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Celebrated British actor Sir Patrick Stewart has passed away at the age of 86. Rising from a childhood marked by domestic hardship and going completely bald by age 19, Stewart built a formidable career with the Royal Shakespeare Company before capturing global stardom as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor X in the X-Men franchise. Knighted in 2010, the Yorkshire-born legend proved that classical discipline and character can redefine modern popular culture.
Septuagenarian CPI(M) whole-timer Bipul Dasgupta has emerged as the face of peaceful resistance in West Bengal after standing ground with folded hands against a mob attempting to tear down a Left book stall in Nagerbazar during Durga Puja. The incident, set against a broader ideological row over the festival’s nomenclature, drew widespread condemnation from civil society as well as senior saffron figures including State Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta and the RSS, prompting a large solidarity march from Kolkata’s College Street on October 29.
Sonia Gandhi has long occupied the centre of Indian politics while revealing little about herself. She has been most ubiquitous and elusive for three decades.
Legal troubles have intensified for AISA national president Neha Bora after a Supreme Court advocate filed a formal police complaint in New Delhi seeking an FIR for outraging religious sentiments and defaming temples. The complaint follows a viral video in which Bora claimed priests commit rapes inside temples, drawing severe condemnation from the BJP for promoting an ‘anti-Hindu mindset’ and a sharp personal rebuttal from Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi against radical generalizations.
Dalal Street continued its unstoppable momentum on Tuesday as benchmark indices closed at the day’s high for the fourth straight session, lifting the BSE Sensex by 1,225.07 points to 76,917.85 and the Nifty 50 by 370.05 points to 23,810.85. The three-day 2,800-point surge was propelled by crude oil plunging nearly 8% to $104.77 on West Asia de-escalation hopes, heavy FII buying, and blockbuster Q2 corporate earnings led by GAIL’s doubling profits and Bank of Baroda’s record ₹6,532 crore net profit.
Celebrated British actor Sir Patrick Stewart has passed away at the age of 86. Rising from a childhood marked by domestic hardship and going completely bald by age 19, Stewart built a formidable career with the Royal Shakespeare Company before capturing global stardom as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor X in the X-Men franchise. Knighted in 2010, the Yorkshire-born legend proved that classical discipline and character can redefine modern popular culture.