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Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched the 'Sangam: Digital Twin' initiative, which will help in infrastructure planning by utilising artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and internet of things (IoT). The digital twin technology offers a solution by creating virtual replicas of physical assets, allowing for real-time monitoring, simulation and analysis for experimental iterations. It aims to demonstrate practical implementation of innovative infrastructure planning solutions. The DoT has invited industry pioneers, startups, MSMEs, academia, innovators and forward-thinkers to participate in Sangam's outreach programmes. Interested stakeholders can apply till March 15.

Rohit Sharma will be captaining Men in Blue in the ICC T20 World Cup being held in West Indies and USA this year and expressed optimism that Team India will win the coveted T20 cricket prize and end their ICC trophy drought of over a decade. Meanwhile, a photo of Rohit Sharma is going viral on social media as the announcement was made by Jay Shah at an event. Speaking at the event, Jay Shah opened up on India's heartbreaking loss to Australia in the final of ICC Cricket World Cup at home last year after a dominant 10-match winning streak, saying that despite not getting the trophy home, India won hearts with their winning streak.

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, along with four legislators, were detained by the police at Rampur village en route to Sandeshkhali. The policeman allegedly assaulted him as staged a sit-in protest in Rampur along with the legislators. "… A police officer named Amin Ul kicked me with his boot. They did that to the LoP. I will protest for a while, and if they do not rethink their decision, I will move the HC… A mere DSP kicked a four-time MLA, ex-minister, LoP, two-time MP, and three-time councillor. What kind of behaviour is this," he said as he along with six Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader were suspended from the West Bengal Legislative Assembly early this week for staging protests and demanding a statement by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the Sandeshkhali issue in the House.

Super Bowl victory rally on Wednesday. Football fans dressed in red jerseys ran in complete chaos and took shelter wherever they could. Players of the Kansas City Chiefs were on the stage and about one million football fans had gathered in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, to attend the parade and rally to mark the Chiefs’ repeat championship win.

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Q3 Results Today: Ballarpur Industries Ltd, EPACK Durable Ltd, Hardwyn India Ltd, R Systems International Limited, and Shivom Investment & Consultancy Ltd are Companies scheduled to post their earnings on February 15. As the earnings season is nearing its end some leftover companies will keep announcing their results.

Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday in the vicinity of the landmark Union Station, where a Super Bowl victory parade and celebration were taking place for the Kansas City Chiefs, police said.Two armed people were taken into custody, police confirmed.“I’m angry at what happened today,” Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said at a press conference.Graves said there were between 10 and 15 victims in total, “possibly 15,” but could not give details on their conditions beyond confirming one person had died. She said she did not believe any of the victims were children.Eyewitness video posted on social media platforms showed pandemonium outside the train station with dozens of uniformed police officers, weapons drawn, running into the building as scores of bystanders fled in the opposite direction.Graves said officers administered life-saving aid to the victims and commended their actions during a dangerous situation.“This is not Kansas City,” she said.

North Bengal Wild Animals Park, a.k.a. Bengal Safari Park, in Siliguri, West Bengal.

Shah Rukh Khan addressed a range of questions about his enthralling time in the film industry and when the intrigued Richard Quest doubted the actor was working for money, ‘King Khan’ was quick to dismiss his skepticism and said "Bathing oils are very expensive," drawing huge laughter from the audience. While being candid about the offers from foreign film industries, Shah Rukh Khan said a lot of people don't believe him when he says that he doesn't get any offers from Hollywood or other Western film industries. "I’ve said this honestly, but nobody believes me.

Irdai on Wednesday proposed to increase the «free look» period for return of the policy to 30 days and make nomination mandatory for life policies. Currently, a policyholder can examine the insurance policy and opt out if not satisfied with any of the terms and conditions mentioned in the policy within the «free look» period of 15 days (30 days in case of electronic policies) from the date of receipt of policy document, by stating the reasons for the objection. In a draft Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Protection of Policyholders' Interests and Allied Matters of Insurers) Regulations, 2024, Irdai proposed to consolidate several provisions of the different laws related to insurance. On protection of interest of policyholders, the draft said, «The free-look period for the policies, obtained through any mode, shall be 30 days from the date of receipt of the policy document».

Supreme Court questioning the validity of the criminal proceedings against him and others in a special court in Bengaluru for participating in a protest march on February 14, 2022, against a BJP minister. The CM also challenged the February 6 order of the Karnataka High Court, declining to quash the criminal proceedings and imposing a fine of Rs 10,000. He moved the apex court on the grounds that the special court proceedings would lead to harassment and they did not commit the kind of offence to warrant the criminal case booked by the Bengaluru Police. He also said the high court did not take note of the fact that the protest did not lead to any violence.

₹4,200 crore by the end of this year, with an anticipated growth to ₹5,500 crore by the end of fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25). This growth trajectory will help set the stage for the company to consider an initial public offering (IPO), said Sanjay Sharma, the company’s founder and managing director. “We will look at it (IPO) not in the next financial year, but the year after that.

UPSC Civil Services Exam 2024 is now open. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the notification for the same earlier on February 14, with important information such as examination timings, number of vacancies, eligibility criteria, and examination pattern. According to the notification, there will be approximately 1056 vacancies this year, slightly less than 1,105 vacancies announced last year. Of the total vacancies this year, 40 are reserved for candidates with benchmark disabilities. These disabilities include blindness and low vision, deaf and hard of hearing, locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims, muscular dystrophy, and multiple disabilities from amongst persons under the mentioned categories. However, the final number of vacancies may change based on the information received from Cadre Controlling Authorities.

Chinese ‘Dragon Mart’ facility. It will serve as a warehousing facility for Indian MSMEs to trade in Dubai and work as a unified platform for Indian exporters to showcase their products in the Gulf nation. Like Dragon Mart, India's Bharat Mart is still in the conceptual stages and will be visually launched.

In a remarkable turn of events, Retik Finance (RETIK) has shattered expectations by selling out its Presale Stage 9 a staggering five months ahead of schedule. This unprecedented achievement underscores the overwhelming demand and enthusiasm surrounding the project, cementing Retik Finance’s position as a rising star in the world of decentralised finance (DeFi). Let’s delve into the details of this remarkable feat and explore what it means for the future of Retik Finance and the broader crypto ecosystem.

UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2024: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is expected to release notification and start the registration process for the Civil Services Preliminary examination (UPSC CSE Prelims 2024) on Wednesday (February 14). The notification will be available on UPSC websites - upsc.gov.in and upsconline.nic.in. The registrations for Indian Forest Services (IFS) Preliminary exam through Civil Services examination (CSE) will also start today.

Ronnie Screwvala said on Wednesday. “I think part of the rotten apples is because it was just too much money being thrown… this sector needs change with frugality. What I mean by frugality is that it forces you to innovate well, well beyond," Screwvala said at an event in Gurgaon.

MS Swaminathan for whom the Central government had announced the Bharat Ratna award. She was addressing an event organized by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa. Citing newspaper reports, the Head of Economic Analysis at the Indian Statistical Institute stated that there are barricades and jails are also being prepared for protesting farmers in Haryana.

bubonic plague, likely from their symptomatic pet cat.Bubonic plague was responsible for tens of millions of fatalities across Europe and Central Asia during the Black Death, one of the deadliest events in human history. Nowadays, the plague is easily treated with antibiotics as long as the infection is caught early enough.Thankfully for the Oregon resident who was infected, “this case was identified and treated in the earlier stages of the disease, posing little risk to the community.”The Deschutes County Health Services announced the positive case of plague on Feb.

 Disney Day Drinkers Club President Skip Sher has the latest on the creative mascot on 'The Bottom Line.'

BSE Sensex jumping 483 points to 71,555, while the Nifty 50 increased by 127 points to 21,743. The benchmark index started the day positively, ticking around 50 points at the opening. However, the rub-off effect of the previous session quickly reversed those gains, pushing prices down within minutes.