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February 2026 is not loud, but it is dense. Many will feel it before they can explain it. The heaviness comes from accumulation of pressure, not from one single event. A Heavy Start: Stellium in Capricorn with Pluto The month opens with multiple planets packed into Capricorn. This alone creates pressure. Capricorn deals with systems,…
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has implemented a key update to the FASTag system that will make things easier for car owners. From February 1, 2026, vehicle owners will no longer need to complete the Know Your Vehicle (KYV) process when applying for a new FASTag for cars, jeeps and vans. The move…
Budgets are like car launches: most years you only get tweaks – maybe a new grille – while others bring a generation change. For middle class, last year’s Budget with revised tax slabs was of the second type. Yet, markets remained cold. Nifty in fact shed 150 points. This year’s Budget, expectedly, is of the…
Did Bryan Johnson Knowingly Engage with Jeffrey Epstein? Tech CEO’s Defence Under Fire Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, best known for his longevity and brain-interface ventures, has ignited a fresh social-media firestorm by revealing a long-buried encounter with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, prompting both support and fierce backlash online. Johnson’s candid admission, buried…
Government aims at raising Rs 80,000 crore from divestment and asset monetisation in 2026-27, a sharp increase from the revised estimate of nearly Rs 34,000 crore.While govt has moved away from mentioning a specific target for asset sales in state-run firms, the realisations from divestment are mentioned under what is called the miscellaneous capital receipts.Economic…
BRS president K Chandrasekar Rao (File photo) HYDERABAD: Telangana’s former chief minister and BRS president K Chandrasekar Rao, who was questioned for five hours on Sunday by the SIT probing the alleged phone tapping and illegal surveillance case, was reportedly made to read certain provisions of Indian Telegraph Act.“KCR was asked to read the provisions…
Rupee began February on a stronger note, rising 18 paise to 91.75 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday. The gain comes after last week’s weakness, when the currency had slipped to the 92 mark against the greenback.Earlier on Friday, rupee had hit an all-time low of 92.02 before recovering to close 6…
University of Minnesota Secures Long-Term Clinical Training Partnership The University of Minnesota has approved a mediated 10-year agreement with Fairview Health Services and M Physicians, ensuring the continuation of one of the state’s most significant academic–healthcare partnerships. As first reported by CBS News, the deal includes a $1 billion investment from Fairview in medical facilities…
In a major ruling on how High Courts should deal with chronic delays in delivering judgments, the Supreme Court has repeated and intensified its previous instructions on how such delays should be timely eliminated to bring about timely delivery of the reserved judgment. The Court placed special emphasis on the importance of ensuring that the…
Devika Sihag (Image credit: BWF) Twenty-year-old Devika Sihag capped her dream run at the Princes Sirivannavari Thailand Masters with a title after her final opponent, Goh Jin Wei of Malaysia retired midway in the BWF Super-300 title.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The Haryana girl, who trains under coach Umendra Rana in…
