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KOLKATA: In January this year, pole-vaulter Kuldeep Kumar and teammate Dev Kumar Meena were removed from their train and briefly detained at Maharashtra’s Panvel railway station after ticket examiners objected to them carrying their poles inside the coach, referring to the equipment as “steel pipes”.On Saturday, Kuldeep had a fitting reply when he broke the…
Vicky Kaushal will begin prep for Amar Kaushik’s Mahavatar in June 2026 after wrapping Love & War with Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. The film shoots from January to December 2027. He’ll avoid other projects. Meanwhile, Love & War targets a January 2027 release. Vicky and Katrina Kaif welcomed a baby boy in November 2025….
Deloitte is planning to reduce several employee benefits for a section of its US workforce starting January 1, 2027, according to a Business Insider report. According to internal documents cited in the report, paid family leave, including parental leave, will be reduced from 16 weeks to eight weeks for affected employees. In addition, annual paid…
NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured a record conviction of 73 drug offenders with the harshest possible punishments in the first quarter of 2026, garnering appreciation by Union home minister Amit Shah. The success is underpinned by a steady rise in the agency’s conviction rate, which has climbed from 60.5 per cent in…
Russian oil supplies to India could rise sharply, potentially doubling from January levels to account for at least 40% of India’s total imports. (AI image) As supply disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz continue due to the US-Iran war, India has stepped up its purchases of Russian crude oil. In fact, compared to the January…
ChatGPT maker OpenAI recently announced that it has delayed the rollout of its proposed “adult mode” feature for the popular chatbot. This reportedly came after the company’s internal advisers and employees raised concerns about user safety, including risks of emotional dependence and access by minors. The decision is said to have followed a January meeting…
For January 2026, the sector-specific indices stood at 157.2 for mining, 167.2 for manufacturing and 212.1 for electricity. (AI image) India’s Index of Industrial Production saw a 4.8% increase year-on-year in January 2026, according to the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. The rise in industrial output was largely driven by a 4.8 per cent…
ICAI CA Final result 2026: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has released the Chartered Accountants (CA) Final Examination January 2026 results today, March 1, 2026. Candidates who appeared for the CA Final exams can now check and download their scorecards from the official websites icai.nic.in and icai.org.The results were announced in the…
Growth in India’s eight core infrastructure sectors slowed to a two-month low of 4 per cent in January, according to official data released on Friday, reflecting weakness across most key industries. The growth rate stood at 5.1 per cent in January 2025 and 4.7 per cent in December 2025, PTI reported.Crude oil and natural gas…
India’s mutual fund industry began 2026 on an optimistic note, with total assets under management (AUM) rising to Rs 81.01 lakh crore in January, up 20.5% from Rs 67.25 lakh crore a year earlier. Over the past 12 months alone, the industry has added more than Rs 13.8 lakh crore to its asset base.The long-term…
