingston. Japan’s debt-to-gross-domestic-product ratio is about 250%, Livingston said. This high debt level continues to weaken the yen, which…
JAMMU: A 47-year-old GRP constable was injured when his service weapon went off accidentally in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday night, officials said.“The constable, identified as Dinesh Kumar, was injured in the shoulder in the incident that took place while he was on duty at Kathua railway station late Saturday night,” officials said.Kumar…
NEW DELHI: Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Sunday that 22 Indian crew members of a merchant ship were arrested after 31.5 kilograms of cocaine were discovered aboard the vessel at Lagos’s main port.The seizure took place on Friday aboard the MV Aruna Hulya, which “originated from Marshall Islands,” NDLEA spokesman Femi…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump’s idea of taking control of Venezuela’s oil industry and inviting US companies to rebuild it after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro is unlikely to move global oil prices in the near term, analysts say.As per news agency AP, Venezuela’s oil sector…
Bitcoin (BTC) near year-to-date highs into Sunday’s weekly close as traders braced for liquidity grabs. Key points: Bitcoin enters classic fakeout territory as the weekly close coincides with the aftermath of the US-Venezuela news. BTC price action gains as much as 2% over the weekend, with $92,000 next on the bulls’ list. Crunch time for…
India’s retail inflation likely edged higher in December 2025 to 1.66 per cent from 0.71 per cent in November, driven by a strengthening in food prices across most segments, according to projections by Union Bank of India.The official Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for December is scheduled to be released on January 12, 2026, or…
LUCKNOW: A delegation of the Canadian Hindu Chambers of Commerce on Sunday met Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and expressed interest in investing in the state’s MSME, religious tourism and hospitality sectors. According to an official statement, welcoming the 24-member delegation led by founder President Naresh Kumar Chawda, the chief minister assured them of…
Gold and silver prices are expected to remain highly volatile in the coming week as investors react to key US economic data and rising geopolitical tensions following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by US forces, analysts said.Market participants will closely track a series of important US indicators, including ISM Manufacturing data, December ADP…
