News updates: 'Have removed all 'India's Got Latent' videos from my channel,' says comic Samay Raina

Latest news updates: Catch all the latest news developments from around the world here

10:29 PM

Tulsi Gabbard is confirmed by the Senate as Trump's director of national intelligence, reports AP

10:25 PM

Bhushan Kumar Sinha takes charge as IBBI Whole Time Member

Bhushan Kumar Sinha has taken charge as a Whole Time Member of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) with effect from February 11.

 

Sinha, a 1993 batch officer of the Indian Economic Service (IES), has extensive experience in banking, finance, capital markets, and economic policy.

 

"Bhushan Kumar Sinha took charge as whole time member of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India on 11 February, 2025," the IBBI said in a release on Wednesday.

 

He has held key portfolios in banking & finance, capital & debt markets, external debt management, asset management & strategic divestment, MSMEs, etc, while serving in the ministry of finance.

9:45 PM

Fed's Powell sees a ways to go on shrinking Fed holdings

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday reiterated he sees no imminent reason to stop the central bank's balance sheet contraction process, commonly referred to as quantitative tightening.

"I think we have a ways to go on reducing the size of central bank bond holdings, Powell told a House panel, as the Fed has reduced overall holdings by just over $2 trillion since 2022.

9:42 PM

Trader Sanjay Shah Charged in Germany Over Cum-Ex Deals

The British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah, who was sentenced to a 12-year prison term in Denmark over Cum-Ex trades, was charged in Germany over similar deals targeting that nation’s treasury. 

Cologne prosecutors filed an indictment last week against a 54-year-old British national for Cum-Ex deals, a spokesman for the agency said in an emailed statement Wednesday. Shah’s lawyer in Germany confirmed that the person charged was his client.  

The case was filed at the Bonn Regional Court over deals that Shah allegedly carried out between April to August 2010, causing a tax loss of more than €46.5 million ($48.1 million), according to the statement.

In Cum-Ex deals, shares rapidly changed hands to earn duplicate refunds on dividend tax. Lawmakers estimate that the scheme may have cost taxpayers more than €10 billion by the time Germany revised the rules in 2012 to close down the practice.

Shah is currently appealing the Danish jail sentence.

9:23 PM

8 security personnel on anti-Naxal operation injured as vehicle overturns in Jharkhand

Eight personnel of the CRPF and Jharkhand Police suffered injuries after their vehicle overturned in West Singhbhum district on Wednesday, an officer said.

 

They were returning from a joint anti-Naxal operation when the accident occurred near Lanjo Ghati under Sonua police station.

 

The injured - six CRPF personnel and two policemen including an assistant sub-inspector - were initially taken to Sonua Community Health Centre.

 

Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Shekhar said the injured were later admitted to the railway hospital at Chakradharpur and their condition is stable.

 

The district police have been carrying out operations against the Left Wing Extremist group in Porahat forest areas for the last few days.

9:17 PM

Fire breaks out at two-wheeler showroom in UP's Gorakhpur

A fire broke out in a two-wheeler showroom here on Wednesday, fire officials said.

 

Out of nearly 50 parked motorcycles and two-wheelers at Hindustan Auto Bazaar, which deals with second hand vehicles, 25 were completely charred, while firefighters managed to save the rest, an eyewitness said.

 

Five fire tenders were deployed to the site and after a two-hour-long operation, the blaze was brought under control, Chief Fire Officer, Jasveer Singh said.

 

Officials said that swift action prevented the fire from spreading to nearby shops and houses, and no casualties were reported.

9:16 PM

US in talks with other nations on reciprocal tariffs, White House says

Work on the administration's reciprocal tariffs is ongoing, and talks with other nations are underway, U.S. President Donald Trump's economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Wednesday.
 

"That's a work in progress. Everybody's talking about it right now, and actually the conversations with other countries began this morning, really early," the White House National Economic Council director told reporters at the White House.

8:31 PM

I have removed all 'India's Got Latent' videos from my channel: Comedian Samay Raina

8:22 PM

Delhi records maximum temperature of 26.5 deg C

7:29 PM

US consumer inflation unexpectedly accelerated to 3.0% in January

7:12 PM

Maha Kumbh: Over 2 crore devotees take holy dip on Maghi Purnima

6:47 PM

Godrej Industries Q3 net profit zooms 77% on solid chemicals, real estate numbers

6:45 PM

PM Modi departs for US after wrapping up France visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday departed for the US to meet President Donald Trump after wrapping his two-day visit to France where he co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit alongside French President Emmanuel Macron with whom he also held bilateral discussions.

 

In the US, PM Modi will hold a bilateral meeting with President Trump in both restricted and delegation-level formats.

 

Modi will be the fourth foreign leader to visit Trump in the weeks after the American leader's inauguration as the 47th President of the US in January.

 

In France, during the bilateral talks, Modi and Macron on Wednesday called for enhancing trade and investment ties between the two countries and committed to further deepening their engagement in the Indo-Pacific and various global forums and initiatives.

 

Modi and Macron jointly inaugurated India's new consulate in France's Marseille.

 

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Modi co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit alongside French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and addressed the 14th India-France CEOs Forum in Paris.

 

During his visit to France, Modi also met US Vice President J D Vance and his Indian-origin wife along with their two young sons.

6:33 PM

Former Sena (UBT) MLA quits as party's deputy leader, cites ‘prevailing circumstances’

6:33 PM

Centre not releasing Bengal''s legitimate dues, alleges Mamata Banerjee at post-state budget press meet

6:30 PM

Modi, Macron expect number of Indian students in France to rise up to 10,000 in 2025

6:27 PM

Haryana Assembly's budget session to begin on Mar 7

Haryana Assembly's budget session will begin here on March 7, according to an official notification issued on Wednesday.

The session will commence with the address of Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, said the notification issued by the Haryana Vidhan Sabha Secretariat.

The governor has summoned the state assembly to convene its budget session from March 7, it said.

6:12 PM

Modi, Macron exchanged views on geopolitical developments in Europe, West Asia, Indo-Pacific: Misri

5:33 PM

Google's CEO Pichai says China's DeepSeek has done very good work

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said Chinese startup DeepSeek has done very good work that showed how global artificial intelligence is.

Pichai expected Alphabet to be a leading player in the AI space but said others would be there in that space too, he said at the World Governments Summit held in Dubai.

4:48 PM

The heights that Aero India has reached is not only unparalleled, but also historic: Rajnath Singh

Today, our country is going through revolutionary phase of transformation, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at the Aero India valedictory.

4:45 PM

Govt, RBI, FC should work together to enforce fiscal discipline in states: NCAER

The Union government, RBI and Finance Commission should work together to enforce fiscal discipline in states, a research paper by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) said. The paper titled 'The State of the States: Federal Finance in India' further said heavily indebted states could be given some debt relief in return for conceding the central government oversight.

4:33 PM

Industrial output grows 3.2 pc in December

India's industrial production growth slows to 3.2 per cent in December 2024, mainly due to poor performance of mining and manufacturing sectors, according to official data released on Wednesday. The government has also revised the November 2024 IIP figure to 5 per cent from the provisional estimate of 5.2 per cent released in the previous month.

4:10 PM

Retail inflation eases to 4.31% in January as food prices moderate

India’s retail inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), for January stood at 4.31 per cent. December's CPI eased to a 4-month high of 5.2 per cent.

 

4:02 PM

France reiterates firm support for India's permanent membership of UNSC: Joint statement

PM Modi and Macron announce inauguration of 'India-France Year of Innovation' in New Delhi in March 2026.

4:00 PM

PM Modi, Macron review cooperation in strategic areas of defence, civil nuclear energy and space

PM Modi, French President Macron discuss ways to strengthen collaboration in fields of technology, innovation.

 

 

3:44 PM

BJP poll committees meet to discuss Delhi election result

The Delhi BJP's various poll committees on Wednesday started a review of the assembly election results at the saffron party's city unit office. The review began with members of the poll management committee discussing the results, which saw the BJP return to power in the national capital after more than 26 years.

3:41 PM

DMK, Cong lawmakers walk out of Puducherry Assembly in protest against Centre

Opposition legislators from the DMK and Congress staged a walkout from the Puducherry Assembly on Wednesday, protesting the Centre's 'continued neglect' in sanctioning funds for the union territory. Leading the protest, DMK opposition leader R Siva told the House that the Union government had 'failed' to allocate sufficient funds for Puducherry to meet its budget commitments. He also claimed that funds for infrastructure development and port expansion had not been provided as required.

3:24 PM

PM Modi, Prez Macron jointly inaugurate India's new consulate in France's Marseille

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday jointly inaugurated India's new consulate in France's Marseille city. PM Modi is currently visiting France at the invitation of President Macron.

2:43 PM

PM Modi must raise '2Ts - tariffs and traumatic deportation' in meeting with Trump, says Kharge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must raise the issue of "2Ts -- tariffs and traumatic deportation" during his talks with US President Donald Trump, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said on Wednesday ahead of the meeting between the two leaders. PM Modi will be visiting the White House for a bilateral meeting with Trump on Thursday. "When our PM Narendra Modi meets his American counterpart, President Trump, he must raise the 2Ts which are of immense concern for all Indians," Kharge said in a post on X.

2:39 PM

PM Modi condoles death of Ram temple chief priest

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condoled the death of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple's chief priest Mahant Satyendra Das, and said his entire life was dedicated to the service of Lord Ram. Condoling his demise, Modi lauded his scholarship in religious texts and rituals. PM Modi said Das's invaluable contribution to the country's spiritual and social life will always be remembered with reverence.