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Prince Charles’ brother Andrew arrested over Epstein Files row
London: The UK police on Thursday, February 19, arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles III, on suspicion of misconduct in public office following damaging allegations over his association with…
- India
Ahead of Modi’s visit, India and Israel sign another MoU deepening defence ties
Tel Aviv: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel later this month, an MoU was signed between India and Israel to deepen defence ties and strengthen ongoing joint activities, including…
- India
India won’t let AI turn humans into data points: Modi at AI Impact Summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, February 19, pitched for democratising artificial intelligence and making it a tool for inclusion and empowerment, saying humans must not become mere data points…
- Business
Sensex, Nifty crash 1 per cent in mid-session amid profit-booking
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped in the mid-session trade on Thursday, February 19, amid a broad-based profit-booking rush in realty, power and auto stocks, and rising crude oil prices…
- Chennai
DMDK joins DMK-led alliance ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls
Chennai: Ending weeks of political speculations, the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) on Thursday, February 19, joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s T-Hub partners with Hauts-de-France to boost startup collaboration
Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based startup incubator T-Hub on Thursday, February 19, announced its strategic partnership with the Hauts-de-France region, establishing a structured implementation framework to strengthen startup-led economic cooperation between India and France. As…
- Sports
West Indies beat Italy by 42 runs to enter Super 8s as group toppers
Kolkata: Shai Hope’s second consecutive fifty and a disciplined performance by bowlers powered West Indies to a comfortable 42-run victory over Italy, signing off their Group C campaign in the T20 World…
- India
Generate jobs, pay salaries instead: SC slams govts on freebies culture
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India (SC) on Thursday, February 18, slammed the freebies culture, saying it was high time to revisit such policies that hamper the country’s economic development. Taking…
- Business
Won’t leave India without prior permission, will cooperate in probe: Anil Ambani tells SC
New Delhi: Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani has filed an undertaking in the Supreme Court that he will not leave the country without its prior permission and fully cooperate with agencies’ probe…
- India
India not just a part of AI revolution, but leading it: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, February 19, said artificial intelligence must be democratised and become a tool for inclusion and empowerment, particularly for the Global South. Addressing the India…
- India
Bill Gates skips India AI Summit keynote address amid Epstein references
New Delhi: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will not deliver the keynote address he was previously scheduled for at the India AI Impact Summit, his foundation said on Thursday, February 19. While the…
- News
Software outage disrupts airline check-ins nationwide
New Delhi: Airlines faced issues in checking in passengers at various airports on Thursday, February 19, morning due to a software problem that lasted for more than 40 minutes, according to sources.…
- Hate Crime
UP: 15-year-old Dalit gang-raped by two youths, minor at hotel
Banda: A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped at a hotel in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district by two youths and a minor, who then abandoned her under a bridge, police…
- Middle East
IIT-Madras to launch Applied AI Innovation Centre in Dubai
Chennai: IIT-Madras’s Global Research Foundation will establish its “first Applied AI Innovation Centre” at Dubai CommerCity to boost technology-led economic growth, officials said on Wednesday. In its initial phase, the centre will…
- Entertainment
Kerala CM Vijayan flags ‘The Kerala Story 2’ as ‘threat to secularism’
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday expressed concern over the upcoming release of the second part of ‘The Kerala Story’, claiming that its first installment was made with the “intent…
