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Babri mosque emotion: West Bengal may see Muslim Chief Minister or Deputy CM: Humayun Kabir
Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir said the emotive issue of constructing a new Babri Masjid in Murshidabad at his behest could shape the political disco.
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Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir said the emotive issue of constructing a new Babri Masjid in Murshidabad at his behest could shape the political disco.
The entrance exam is the sole criterion for admission to undergraduate programmes across the seven IISER campuses for the academic year 2026–27. The online application window opened on March 5, 2026, and will close on April 13, 2026.
Also in this newsletter: Trump's former national security advisor John Bolton tells Euronews the war in Iran is "Europe's war", and exclusive lines from interviews with the Bulgarian PM, Ukrainian Finance Minister and Israeli Ambassador to the UN in Geneva.
Amid a spike in oil prices, a global energy crisis and the ongoing Iran-US war sparking tensions in the Middle East, India has condemned the targeting of commercial shipping in international waters, and called for de-escalation through dialogue and diplomacy. "The exercise of navigational rights and freedom by merchant and commercial vessels in accordance with international law must be respected, " he added.
ESPNMar 20, 2026, 12:27 AM ETThe first round of the 2026 men's NCAA tournament had a little bit of everything: upsets, blowouts and big performances from the game's brightest stars.Here is ESPN's guide to all.
Fighting in the Middle East has revealed that many nations are ill equipped to face new forms of warfare, including massive deployment of drones. Attempts to shoot down Iranian drones in the Gulf states using.
Iran039s air defences which Donald Trump said were destroyed hit an advanced stealth fighter jet like the F-35 It marks a significant event in the war as the US has boasted of decimating Iranian air defence capabilities How did Iran manage to hit the US fighter jet.
The news is very good (mostly). The cost of full-time childcare in England for children under the age of two has dropped by a phenomenal 39% since last year, thanks to government funding. This stat, from the.
Shares of State Bank of India (SBI) jumped more than 3% on Friday after the public lender’s subsidiary and India’s largest asset management company, SBI Funds Management, filed its draft IPO papers with market regulator Sebi to raise funds through the primary market. 37 crore equity shares, entirely comprising an offer for sale.
Not only is it the first release to support the upcoming Steam Machine living room gaming PC, it comes with long-awaited features for Valve’s handhelds and more support for other companies’ handhelds than we’ve seen to date — including Microsoft and Asus’ Xbox Ally series, the Lenovo Legion Go 2, the OneXPlayer X1, and additional support for MSI, GPD, Anbernic, OrangePi, and Zotac. Some Windows machines currently last longer than the Steam Deck when asleep, because they self-hibernate to save power, while the Steam Deck has an instant-on sleep mode.
I admit, this is an innovation I did not see coming: Silicon Valley has invented the philosophical zombie from the classic thought experiment “lol how crazy would it be if there were a philosophical.
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined today by Nate Rott and Emily Kwong. Hey to both of you.EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi, Ailsa.NATE ROTT,.
Some of the world’s poorest countries will lose out on UK aid that funds programmes such as schools and clinics, due to budget cuts set out by the foreign secretary.The UK’s bilateral aid to African countries.
Nigel Farage will say pretty much anything for money. Write him a script, stuff a coin in the slot and off he goes: the man who would be prime minister could be your personal mouthpiece for less than £100.Or.
Nobody gave the Boers a prayer when the war in South Africa began in 1899. It was farmers ranged against the might of the British empire, and the expectation was that resistance would quickly.
A woman with severe intellectual disabilities in Tanzania has had her conviction and death sentence quashed after spending more than a decade in prison awaiting execution. On 4 March, a court in Shinyanga, northern Tanzania, declared she can appeal. “She was not supposed to be in prison in the first place,” said Anna Henga, executive director of Legal and Human Rights Centre, a Tanzanian human rights advocacy organisation.
The new group's first meeting comes just weeks after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. The independent committee, announced March 3, includes five former members of the federal group, two former directors of the National Institute of Mental Health, prominent scientists, representatives of autism advocacy organizations, and one person who identifies as autistic. In many ways, the independent autism committee will mimic its federal counterpart, which advises the government on autism research and services.
Miami left no doubt about its tournament viability, or the historic path it has taken, beating SMU 89-79 at UD Arena. The RedHawks led for most of the game, recorded their largest victory margin and made their most 3-pointers (16) in an NCAA tournament game and posted their highest scoring total in a tournament contest since 1958. "We crashed the glass," said Woolfolk, Miami's tallest starter at 6-foot-9.
India arrested seven men late last week on charges of conspiring to carry out terrorist activities against India. When he was about 30 years old, his website says he was arrested by the then regime of Gaddafi in Libya, and was in prison for nearly six months, only being freed after rebel forces released prisoners who broke off the lock to his cell. 84 lakh followers on X, where he has claimed that he fought in Libya and Ukraine.
Jihadist violence rose sharply in Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo last year, even as global deaths from terrorism dropped to their lowest level in a decade, according to a new report. Nigeria recorded the largest increase in terrorism deaths globally in 2025, with fatalities rising by 46% from 513 in 2024 to 750, placing it fourth in the Global Terrorism Index, behind Pakistan, Burkina Faso and Niger. The assault comes after multiple suicide bombings on Monday in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno, that killed at least 23 and left more than 100 wounded.
How oviraptors, bird-like but flightless dinosaurs, hatched their eggs has long been unclear. A new study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution explores this question by examining oviraptor nesting behavior and hatching patterns. The model was based on Heyuannia huangi , an oviraptor species that lived between 70 and 66 million years ago in what is now China.
com HDFC Bank shares fell after chairman Atanu Chakraborty’s sudden exit, wiping out significant market value. Shares of HDFC Bank fell as much as 8% before recovering a bit, following the sudden resignation of chairman Atanu Chakraborty. The stock has lost about Rs 1 lakh crore in today's trade.
Stock market today (AI image)Stock market crash today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex crashed in opening trade on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve kept policy rates unchanged and oil prices rose above $110 per.
"The thing I really want to emphasize is that nobody knows," he said. But the grid looked more like a maze than a consensus, underlining just how little underlying consensus exists on the Federal Open Market Committee.
Amazon is going on the defensive after a report from The Wall Street Journal revealed that the ecommerce giant plans to slash shipments with the United States Postal Service, which said this week that it’s running out of money. Amazon claims it’s been working with the USPS for over a year on a deal “that would bring them billions in revenue,” but the agency walked away at the “eleventh hour” during negotiations last December. “One easy action, increasing our borrowing authority, buys us time… Time that we can use to best determine what the Postal Service should do to best serve the American public,” Steiner said, according to The New York Times.
Internet platforms’ liability shield Section 230 faced another round of attack at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday, this time with two distinct undercurrents complicating the conversation. One.
Warren Buffett's quote ‘Price is what you pay, value is what you get,’ emphasises that true investment value lies beyond market price, focusing on a company's fundamentals. Here's what investors can learn from his words.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday bid farewell to members retiring from the Rajya Sabha, saying there are “no full stops in politics”. He lauded their contributions and made special mention of veteran leaders H D Deve Gowda, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Sharad Pawar for devoting a significant part of their lives to parliamentary service.
Dhruv Rathee slams Priyanka Chopra. ” Playing a clip from the Academy Awards, he said, “Some of you might ask what was wrong with her reaction. Similarly, many Hollywood celebrities—despite being privileged—are choosing to speak up and supporting the right thing,” he said.
5 crore within four weeks in its ongoing arbitration dispute with Kalanithi Maran and KAL Airways Pvt. Justice Subramonium Prasad rejected SpiceJet’s plea seeking modification of the January order, under which the airline had proposed furnishing an immovable property worth about ₹ 148 crore as security instead of making the cash deposit. In July 2018, the tribunal rejected Maran’s ₹ 1,323 crore damages claim but directed SpiceJet to refund ₹ 579 crore, along with interest, relating to the warrants and preference shares.
In a recent podcast episode hosted by his sister, Soha Ali Khan, actor Saif Ali Khan discussed what makes a relationship work over time. “I am very lucky that my wife and I have been on the same page,” he said, while also admitting that things had not always been this way for him. “When things are not working, you kind of fiddle with it, try to communicate,” he said.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a self-deportation campaign offering illegal immigrants free flights back to their home countries, along with a USD 2,600 exit bonus. "Receive a FREE flight home and a USD 2,600 exit bonus when you use CBP Home to self-deport," DHS said in a post on X. 2 million illegal immigrants have participated in the program since its launch in January 2025.
In the beginning, it was just a game. One we've all played numerous times: select the squares with a stop sign, enter the text below, reassemble the puzzle — and check the box declaring, "I am not a.
Donald Trump is teaching the world a lesson, but not the one he thinks. The attack on Iran was meant to be a dazzling display of military supremacy. It has instead illuminated chinks in the US’s armour.The US.
"US forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM said in a statement on X. The 5,000-pound bombs used in the strike were the GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator, a weapon first deployed in 2021 and designed specifically to penetrate hardened, deeply buried targets. While each bomb reportedly cost around $288,000, they are still less powerful than the 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator used in prior US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
Stroll through almost any town in Slovenia – or simply drive along its regional roads – and you can’t miss them. Posters cling to lamp-posts, bus stops and construction fences, proclaiming the triumphs of one.
Astronomers have identified a strange new kind of exoplanet that challenges how scientists classify worlds beyond our Solar System.
A former Belgian diplomat, 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what was then the newly independent Congolese state, a Brussels court has ruled. ” The decision was also hailed by lawyers for the Lumumba family as setting a historic precedent in criminal justice for crimes allegedly committed under European colonial rule. Davignon is accused of participating in war crimes on three counts, according to information provided by the court of first instance in Brussels: “This is a historic decision,” Christophe Marchand, a lawyer for the family, said.
W ith the tragedy of two young people dying, and a further 13 confirmed cases, meningitis is back in the headlines in the UK, prompting public concern and worry about the risk. Back in the 1990s, around 2,500 lab-confirmed cases of meningococcal disease were recorded annually, largely caused by meningococcal group C bacteria – the disease is caused by a range of bacterial strains, each of which require a different targeted vaccine to prepare the immune system. With the restrictions on mixing and protections taken to limit spread of Covid-19 in 2020, meningitis cases dropped to record lows as a side-effect.
With civilians across the Middle East living under attack, it’s vital to resist the forces of hate and insist on dignity and compassion for all, says David Davidi-Brown of the New Israel Fund.
How many Labour policy U-turns does it take to form a complete circle? How many Labour policy complete circles does it take to form a black hole? A black hole in which public interest and party loyalty is.
inspired design is underway in a South Florida residential canal. Two mangrove planters are being installed on a new seawall to provide habitat for marine.
The first Matter camera is here — sort of. Camera support came to the smart home standard last year, and Aqara’s Camera Hub G350 is the first to support it. The G350, which was announced at CES, launched this.
“A new account just put more than $145,000 into Netanyahu out by March 31. Potential payout: nearly $4,000,000 (about ₹ 37 crore),” wrote a social media user while sharing a screenshot of the bet. Odds have moved against them, and they are sitting on over $10,000 in losses.
At least 23 people were killed in a series of suspected suicide bombings, police in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri said on Tuesday. Daso said 23 people had been killed, while 108 others "sustained varying degrees of injuries."
Jay BilasMar 16, 2026, 09:00 AM ETClose College basketball analyst for ESPN and ESPN Insider Played and coached at Duke Practicing attorneyYou already know the drill. After my fellow analysts and I have the.
IDBI Bank shares plunged more than 17% on Monday, extending their one-month decline to nearly 30%, after The Economic Times reported that the government’s strategic stake sale in the lender could stall because the financial bids received were reportedly below the floor price set for the deal. 5 crore shares traded on the exchange during the session, the NSE data revealed. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) approved the reclassification of GOI as public shareholder upon completion of the sale on January 5, 2023.
After a chaotic week following the Justice Department’s mid-trial settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, the antitrust trial picked back up surprisingly smoothly on Monday — this time, with dozens of.
Nvidia announced DLSS 5 on Monday during its GTC conference, and based on early reactions, it’s going to be a divisive update, with some reactions calling it “slop” that unacceptably alters artistic intent. ” Left: Grace Ashcroft / Right: Grok Ashcroft The most noticeable impact is that DLSS 5 seems to make significant changes to how character models appear. ” DLSS 5 can run in real time at up to 4K resolution, and while it will certainly satisfy some gamers and developers waiting to see photorealism in more titles, the effect won’t work for everyone.
The plaintiffs include two minors and an adult who was underage when the events in the lawsuit took place. “These are children whose school photographs and family pictures were turned into child sexual abuse material by a billion-dollar company’s AI tool and then traded among predators,” one of the victims’ lawyers, Annika K.
The X8 Pro Omni is available for $599 ($501 off) from Amazon, Best Buy, and Ecovacs, while the X9 Pro Omni is on sale for $679 ($621 off) at the same retailers (Amazon, Best Buy, Ecovacs). Both robot vacuums are packed with smart features designed to reduce the time you spend cleaning.
Speaking at the White House, Donald Trump said Washington does not know who it would negotiate with in Iran, suggesting several leadership layers had been targeted in US strikes. “We took out the first layer, and then they gathered to pick a new leader, and we took out the second layer,” Trump said.
Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said on Monday there was “no appetite” to extend the mandate of the EU’s naval mission Aspides into the Strait of Hormuz despite growing calls for Europe to help secure the waterway and prevent major disruptions to global oil supplies. Kallas spoke after the EU’s 27 foreign affairs ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss how Europe should respond to the impact of the war with Iran, which has triggered what analysts describe as the largest disruption to global oil supplies in history and sent oil prices above $100 a barrel.
Here are they key tips to remember when it comes to taking care of your eyes (Source: Freepik) In today’s digitally-centric world, our eyes are subjected to prolonged periods of screen exposure, leading to a host of issues collectively known as digital eye strain. Early detection of eye problems can prevent vision loss and allow for timely intervention, she noted.
India's R Praggnanandhaa thinks about his next move during a game in Tata Steel Chess India in Kolkata. (Express photo by Partha Paul) Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand said while R Praggnanandhaa has slowed down a bit in the last few months, the 20-year-old will be mentally ready for the FIDE Candidates tournament.
India’s T20 World Cup-winning wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson on Monday said the current Indian team consciously prioritises collective success over individual milestones, describing it as a key approach.
Apollo's John Zito had a blunt assessment of how private equity firms are valuing their software holdings as shares of comparable public tech companies have plunged: They're not, he said. Retail investors have pulled about $10 billion from private credit funds in the first quarter, according to analysis by the Financial Times. Zito also said that private credit lenders, and by extension the investors backing the loans, could see deep losses in the coming years.
Today, I’m talking with Jim Lanzone, who is the CEO of Yahoo.It’s basically impossible to sum up the Yahoo story, but the short version of it is that a long time ago Yahoo paid Google to run the search box on.
Iran's deputy foreign minister has warned the US it faces another Vietnam if it puts boots on the ground in the war. His defiance comes after two weeks of devastating conflict that has left nearly 1,500 Iranians killed in the war with the US and Israel and millions of Iranians displaced.
Countries in Africa, where farmers depend heavily on imported fertiliser and a large share of household income goes on food, are particularly vulnerable to supply chain disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East, experts have said. Fertiliser prices have soared since the war started last month, and Unctad says that may increase food costs and intensify cost of living pressures, particularly for the most vulnerable people. “Any disruptions, any shocks really affect all of us,” said Jervin Naidoo, a political analyst at Oxford Economics Africa, an advisory firm.
Mummification has fascinated historians and scientists for centuries, yet many details about how ancient Egyptians preserved the dead have remained unclear. Wanyue Zhao, Research Associate in Organic Geochemistry at the University of Bristol, said: "The findings mark a significant step forward in improving our understanding of Egyptian history and the fascinating ritual of mummification. The research, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science , analyzed 35 samples of balms and bandages from 19 mummies.
Indian stock markets rebounded sharply on Monday, snapping a three-session losing streak with Sensex and Nifty closing significantly higher. Despite volatile trading, value-buying emerged after last week's selloff.
When I think of the desert, I think of tumbleweeds bouncing on dry, cracked earth, no signs of life other than sun-bleached cow skulls and maybe a lizard doing some pushups. There's a carpet of desert gold wildflowers in the driest place in North America. ABBY WINES: Especially late afternoon in the golden hour just before sunset, you're looking up at the hillside.
On a humid afternoon in Lagos, a shoot for a comedy skit is under way on a set that looks more like a small film production.Dozens of people mill about: lighting assistants, a sound engineer, a makeup artist.
A sacred artefact looted by French colonial authorities more than a century ago has been returned to Côte d’Ivoire in one of the most significant cultural restitutions to a former French colony in years. The 4-metre Djidji Ayôkwé, which weighs 430kg, held cultural and political significance to the Ebrié people – after whom the lagoon in Abidjan is named – as a symbol of resistance. In readiness for the exhibition to the public, Unesco has donated $100,000 (£75,400) through its Abidjan office for research and training at the museum.
The government of Eswatini announced on Thursday it received four more “third country” deportees from the United States, as part of the Trump administration’s multimillion-dollar deal with the small African nation. A recent congressional investigation found that the Trump administration paid more than $32m to five foreign governments to accept a number of deportees. The Eswatini high court last month threw out a case filed by local human rights lawyers that challenged it, though an appeal has been lodged.
A flagship health project in Africa, which UK ministers said would play a vital role in protecting Britain from future pandemic threats, is being axed due to aid cuts, the Guardian can reveal. “That is a genuinely historic decision, and the UK now risks ceding ground in global health that we will struggle to recover,” said Ben Simms, chief executive of Global Health Partnerships, which ran the programme. Renewing funding in 2023, under Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government, then health minister Will Quince said: “This funding aims to make a real difference in strengthening the performance of health systems in each of the participating countries, which will have a knock-on effect on boosting global pandemic preparedness and reducing health inequalities.
The global energy market is currently under a "code red" as the escalation of war in West Asia has moved from the headlines into the kitchen. What started as a geopolitical standoff has devolved into a tangible crisis for millions: a severe shortage of LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) cylinders. With shipping lanes choked and prices skyrocketing, the "blue flame" is becoming a luxury item. Here is an editorial deep dive into the 2026 cylinder crisis.
(screenshot) In an interview to American political activist and commentator Tucker Carlson, Douglas Macgregor, a retired colonel of the United States Army said continuous US involvement in the Israel-Iran war will lead to severe economic consequences. com/59tniWVNhq — Fractured Light (@FracturedLight0) March 11, 2026 He added, “He is historically leading a neutral state that is growing in stature, in power, in influence; we should recognize it and welcome it and not treat it as a problem.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on March 12 opened the application correction window for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG). For the last two years, over 20 lakh students have been registering for the exam.
When I woke up this morning, the first thing I did was find the nearest Apple Store to my hotel in Los Angeles. Thankfully, the Apple Store was just a few meters away from my hotel at the posh Beverly Center.
Dravid said that he felt the criticism he was getting at the time was rather unfair considering he had gone only three innings without a big score. (PTI File Photo) Rahul Dravid scored a memorable century 25 years ago during the iconic second Test at the Eden Gardens against Australia and followed it with an unusually animated celebration.
Also in this newsletter: European Commissioner for the Economy Valdis Dombrovskis tells Europe Today that a prolonged and escalating war in the Middle East could mean a 'stagflationary shock' for Europe.
Iran on Thursday allowed Indian-flagged vessels to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz, even as maritime traffic through the strategic waterway has slowed sharply following the US-Israel strikes on Iran, according to a report in The Economic Times. Despite allowing Indian-flagged vessels to pass, Iran has warned that ships seeking to transit the Strait of Hormuz must obtain its approval, failing which they could be targeted. Meanwhile, the US Department of Energy said it plans to release 172 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve starting next week, as oil markets react to volatility triggered by the conflict and fears of supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz.
The rapid expansion of AI-powered mass-surveillance systems across Africa is violating citizens’ right to privacy and having a chilling effect on society, according to experts on human rights and emerging technologies. ” Nigeria has spent the most on infrastructure, investing $470m on 10,000 smart cameras by last year. An average of $240m was spent by the 11 countries with the investment often funded by loans from Chinese banks.
Neil PaineMar 12, 2026, 12:15 AM ETCloseNeil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight.With Selection Sunday rapidly approaching, many fans are.
The center of AI decision-making is shifting from experimentation teams to finance leadership, where durability, cost predictability, and contractual flexibility now drive vendor outcomes.
AI infrastructure is scaling faster than utility planning cycles. The real constraint is no longer chips alone, but permitting, transmission, and regional grid reliability.
AI-generated summary layers are changing the value chain between discovery platforms and original publishers, forcing media operators to redesign audience and revenue strategy.
Vendors are shipping capabilities weekly, while enterprise risk and procurement frameworks still run quarterly. That mismatch is becoming a hidden source of operational drag.
Enterprises are discovering that model selection affects incident exposure, legal posture, and customer trust as much as latency and benchmark scores.
Editorial teams are moving beyond generic automation claims. The strongest returns come from narrow, repeatable workflows with clear human ownership.
The AI workforce is stratifying into three distinct capability lanes, and hiring strategies that blur them are producing slow delivery and costly org churn.
After the initial premium wave, users are becoming selective. Subscription durability increasingly depends on reliability, transparency, and data handling, not headline feature volume.
At least 17 people, most of them schoolgirls, were killed on Wednesday when an explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces struck a secondary school and a health care centre. The war-tracking Sudan Doctors Network reported the strike first, saying those killed included two teachers and a health care worker.
The war in Iran is roiling jet fuel prices and airlines are beginning to hike prices, unsettling travelers far from the Middle East. If you're booking a flight soon, here are things to know.
Three people including a French UN aid worker have been killed in a drone attack in Goma, a spokesperson for the M23 rebel group has said. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, confirmed on X that a French aid worker for Unicef, the UN children’s agency, had been killed in the strike. ” A Unicef worker outside a home where a French humanitarian worker was killed in a drone strike.
At least 65 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in jihadist raids across the country’s north-east in the last two weeks, as the west African state battles to contain one of the world’s deadliest terror groups. Nigerian daily the Punch reported that about 40 soldiers were killed in total in these attacks.
New details are leading experts to fear that an “unethical” vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau is the “prototype” for studies under Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the US department of health and human services.
Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo on Tuesday night put up the second-highest-scoring game in NBA history, passing Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who famously scored 81 on Jan. Adebayo set records for most free throws made (36) and attempted (43) in an NBA game, and the Heat franchise records for most points in a quarter (31), half (43) and game (83). • He is the first player in Heat history to attempt 40 field goals in a game.
With Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss’ recent election to the Rajya Sabha, party sources revealed that Sowmiya Anbumani will “most likely” contest the upcoming Assembly elections in one of the PMK strongholds in Tamil Nadu. The DMK had said that if they came to power, they would give a subsidy of ₹100 on gas cylinders.
The CBI has arrested Darwin Labs co-founder Ayush Varshney, one of the main accused in the ₹20,000 crore Gain Bitcoin currency scam case, officials said on Wednesday (March 11, 2026). Launched in 2015, the Gain Bitcoin operation was camouflaged under the facade of Variabletech Pte. "In an attempt to cover up the losses, GainBitcoin unilaterally switched payouts to their alleged in-house cryptocurrency called MCAP, which had significantly less value than Bitcoin, further misleading investors," the CBI had said in a statement after the registration of the case.
The protest event, launched with a roadshow near Ramanattukara, was led by Mr. People of our State are very much aware of our contributions to the project realisation“, said Mr.
It was the third phone conversation between the two foreign ministers since the US and Israel launched the military offensive against Iran on February 28. Jaishankar and Araghchi spoke on February 28, soon after the US and Israel launched the attack on Iran that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The ongoing war between US-Israel and Iran has almost brought tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to a standstill, causing sharp swings in oil prices and underlining how crucial the narrow waterway is for global energy supplies, reported AP . 3 million barrels per day of crude oil transported through the Strait were bound for Asian markets, while only 16% was destined for Europe and other regions. Around one-third of the global seaborne fertiliser trade, about 16 million tonnes annually, also passes through the waterway, UNCTAD said.
Soon after the Trump administration launched its war on Iran, I called up Reed Blakemore, director of research and programs at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center, to talk about the consequences. While.
Ford announced a new AI-powered service for its commercial fleet and telematics software customers called Ford Pro AI. Ford said this reflects the reality that many commercial fleets operate vehicles from several manufacturers rather than relying on a single brand. Fleet management is “a high-friction, physical, and emotional job,” said Britta Farrow, Ford Pro communications manager.
From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter rounds up some interesting new economic studies.
The hoteliers of Shivamogga town are experiencing a shortage in the supply of commercial gas cylinders, owing to the conflict in West Asia between Israel and US on one side and Iran on the other. A restaurant in central Bengaluru restricted its menu to tea and coffee owing to disruption in LPG supply and shortage in Bengaluru, on March 10, 2026.
These outcomes have been supported by a significant increase in public investment, with ₹1,945 crore allocated to sports over the past four years. The State is developing an AI open data platform consolidating 100-plus government datasets at an investment of ₹14 crore.