- India
Excise policy case: ‘Truth Triumphs’, says Punjab CM on Kejriwal verdict
Chandigarh: The Punjab unit of AAP on Friday, February 27, hailed the court’s discharge of AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann…
- Technology
OpenAI raises 110B dollars from Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank; valuation hits 730B
New York: ChatGPT maker OpenAI has received USD 110 billion in funding from Amazon, SoftBank and Nvidia, putting the technology company’s pre-money valuation at USD 730 billion. Amazon is leading the trio…
- India
Liquor policy case: CBI contests clean chit to Kavitha, others in Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an appeal in the Delhi High Court, challenging a special court’s order discharging Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha, former Delhi chief minister Arvind…
- Sports
T20 WC: Jacks, Rehan propel England to stunning win over New Zealand
Colombo: England rode on Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed’s pyrotechnics to fight back from the brink and register a stunning four-wicket win over New Zealand in their T20 World Cup Super Eights…
- India
Bengal braces for post-SIR rolls on Saturday
Kolkata: When West Bengal’s post-SIR electoral rolls are published on Saturday, February 28, it will not only update a list of over seven crore voters, but also reflect months of political confrontation,…
- India
Delhi govt to audit private schools finances over allegations
New Delhi: The Delhi government has decided to appoint specialised audit teams to carry out a comprehensive inspection of financial records of private schools, following repeated complaints from parents over alleged financial…
- India
All land ownership issues to be resolved in coming years: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday, February 27, asserted that all land ownership and documents-related issues of eligible people will be resolved in the coming years, as he launched…
- Andhra Pradesh
Three of family die in road accident in Andhra
Dhone: Three people of a family died and another was seriously injured after their car was allegedly involved in a collison with a crane near Dhone in Nandyal district on Friday, February…
- Business
India’s forex reserves drop USD 2.119 bn to USD 723.608 bn
Mumbai: India’s forex reserves dropped by USD 2.119 billion to USD 723.608 billion during the week ended February 20, the RBI said on Friday, February 27. In the previous reporting week, the…
- Offbeat
Deepinder Goyal’s health startup hiring based on body fat sparks debate
New Delhi: Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal’s unconventional recruitment post for his health-tech startup Temple on Friday, February 27, seeking “athletes who are also engineers and scientists” and specifying an eligibility criterion of…
- Delhi
Delhi govt will issue 2 lakh ration cards this year: CM Rekha Gupta
New Delhi: Delhi government will issue two lakh fresh ration cards this year, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday, February 27. Addressing a programme marking the first anniversary of her government…
- Business
Stock market crash wipes out Rs 4.98 lakh cr from investors’ wealth
New Delhi: Investors’ wealth was eroded by Rs 4.98 lakh crore on Friday, February 27, as markets faced heavy drubbing, with the Sensex falling over 1 per cent, due to fresh foreign…
- News
Explained: How are NCERT textbooks prepared?
New Delhi: A class 8 NCERT textbook, which carried a chapter about ‘judicial corruption’, is at the centre of controversy with the Supreme Court imposing a “complete blanket ban” on the book,…
- World
Pakistan now in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan: Defence Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan’s defence minister early Friday, February 27, said that his country had run out of “patience” and now considers itself in an “open war” with neighbouring Afghanistan after both sides launched…
- World
Earthquake hits Bangladesh, tremors felt in Kolkata, adjacent Bengal districts
Kolkata: Tremors were felt in Kolkata and adjacent districts of West Bengal on Friday afternoon, after an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted parts of Bangladesh, officials said. The…
