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Capital Small Finance Bank has reported a 17% rise in net profit at Rs 34 crore for the third quarter ending December 30, 2024 against Rs 29 crore in the year-ago quarter. Operating profit was 20% higher at Rs 48 crore against Rs 40 crore.

US President Donald Trump was spotted golfing at his Doral golf club which is located in Miami quite recently in spite of having told several reporters aboard Air Force One that he would likely be too busy to play golf, reported Huffpost.

Selena Gomez, on Monday, had posted an emotional video on her social media, now deleted, in which she teared up while discussing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids that led to over 1,000 arrests in the United States. The video quickly attracted backlash from US President Donald Trump’s supporters, who responded with personal insults and accusations of her being overly “politically correct.”

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a national critical mineral mission with an outlay of ₹34,300 crore to boost India's supply chain in the key sector and achieve self-reliance The cabinet also approved an increase in the price of ethanol procured by state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) for blending with petrol.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump’s immigration directives are clearing the path for officials to step up deportations. But the White House’s flashy public-relations campaign around its deportation work might be just as effective, as it unsettles immigrant communities across the country.

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On the campaign trail last year, President Donald Trump talked tough about imposing tariffs as high as 60% on Chinese goods and threatened to renew the trade war with China that he launched during his first term

The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS

Merz, the frontrunner to become the next German Chancellor, has described the European Union’s asylum system as “dysfunctional” and wants to crack down on irregular immigration at the national level. Although opponents worry this would bring Germany into conflict with its neighbors, many EU countries have already hardened their stance on this issue. German-driven change might be more welcome than many anticipate in Berlin.

Tata Steel on Wednesday claimed that it has become India's first steel company to develop pipes for hydrogen transportation, marking a significant milestone in the country's hydrogen mission. The pipes, processed at Tata Steel's Khopoli plant using steel manufactured at its Kalinganagar plant, have successfully met all the critical properties required for hydrogen transportation, the company said in a statement.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. This is my third offering of the Economic Survey, a comprehensive compilation of information and perspectives on the state of the Indian economy. It delves into issues that warrant focused and continued attention, providing insight and analysis crucial to understanding India’s economic landscape.

Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been.The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made the annual announcement — which rates how close humanity is from ending — citing threats that include climate change, proliferation of nuclear weapons, instability in the Middle East, the threat of pandemics and incorporation of artificial intelligence in military operations.The clock had stood at 90 seconds to midnight for the past two years and “when you are at this precipice, the one thing you don’t want to do is take a step forward,” said Daniel Holz, chair of the group’s science and security board.The group said it’s concerned about cooperation between countries such as North Korea, Russia and China in developing nuclear programs. Russia President Vladimir Putin has also talked about using nuclear weapons in his war against Ukraine.“A lot of the rhetoric is very disturbing,” Holz said.

Climate change and recent troubles with counterfeit seeds have challenged Kenya's agriculture efforts to improve food security

Donald Trump has a decades-long history of bashing the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, starting with his 1987 book Trump: The Art of the Deal where he blamed the group for cripplingly high energy costs. Unsurprisingly, it only took him 72 hours after being sworn in to take aim at the cartel.

The White Lotus didn’t just put the spotlight on Hawaii and Sicily, they transformed the local Four Seasons outposts into pop culture icons and cemented the destinations more broadly as bastions of luxury travel. Now, it’s Thailand’s turn. Ahead of the HBO show’s Season 3 premiere on Feb. 16, Thai tourism authorities, hoteliers and travel agents are readying for a surge in visitors.

Anant Raj surged 10% during the intraday session, hitting their upper circuit at Rs 587.85 on the BSE, following the company’s clarification regarding its business model in light of developments in artificial intelligence (AI) technology, specifically the announcement of a low-cost AI model by Chinese company DeepSeek. The clarification, issued on January 28 after market hours, aimed to reassure investors about the company’s operations and its outlook for the data center industry amid the growing influence of AI.

Alexander Hart Tsang knows his time is coming to an end.“I can feel it in my body. Its deteriorating,” the 78-year-old Edmonton senior said.“I know my whole body — inside — is shutting down.”Over the last 16 years, he’s battled liver cancer.Alexander has undergone radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and other medical procedures — but nothing cured him.“I didn’t get cancer overnight.

OpenAI was founded as a lab in 2015 to take on the perceived dominance of Google in AI. Its meteoric rise over the last three years however made its dominance unchallengeable. But, Chinese LLM maker DeepSeek’s launch of its reasoning model R1 last week has challenged not just the dominance of OpenAI but has also questioned America’s supremacy in the global AI race.