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By Francesco Canepa and Frank Siebelt

LONDON (Reuters) — The world's top brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev on Thursday beat fourth-quarter sales estimates and raised its annual dividend by 9%, a move likely to cheer investors hungry for returns after years of focus on debt reduction.

Google has marked the occasion of Leap Day on Thursday, February 29, with a lively doodle featuring a frog. The doodle portrays a frog adorned with the date ‘29’, symbolizing the unique occurrence of Leap Day. The animated depiction shows the frog leaping from one end of a pond to another, with the date vanishing as it jumps, all set against a serene backdrop of stones and leaves. Accompanying the doodle, Google provided a cheerful message, stating, “Ribbiting news, it's Leap Day! Leap Day, February 29th, only occurs about every four years, to keep our calendars in alignment with the Earth and sun… Enjoy this bonus day of February — Happy Leap Day!” In addition to celebrating Leap Day, Google took the opportunity to share insights into the history of its iconic doodles. Exploring the roots of these imaginative illustrations, Google reminisced about its inaugural doodle in 1998 and highlighted milestones such as the first doodle series and special doodles for events like Bastille Day in 2000.

FD interest of up to 9.21%:These banks offer over 9% interest rate on fixed deposits for senior citizens Kotak Mahindra Bank offers an interest rate between 2.75% to 7.40% to general citizens and 3.25% to 7.90% for senior citizens. Earlier the bank was offering an interest rate between 2.75% to 7.25% to general citizens and 3.25% to 7.75% for senior citizens.

New Delhi (India), February 28: In the bustling lanes and vibrant markets of India, the quest for a reliable and good quality used two-wheeler has often been fraught with challenges. Traditional avenues of purchasing pre-owned bikes and scooters were riddled with pitfalls such as fear of fraudulent transactions, cumbersome paperwork, lack of warranties, and an overall deficiency of trust and quality assurance.

Pixel 8 smartphone has won the 2023 Phone of the Year award at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. The award was presented by the GSMA, which hosts the Global Mobile Awards at MWC every year. According to a report by 9to5Google, the Google Pixel 8 won the 2023 Phone of the Year award over many other competitors, including the iPhone 15 Pro series, OnePlus Open, Samsung Galaxy S23 series and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5.

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ANI reported. The accident occurred on Wednesday night at the Badjhar ghat. The accident occurred when the victims were returning to Amhai Devri from Masurghugri village in the district's Shahpura block after attending a programme, said Sub Divisional Officer of Police Mukesh Avindra as reported by PTI.

Sheikh Shahjahan, who was arrested by West Bengal police on Thursday morning, will remain safe in police custody, state Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari claimed and further alleged that he has cut a deal with Mamata Banerjee. The TMC leader from Sandeshkhali has been apprehended in connection with allegations of 'sexual assault and land grab'.

WTO) is the «top-most» priority. The appellate body of the system had been non-functional since December 2019 due to the blocking of the appointment of its members or judges by the US and this had called into question the WTO's overall credibility and the rules-based trade order it upholds. This was flagged by India during the working session on Dispute Settlement (DS) Reforms, at the World Trade Organization's (WTO) 13th Ministerial Conference here. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal along with a high-level official team is attending the four-day conference which started on February 26.

Investing.com-- Alibaba Group's (NYSE:BABA) Hong Kong shares fell on Thursday after the firm’s cloud unit slashed prices across most of its products, citing plans to increase access to artificial intelligence development in China. 

BEIJING — Companies from Nvidia to Huawei are chasing the market for in-vehicle tech as the electric car industry booms, with Ecarx emerging as a new contender.

Spacetech startup Digantara, which focuses on space situational awareness, said it has raised $2 million from Aditya Birla Ventures and SIDBI Venture Capital, the venture capital arms of Aditya Birla Group and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), respectively. The latest capital infusion marks the final close of the Bengaluru-based startup’s Series A stage of funding at $12 million. In June 2023, Digantara had raised $10 million led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia).

H1B visa process, 'green card' backlog and other issues related to the country's legal immigration system, the White House has said. The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. «One of the steps, if we look at the H1B visa process, we have taken action to improve that and the process and backlog for lawful permanent residents (green card) who are eligible to become US citizens,» White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at her daily news conference on Wednesday. She was responding to questions about the feeling among a section of Indian Americans that the president is not putting as much effort on addressing the woes of legal immigrants as he is doing for illegal immigrants.

India-Oman strategic partnership close on the heels of Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s India trip, deputy national security adviser Vikram Misri visited Muscat to explore collaboration in different sectors including possible defence exports to the sultanate. During Misri’s visit, discussions were held on strategic, military and security cooperation including defence exports, and maintenance of Oman’s ports apart from cooperation in disaster management, oceanography and artificial intelligence, ET has learnt. The deputy NSA also met Gen Sultan bin Mohammed Al Nomani, minister of the Royal Office in Oman and a key figure in the country’s decision-making process. The two sides also gave a push to a bilateral trade deal which could be concluded in a record time.

Gold prices held ground on Thursday as traders awaited the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge due later in the day that could provide a fresh perspective into when the U.S. central bank could start cutting interest rates. FUNDAMENTALS

disruptive US government shutdown, setting up another clash with ultra-conservatives who swiftly blasted the agreement. The deal would provide one week of temporary funding to avert a March 2 partial shutdown and fund parts of the government through Sept. 30.

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(Reuters) — The Australian banking trade union said on Thursday that Westpac Banking (NYSE:WBK) Corp, one of the country's top lenders, has cut around 132 jobs across divisions, with some of these roles being shifted to companies in India and the Philippines.

Robinhood is going after more IRA business, announcing a product Wednesday that’s aimed at gig workers.

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