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Centre pushing Matuas into uncertainty over citizenship: Mamata

Kolkata, Mar 5 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre was pushing members of the Matua community into “uncertainty and confusion” in the name of granting citizenship. Remembering Matua matriarch Binapani Devi, popularly known as Baroma, on her death anniversary, Banerjee claimed that the Centre was questioning the identity of people who have long been citizens of the country. “It is extremely unfortunate that due to the conspiracy of the BJP government at the Centre, our Matua brothers and sisters are being pushed into an unstable and confusing situation. In

Stock markets rebound in early trade tracking rally in global peers

Mumbai, Mar 5 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back in early trade on Thursday tracking a rebound in global equities, after facing heavy losses in the past few trading sessions due to the conflict in West Asia. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 550.27 points to 79,666.46 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 171.45 points to 24,651.95. From the Sensex pack, Adani Ports, Reliance Industries, NTPC, Bharat Electronics, Tata Steel and Larsen & Toubro were among the major gainers. HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, ICICI Bank and Asian Paints were among the laggards. Brent crude, the

Rupee rebounds from all-time low, gains 48 paise to 91.57 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Mar 5 (PTI) Rupee recovered from its lowest level and gained 48 paise to trade at 91.57 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, tracking positive momentum in domestic equity markets. However, higher crude oil prices, a strengthening American currency and intense selling of Indian equities by foreign investors amid escalating tension in the Middle East kept the local unit under pressure, forex analysts said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 92.16 and touched a high of 91.30 before trading at 91.57 against the American currency, registering a gain of 48 paise from

Polls open in Nepal’s first election after last year’s youth-led protests toppled the government

KATHMANDU, Nepal, March 5, 2026 (AP) — Polls opened Thursday in Nepal’s first nationwide election since last year’s violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power. Security forces patrolled streets and guarded polling stations across the Himalayan nation of about 30 million people as voters lined up to cast their ballots. Counting of votes will begin later Thursday, with results expected over the weekend. Officials said both election campaigning and voting have been peaceful and there were no reports of any trouble. “There is huge excitement about this election among the people, and we anticipate the voter turnout to be

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