India

Corporate

Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh Kabaddi Bodies Sanction JBC League for 2026

Three state kabaddi associations affiliated with India's Amateur Kabaddi Federation have approved the JBC Kabaddi League, a new tournament set for the first half of 2026. The inaugural season will pit five teams from Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh against each other.

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Medicine

Make Natural Holi Colours at Home with Beetroot, Spinach, Turmeric

Households across India prepare for Holi by crafting organic colours from kitchen staples like beetroot, spinach and turmeric. These homemade powders and liquids dodge the skin-irritating chemicals in commercial dyes.

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AI

Punjab Minister Bains Eyes AI Tools for Schools at India AI Expo

Punjab Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains visited the India AI Impact Expo 2026 in New Delhi on Thursday, leading a delegation to discuss AI solutions for the state's schools. He met executives from Google, OpenAI, NVIDIA and others to explore personalized learning and literacy programs.

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Big Tech

Mumbai Police Issue LOC Against Harry Boxer in Ranveer Singh Threat Case

Mumbai Police issued a Look Out Circular against Harichandra, alias Harry Boxer, a key member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, after a threatening voice note targeted Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh. The WhatsApp audio, sent to Singh's manager, was traced to a US-based number routed through a VPN.

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Corporate

Philips CEO: AI Boosts Diagnostics Without New Investment

Artificial intelligence can double global diagnostic capacity through software upgrades alone, without requiring fresh capital spending, Royal Philips CEO Roy Jakobs said. Speaking in Bengaluru after the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Jakobs highlighted India's pivotal role in this shift.

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Corporate

India AIFs to Hit Rs 455 Lakh Crore by 2030, Outpacing Markets

India's alternative investment funds are set to drive the managed investments industry to Rs 455 lakh crore by March 2030, more than doubling from Rs 212 lakh crore in March 2025, according to a Crisil report. AIFs have consistently beaten public market benchmarks and are projected to grow at 25 percent annually over the next five years.

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Corporate

Indian Aviation Faces Rs 170-180B Losses in FY2026 Despite Traffic Uptick

India's aviation sector braces for net losses of Rs 170-180 billion in FY2026, up sharply from Rs 56 billion last year, even as passenger traffic rebounds. Icra blames operational snarls, a sliding rupee and new aircraft costs for the hit.

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Medicine

Forceps Left in Patient’s Abdomen Sparks Kerala Protests

Police in Kerala filed charges against a retired doctor after artery forceps turned up inside a woman's abdomen two years after surgery at Alappuzha Medical College. The discovery ignited protests across the state, including a Youth Congress mob storming Health Minister Veena George's home with demands for her ouster.

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AI

Infinix Launches Note Edge Smartphone at Rs9,999

Infinix unveiled its Note Edge smartphone Tuesday, debuting the XOS 16 software interface at a starting price of Rs9,999 including offers. The device packs a 6.78-inch 3D-curved 1.5K AMOLED display, 6500mAh battery and MediaTek Dimensity 7100 5G chipset into a slim 7.2mm frame.

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Big Tech

India Joins US-Led Pax Silica at Delhi AI Summit Amid $260B Pledges

India signed a declaration joining the US-led Pax Silica alliance during the AI Summit in Delhi, committing to secure global silicon supply chains from critical minerals to AI systems. Major firms including Reliance Industries, Adani Group and Microsoft announced over $260 billion in AI and data infrastructure investments.

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Corporate

South Africa Expects R60bn-R90bn Mining Tax Windfall Over Two Years

South Africa's government stands to gain between R60 billion and R90 billion in extra taxes from mining companies over the 2026/27 and 2027/28 fiscal years, economists predict. The windfall stems from record gold prices hitting $3,431 an ounce in late 2025 and a rebound in platinum group metals.

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Corporate

Vietnam Tet 2026 Draws 5M+ Visitors to Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Hue and More

Vietnam's Tet holiday from February 14-20, 2026, pulled in over 5 million visitors to top spots including Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Hue, Lam Dong, An Giang and Phu Quoc. Domestic crowds surged alongside record international arrivals from India and Europe, boosting tourism revenue past hundreds of millions of dollars.

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KI

Souveräne KI bedeutet Vertrauenspartnerschaften, keine Isolation: Kanadischer Minister

Souveräne KI erfordere vertrauensvolle Partnerschaften statt Isolation. Das erklärte Kanadas Minister für KI und digitale Innovation Evan Solomon auf dem KI-Gipfel. Er kündigte Memoranden mit Indiens IT-Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw für gemeinsame KI-Projekte an.

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IA

Soberanía en IA requiere alianzas confiables, no aislamiento: ministro canadiense

El ministro canadiense de IA y Innovación Digital Evan Solomon definió la soberanía en IA como alianzas confiables en lugar de aislamiento durante la Cumbre de IA. Anunció planes para memorandos de entendimiento con el ministro indio de TI Ashwini Vaishnaw para avanzar en esfuerzos conjuntos.

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Asien-Pazifik

Mehrut statt Delhi: Indiens schnellste U-Bahn eröffnet

Premierminister Narendra Modi hat am Sonntag die U-Bahn-Linie in Mehrut eingeweiht. Sie ist mit 80 km/h die schnellste Indiens und verbindet Mehrut South mit Modipuram.

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