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27.02 / 09:17
markets Provident Career Death Actor Oscar pianist Oscar-winning US actor Gene Hackman, wife and dog found dead inside New Mexico home
Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead in their home in the US state of New Mexico, the Santa Fe New Mexican website said on Thursday. The couple, who had been married since 1991, were found alongside their dog on Wednesday morning. Local media has reported that no foul play is suspected, according to Daily Mail.
27.02 / 09:17
Action WhatsApp Death students Department International Nepalese student death case: Odisha govt's committee records statement of more KIIT officials
KIIT officials on Thursday appeared before the Odisha government's high-level committee probing the death allegedly by suicide of a 20-year-old Nepalese B Tech student Prakriti Lamsal and the subsequent unrest on the campus. The Higher Education department had summoned the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology's (KIIT) chief proctor P K Patnaik, director Sanhita Mishra, Internal Committee chief Ipsita Satpathy, assistant director Smarika Pati and others to appear before the high-level committee.
27.02 / 09:17
markets UPS Software Trade RAI country India needs to ramp up bilateral relations for trade, investment: Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said India needs to ramp up its bilateral relations for trade and investment, as the world is witnessing a churn, and bilateralism seems to be the new catalyst tool. Speaking at BS Manthan, the Finance Minister said these are very interesting yet challenging times and the government is making all efforts to make India move up the ladder and be an engine of global growth.
27.02 / 09:07
Target economy wellness Trade country isolate Sudipto Mundle: On balance, India could gain from Trump’s policy blitzkrieg
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. From the very day of his second appointment as US President, Donald Trump has unleashed a blitzkrieg of executive orders which have turned many US policies on their head, sacked large numbers of government staff and disrupted governance systems. These disruptions are severely impacting the US, but are also reverberating throughout the world.
27.02 / 08:47
Citizens Election WhatsApp Mamata Banerjee slams Centre over deportation of Indians from US in chains
Mamata Banerjee on Thursday strongly condemned the deportation of «illegal» Indian immigrants from the United States in chains, calling it «shameful», and questioned why the BJP-led central government did not send planes to bring them back. Addressing a party conference here, Banerjee criticised the Centre for its alleged silence on the issue, decrying the lack of dignity in the repatriation process.
27.02 / 08:47
Volkswagen Analysis Porsche Trade President War European shares drop as Trump's tariffs plan fans trade war fears
shares fell sharply on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for a 25% tariff on cars and other goods from the European Union and the region's vow to counter «firmly and immediately» fanned fears of an escalating trade war. The pan-European STOXX 600 index has retreated 0.7% as of 0813 GMT, after closing at a record high in the previous session.
27.02 / 08:47
markets UPS Provident Strategy Trade shock Birla pulls wire, shock pulses through stocks. What's ahead?
Aditya Birla Group firm UltraTech Cement, India's biggest cement company, has announced its entry into the sector with Rs 1,800 crore investment planned over the next two years which include a plant in Gujarat.
27.02 / 08:47
markets COST Research Trade RAI Department Mercedes-Benz plans to cut 25% of workforce costs in China by 2027, source says
Mercedes-Benz is cutting jobs in China to achieve its goal of reducing by a quarter workforce costs in its biggest market by 2027, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.
27.02 / 08:47
markets Death President Doge social reports Department 'Anybody unhappy with Elon Musk? We will throw...': What Trump said about Tesla CEO at first cabinet meeting
Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday, billionaire Elon Musk remained the centre of discussion as the Republican president backed him and his team at DOGE to slash government spending and cut the federal workforce, while revealing that some members of his Cabinet “disagree a little bit” with Musk. Elon Musk starred at Trump's first cabinet meeting Wednesday, with the US president insisting his team was «thrilled» with the extraordinary power given to his billionaire advisor despite reported tensions over his sweeping government cuts.
27.02 / 08:47
COST UPS WhatsApp President Courts State governments should not tax minerals excessively: Union Mines Minister
G Kishan Reddy said Thursday. Addressing a press conference on the Indian mining sector, he said while states can levy higher taxes after a Supreme Court order allowing the same, it should be avoided due to the adverse impact on consumers. Elaborating on the centre's stand on the issue, Mines Secretary V L Kantha Rao said, we have asked states to come up with a stable regime for taxing minerals so that companies have better visibility when starting operations.
27.02 / 08:47
markets Tesla Injustice RAI social Videos Elon Musk warns of ‘woke mind virus’ in AI, says it is an existential threat to humanity
Elon Musk has warned that the biggest existential threat to humanity is the programming of the “woke mind virus” into AI. He stated that this so-called “woke mind virus” has been embedded into every AI system, with the exception of Grok.
27.02 / 08:47
markets Action Death students Justice Investigations We have 'roti-beti ka rishta' with India since the Ramayan era: KIIT student’s father demands justice
Prakriti Lamsal, however, echoes far beyond its walls—in Odisha, where students are protesting, and in Nepal, where government officials and student communities are demanding answers.
27.02 / 08:19
markets BTC Analysis trends Trade Experts Bitcoin Crypto market shaken as Bitcoin drops over 20% from its peak: Is this the start of a bear phase?
Bitcoin has fallen sharply, dropping over 20% from its January peak of $109,350, raising concerns about whether the crypto market has entered a bear phase. On Thursday, February 27, Bitcoin hit an intraday low of nearly $83,000 before recovering to around $85,000. The sell-off has wiped out nearly $300 billion in market value, leading to increased volatility and investor anxiety.
27.02 / 08:19
markets UPS Provident Citizens tenor Updates Money deadlines in March 2025: From special FD deadline to UAN activation
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) linked Insurance (ELI) to ensure smooth financial planning. Here are some of the important financial tasks that should be completed before the end of the financial year on March 31,2025.

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