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11-year-old boy dies after falling in open drain in up

Gorakhpur, Feb. 20 -- An 11-year-old boy died after falling into an uncovered drain in Gorakhpur's Rapti Nagar Extension Colony on Thursday, in a string of recent similar incidents of civic apathy lea... Read More


Reliance makes $110 billion AI bet; TCS ties up with OpenAI

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Days after the Adani Group announced a mammoth $100 billion plan for AI-ready data centres and power, fellow conglomerate Reliance Industries fired another salvo on Thursday with... Read More


War clouds slam stocks, Nifty dips most since budget

Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- The military build-up in the Persian Gulf and a muddied US interest rate outlook dealt the biggest blow to Indian markets since the Union budget, with investors losing nearly Rs.6.8... Read More


RBI asks NPCI to review UPI Autopay debits

Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- The banking regulator has asked digital payments facilitator the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to look into rising complaints of erroneous UPI Autopay debits, three ... Read More


War clouds slam stocks, Nifty dips most since budget

Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- The military build-up in the Persian Gulf and a muddied US interest rate outlook dealt the biggest blow to Indian markets since the Union budget, with investors losing nearly Rs.6.8... Read More


Ibrahim's 95* helps Afghanistan finish on a winning note

Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- In Afghanistan's final match of the 2026 T20 World Cup, which was also his last as the team's head coach, Jonathan Trott was still scribbling down notes in his book. The end of a fo... Read More


West Indies warm up fine before Super 8s with easy win over Italy

Kolkata, Feb. 20 -- The margins have been reasonably comprehensive-35 runs against Scotland, 30 runs against England, nine wickets against Nepal, and now, a 42-run win against Italy here on Thursday. ... Read More


Sorry, we're wired right now!

India, Feb. 20 -- W e may be living in the age of hyper-digitisation, but a quiet throwback is taking hold. Wired earphones are clearly making a comeback. With 2026 increasingly being dubbed the new 2... Read More


Lily Swarn's 'A Drop of Cosmos' explores life, loss & the vast unknown

India, Feb. 20 -- With over 70 national and international honours to her name, including the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi Award, the Cesar Vallejo Award for Literary Excellence and the Reuel Internation... Read More


Couture, but make it desi

India, Feb. 20 -- P riyanka Chopra Jonas turned heads at The Bluff after-party, stepping out in a striking yellow saree gown by designer Gaurav Gupta. The sculpted one-shoulder look, featuring a corse... Read More