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WhatsApp says Israeli spyware company targeted its users, including journalists, in over two dozen nations

India, Feb. 1 -- Meta's WhatsApp messenger service fears that around 90 users, including journalists and civil society members, were suspected to be the targets of a spyware campaign conducted by an I... Read More


Budget 2025: Startups Cheer Doubling Fund Of Funds, Credit Support, Inclusive Steps

India, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2025-26 has reinforced the government's commitment to fostering India's thriving startup ecosystem, which is the third largest in the world. With startups being cruc... Read More


Mumbai: IPS officer's husband booked for duping homebuyers

India, Feb. 1 -- The Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has booked the husband of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer for allegedly cheating people of around Rs.25 crore by offering to se... Read More


Budget full of rhetoric, old announcements repackaged: Tejashwi

Patna, Feb. 1 -- RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday charged the NDA government at the Centre with indulging in "rhetoric" in the Union Budget, and presenting announcements made in the past with "re... Read More


Education in Budget: AI push, infra expansion at 5 new IITs, 10000 extra medical seats

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Infrastructure expansion at the five new IITs to facilitate 6,500 more students, 10,000 new medical seats and a big Artificial Intelligence push. These are among the big announcem... Read More


Budget allocates Rs 74,226 crore for drinking water and sanitation

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Centre has allocated Rs 74,226 crore for the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation in the Union Budget 2025-26, with most of it allotted to the Jal Jeevan Mission which ... Read More


RailTel Corp gains after bagging order worth Rs 16-crore

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The contract involves the supply and service for establishing robotics, drones, and Atal Tinkering Labs in 160 government schools across Himachal Pradesh under the STARS initiative. ... Read More


Parents killed in fire, son suspected of arson over property dispute in Kerala

India, Feb. 1 -- An elderly couple died in a fire at their home in Alappuzha district of Kerala on Saturday, with their son suspected of setting the blaze. Police said the deceased have been identifi... Read More


Sitharaman's tax bonanza trumps Kejriwal's demand, leaving AAP scrambling ahead of Delhi polls

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Weeks ago, Arvind Kejriwal unveiled AAP's manifesto with a bold demand-scrap income tax on earnings up to Rs 10 lakh. With the Delhi elections just around the corner, this middle... Read More


ONGC slips after Q3 PAT declines 17% YoY to Rs 8,240 cr

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Revenue from operations declined 3.08% YoY to Rs 33,716.80 crore in Q3 FY25. Profit before tax (PBT) dropped 12.77% YoY to Rs 11,000.26 crore. Total expenses slumped 4.11% to Rs 24... Read More