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Japan's economy barely grows in the last quarter as exports slow, with 2025 expansion just 1.1%.

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Japan's economy expanded at an anemic 0.2% annual pace in the last quarter, the government reported Monday, with growth for all of 2025 at just 1.1%. Private consumption rose at... Read More


California walloped by winter storm with high winds and heavy rain and snow

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- California was walloped Monday by a powerful winter storm carrying treacherous thunderstorms, high winds and heavy snow in mountain areas. Millions of Los Angeles County residen... Read More


Grok faces more scrutiny over deepfakes as Irish regulator opens EU privacy investigation

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Elon Musk's social media platform X faces a European Union privacy investigation after its Grok AI chatbot started spitting out nonconsensual deepfake images, Ireland's data priv... Read More


China grants UK and Canada visa-free entry, raising total to 79 countries

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- British and Canadian citizens can enter China without a visa starting Tuesday, bringing to 79 the number of countries granted visa-free access in a bid to boost tourism and busin... Read More


Brazil's first Winter Games gold is about much more than the medal

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on Saturday gave it another reason to celebrate - an Olympic medal. It was the first... Read More


Rubio plugs Orban's bid for another term in Hungary's elections

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday enthusiastically endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban 's bid to serve a fifth straight term after the April elections, emp... Read More


Lunar New Year prayers, robots and festivities usher in the Year of the Horse

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- People are marking the Lunar New Year on Tuesday with prayers, fireworks and festivities. The activities ushered in the Year of the Horse, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodia... Read More


Ben Shelton beats Taylor Fritz to win Dallas Open in meeting of world's highest-ranked American men

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Ben Shelton saved three match points before finishing another rally at the Dallas Open, beating top-seeded Taylor Fritz in three sets for the title Sunday in a matchup of the wor... Read More


Amit Shah Inaugurates Rs.857 Crore Safe City Project at Delhi Police Raising Day

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation inaugurated the Rs.857 crore 'Safe City Project' and laid the e-foundation stone for the Special Cell's Integrated Headquarters wo... Read More


Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Lays Foundation for Over Rs.1,000 Crore Infrastructure Projects

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta laid the foundation stone for infrastructure projects worth over Rs.1,000 crore under the Public Works Department (PWD) and the Irrigation and Fl... Read More