Insurer’s staff posts earnings on WhatsApp status

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co, a unit of country’s second-largest private lender, said an employee uploaded undisclosed information about third quarter earnings as a personal WhatsApp status, days ahead of the planned release.The worker, who broadcast the information after market hours on Friday, deleted the “status” within an hour, the ICICI Bank Ltd. unit said…

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NIOS Class 10, 12 Result 2025 for October–November exams declared: Direct link to check scorecard, correction rules here

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has announced the Class 10 and Class 12 results for the October–November 2025 public examinations. The result is now available on the official NIOS websites. Students who appeared for the secondary and senior secondary exams can check their marks using their enrolment number. The online scorecard shows subject-wise…

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Budget 2026: State leaders meet with FM Nirmala Sitharaman for pre-Budget talks; push for higher GST compensation, capex support

Budget to presented on February 1 (Image credit: IANS) State leaders met with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday for pre-budget discussions, where they reportedly asked for increased financial support for capital investments and compensation for GST revenue losses. The states also asked for more funding for urban and rural development, housing programs, and disaster…

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‘The Traitors Season 4’ and ‘Ponies’: Fun begins this week with two highly anticipated Peacock releases

Winter weekends call for cozy streaming sessions—and Peacock’s best on the lineup this week delivers just that with two fresh drops that feel tailor-made for kicking back. Whether you’re juggling family movie nights or craving some cutthroat reality TV, ‘Ponies’ and ‘The Traitors Season 4’ are set to engage you. These aren’t just filler shows—they…

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Ayodhya tightens food curbs: Non-veg delivery banned within 15 km of Ram temple; hotels, vendors warned | Lucknow News

AYODHYA: The Ayodhya administration has banned the delivery of non-vegetarian food items in a radius of 15Km of the Ram temple, following “complaints regarding the food delivery companies supplying non-veg foods in the periphery of Ayodhya town, that is marked under ‘paanch kosi parikrama’ area”.A warning has been issued to hotels and homestays that were…

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Dogs build their vocabularies like toddlers

Basket the border collie seems to have a way with words. The 7-year-old dog, who resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, knows the names of at least 150 toys—”froggy,” “crayon box” and “Pop-Tart,” among them—and can retrieve them on command. Basket built her vocabulary thanks to the dedicated efforts of one of her…

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No tax relief for Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal

MUMBAI: The Bengaluru bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has dismissed Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal‘s non-resident claim, denying him the benefit of India-Singapore Tax Treaty sought by him. The tribunal passed the final order on Jan 9.In his appeal, Bansal argued that he had gone outside India (Singapore) for employment, and hence should be…

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