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Infosys, T V Mohandas Pai, on Saturday said Bengaluru deserves better infrastructure and a good minister to realise 'Brand Bengaluru'. Pai, who heads Aarin Capital, called on Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who holds the Bengaluru development portfolio. Speaking to reporters later, he said he met Shivakumar and spoke to him regarding the infrastructure development of Bengaluru. «I spoke to Shivakumar regarding Bengaluru. I want him to be a hero for Bengalurians, take Bengaluru forward and make it the best city in the country,» he said.

Qatar Airways has responded to a distressing incident aboard a flight from Melbourne to Doha, where a deceased woman’s body was placed next to an Australian couple for several hours. The airline conducted an internal review and stated that its crew «acted quickly, appropriately and professionally» in handling the situation. The incident gained attention after Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin, who were traveling to Venice, shared their experience with Channel Nine in Australia.

On March 1, 2025, Zilis took to X to confirm the birth of their son, sharing, «Discussed with Elon and, in light of beautiful Arcadia’s birthday, we felt it was better to also just share directly about our wonderful and incredible son Seldon Lycurgus. Built like a juggernaut, with a solid heart of gold. Love him so much.» Musk responded to her post with a heart emoji. The couple, who had previously kept their third child’s gender and name undisclosed, are now parents to four children: twins Strider and Azure, Arcadia, and the newborn, Seldon Lycurgus.

Tuhin Kanta Pandey assumed charge as the 11th chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Saturday. The career bureaucrat who served as the Finance Secretary till now, replaced Madhabi Puri Buch, whose 3-year tenure ended on Friday. He has been appointed for a term of three years. Pandey told the media that Sebi is a strong market institution and is evolving continuously and his goal is to make it the best market institution.

Gukesh, who lost the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee to Praggnanandhaa on tiebreak, is behind second-placed Hikaru Nakamura (2802) while and Norway's Magnus Carlsen (2833) continues to be the top-ranked chess player in the world. The Indian Grandmaster has overtaken compatriot Arjun Erigiasi and USA's Fabiano Caruana.

Midcap stocks got hammered through February falling by as much as 30% as investors scurried to book profits or cut losses. The low-key sentiments on D-Street were on account of both the global and local factors. While Donald Trump's threats on reciprocal tariffs and fears of US economic slowdown weighed on the markets, nearly a third of the midcaps missing their Q3FY25 estimates and valuations were among local factors that pulled the pack. The BSE Midcap index fell by 4,500 points or 10% in February and this week's decline was more prominent as the 132-stock index plunged 4.4% or nearly 1,800 points. In this, 123 stocks ended the month in the red while just 9 stocks managed a positive closing.

Tony Abbott, who is currently visiting India, said that he has «always been a friend of India.» PM Modi also spoke about how Abbott during a visit to Dilli Haat venue in the national capital enjoyed millets. Sharing a picture with Abbott on X, PM Modi stated, «Delighted to meet my good friend and former Australian PM, Mr. Tony Abbott. He has always been a friend of India's. We have all seen him enjoy millets during his current visit.»

Income Tax Department has released Form 13 which is used for applying for lower or nil rate of TDS deduction for FY 2025-26. This form can help salaried individuals to prevent excess TDS deductions and ensure that they don't need to go through the process of claiming a tax refund later. Also Form 15E has also been enabled for filing by Indian residents who want to make payments to non-residents at a lower TDS rate. According to an alert flash on the TRACES portal of the tax department, the functionality to file both these forms (Form 13 and 15E) have been enabled for the upcoming FY 2025-26. However, for the current FY 2024-25 these forms will be made available till March 15, 2025. This means if you want to apply for a lower TDS deduction certificate by filing Form 13 or 15E for FY 2024-25 then hurry up as only two weeks are left. Read below to know how exactly you should file Form 13 or Form 15E so that everything is proper and the chance of its acceptance is higher.

Rs 2000 banknotes have been returned to the banking system, and only Rs 6,471 crore worth such notes are still with the public. On May 19, 2023, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the withdrawal of Rs 2000 denomination banknotes from circulation. The total value of Rs 2000 banknotes in circulation, which was Rs 3.56 lakh crore at the close of business on May 19, 2023, declined to Rs 6,471 crore at the close of business on February 28, 2025, RBI said. «Thus, 98.18 per cent of the Rs 2000 banknotes in circulation as on May 19, 2023, has since been returned,» it said in a statement.

Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, were discovered dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home on 26 February 2025. Their bodies were found by maintenance workers, leading to a growing mystery surrounding their deaths. Authorities believe Hackman may have died on or around 17 February, based on readings from his pacemaker, though the exact cause remains undetermined.

Japan Airlines flight traveling from Hokkaido in northern Japan arrived at Haneda Airport just as a Japanese Coast Guard plane, en route to assist with earthquake relief in western Japan, was about to land on the same runway. Shortly after, the two aircraft collided and caught fire. Thanks to the crew's expertise and some luck, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on the Japan Airlines flight managed to evacuate safely. ALSO READ: Have travel anxiety? These seats on an aircraft have the highest fatality rate As per aviation experts, this successful evacuation was a combination of advanced aviation technology, a resilient aircraft build and hands-on implementation of textbook evacuation protocol that drove hundreds of passengers to safety off the tarmac in under 20 minutes after the first lick of flame.

Concerns over high valuations continued to weigh on small and midcap stocks and there were signs of panic selling. Consider this: About 95% or 892 smallcaps failed to deliver a return excess of 1%. Meanwhile, as many as 685 stocks saw double-digit declines.

All scheduled and non-scheduled banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays and banks work on the first and third Saturdays (fifth in some cases) of the month unless announced as a holiday in the RBI’s holiday list. Also read: Money deadlines in March 2025: From special FD deadline to UAN activation

In the last three-four months alone, new-age tech entrepreneurs including Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal; EaseMytrip and Optimo cofounder Prashant Pitti; Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas; Leverage CEO Akshay Chaturvedi and Mosaic Wellness CEO Revant Bhate have taken to platforms like LinkedIn and X to pitch job openings and watched their social media blow up. For Goyal, who has 814,000-plus followers on LinkedIn and another 705,000-plus on X, a controversial chief of staff job post in late-November brought in 18,000 applications, of which 30 received offers and 18 have since joined Zomato and other group companies like Blinkit, according to his February 5 update.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian companies navigated yet more revenue-profit divergence in the December quarter, and India’s ranking declined significantly among its emerging-market peers in January. Meanwhile, India and the UK have resumed trade negotiations amid protectionist policies by the US.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A Gurgaon resident was blindsided by an email from Axis Bank demanding ₹23.25 lakh for excess reward points acquired through a loophole. "Since you have redeemed X excess reward points beyond what is rightfully accrued by your transactions, we request you to pay INR 23,25,639 to the Bank as per MITC clause..." The notice was part of the bank’s recent effort to recover rewards points accumulated by some credit card holders through a technical loophole in 2023.

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Experts recommend that the average adult consume between 0.8 and 1 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight. For instance, if you weigh around 68 kg (150 pounds), you should aim for 55-68 grams of protein daily. For those who are highly active, such as athletes, weightlifters or people with physically demanding jobs, increasing protein intake can be beneficial. Similarly, older adults at risk of muscle loss (sarcopenia) may require additional protein to maintain strength.

science of well-being, happiness expert and author Stephanie Harrison has developed a new philosophy on happiness. In an interview with CNBC Make It, Harrison shared five practical and science-backed strategies to help individuals lead more fulfilling lives.

Imam of Delhi's historic Jama Masjid announced that Muslims will observe their first roza (fast) on Sunday, March 2, following the moon sighting expected on Saturday evening. As per Islamic tradition, the official start of Ramadan is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon. Since the moon was not visible on Friday, Ramadan will begin Saturday evening with the moon's appearance, which will mark the first day of fasting on Sunday.