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File photo: PM Modi with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu India and Israel will meet again in May 2026 to continue negotiations on their proposed free trade agreement (FTA), the commerce ministry said on Thursday. The next round of in-person discussions will take place in Israel. ‘UPI Will Be Used In Israel’: PM Modi After Key…
Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday revised the valuation methodology for physical gold and silver held by mutual fund schemes, mandating the use of polled spot prices published by recognised stock exchanges for determining their value.The new framework will come into effect from April 1, 2026.“It has been decided…
Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna have officially tied the knot in Udaipur, confirming their union as ‘The Wedding of VIROSH’. The couple, who met on the sets of ‘Geetha Govindam’, celebrated their marriage with Telugu Hindu and Kodava rituals. Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna are finally married. The couple who has been dating for many…
NEW DELHI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday formally elected Maharashtra deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar as its new national president, nearly a month after the death of her husband, Ajit Pawar, who held both positions at the time.Ajit Pawar died in a private plane crash in his hometown of Baramati on January 28….
Borge Brende on Thursday stepped down as president and CEO of the World Economic Forum (WEF), weeks after the Geneva-based body launched an independent review into his past interactions with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Brende, who has led the WEF since 2017, announced his decision in a statement following disclosures from the US justice department…
Dharmendra Pradhan (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that “we have utmost respect for judiciary” and action will be taken against those responsible for drafting a controversial chapter on judicial corruption in the Class 8 NCERT textbook. The remarks follow the Supreme Court’s directive to ban the book, seize physical…
NEW DELHI: The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued an interim stay on the release of the film ‘The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond’, for 15 days, a day before its scheduled to release on February 27.The Court observed that, prima facie, there appeared to be non-application of mind by the censor board while granting…
MILAN 2026 concludes successfully NEW DELHI: MILAN 2026, a multilateral naval exercise hosted by the Indian Navy, concluded on February 25 with a closing ceremony held onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikrant off the coast of Visakhapatnam.The ceremony was attended by naval officers from participating countries and presided over by Rear Admiral Alok Ananda, Flag Officer…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly reprimanded the NCERT over its now-withdrawn chapter in the newly introduced Class 8 textbook, which had been added to the syllabus days ago and outlined “corruption” and “backlogs” in the judiciary. Calling it a “deep-rooted conspiracy,” the CJI issued a show-cause notice to the NCERT director and…
Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) chairperson and Manorama Online CEO Mariam Mammen Mathew on Thursday opened the DNPA conclave and said that artificial intelligence and rapid shifts in the digital ecosystem are fundamentally reshaping how news is created, distributed, discovered and monetised.Speaking at the Third Annual Storyboard18 DNPA Conclave 2025 on the theme, “Transformation of…
