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North Korea's Kim vows more nuclear weapons but opens door for US talks

Kim Jong Un laid out plans for weapons development, vowing to build stronger ground-based and underwater intercontinental ballistic missiles, and urged US to drop its hostile policy against Pyongyang

Trump summons Amazon, Google, Meta executives to sign power-cost pledge

Representatives of firms including Amazon.com Inc, Meta Platforms Inc, Microsoft Corp and Google parent Alphabet Inc. are expected to attend a March 4 event

Crypto markets await clearer macro catalysts, says Bitget's CEO Gracy Chen

Globally, investor sentiment has shifted to extreme fear, leading to reduced risk appetite and capital rotation into safer assets such as precious metals, says Gracy Chen, CEO, Bitget

Stocks to Watch today, Feb 26: Lupin, IRFC, RVNL, SBI Life, Sanofi India

Stocks to Watch today, February 26, 2026: IRFC, RVNL, Sanofi India are among shares that will be eyed by investors today

Trump's pick to lead new DOJ unit scrutinised as he declares 'war on fraud'

Colin McDonald's nomination to serve as first assistant attorney general in charge of the new division comes as Trump admin has put fresh attention on allegations of widespread fraud in Minnesota

Under BJP mayor, BMC presents ₹80,952 cr Budget, focus on infra projects

Notably, the civic body has announced that ₹36,623.09 crore from its fixed deposits will be deployed to fund critical infrastructure projects

Trump admin's 'third country' deportation policy is unlawful: US judge

US judge Murphy said migrants challenging the Department of Homeland Security's policy have the right to "meaningful notice" and an opportunity to object before they are removed to a third country

Andhra milk contamination: Fifth death reported, 15 undergoing treatment

Strong epidemiological evidence indicates milk adulteration as the probable cause, and coordinated action has been initiated across departments

Bill, Hillary Clinton prepare for House testimony over Epstein links

The Clintons are slated to testify Thursday and Friday in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein

Harvey Weinstein hires Mangione, Diddy's lawyers for third NY trial

At a hearing in January, Weinstein insisted he "never assaulted anyone" and said his "spirit was breaking" after nearly six years behind bars

Mercury set to rise in North India; rain, thunderstorms likely in South

The IMD has forecast a gradual rise in maximum temperatures by 2-3 degrees Celsius over the plains of northwest and central India during the next seven days

'More than a friend': Netanyahu praises PM Modi, thanks him for support

Describing India as 'a gigantic country' and his own country also backing with 'enormous power', the Israeli premier said that the 'relationship is an enormous force multiplier'

CDSCO modifies norms for testing permissions to speed up drug approvals

The circular further stated that this move would shift the focus to faster movement of files while retaining technical scrutiny for later stages

Drive signal did not reach pyro valve: Isro on NVS-02 orbit-raising issue

NVS-02 was injected successfully into the elliptical transfer orbit of 170x37,785 km with 20.8 degree inclination at 00:53 UT, Isro said in a statement

Chapter on 'judicial corruption': NCERT apologises, book to be rewritten

The council, responsible for school education curriculum, also put on hold the circulation of the textbook, hours after it took the book off its website

Trump admin imposes fresh sanctions on Iran ahead of nuclear talks

The sanctions against 30 people, companies and ships come as President Donald Trump has massed the largest US buildup of warships and aircraft in the region in decades

India needs to prioritise building own foundational AI models: Experts

At BS Manthan, experts said India must build sovereign foundational AI models and boost compute, skills and data safeguards, warning that dependence on foreign systems risks digital neo-colonialism

Policy uncertainty, export bans hurting farm ecosystem: Agri-startup execs

Agri-startup executives said policy unpredictability hits processors first but the impact eventually reaches farmers through lower prices and altered sowing decisions

Agricultural shift from subsidies to sustainability may be the way ahead

Experts expressed their views at a panel discussion titled Can India be the World's Food Factory? during the Business Standard Manthan summit on Wednesday

Business Standard Manthan 2026: Global flux drives new growth conversation

Through the day, the Manthan fireside chats and panel discussions sparked a unique debate on making India future-ready through the prism of energy transition, food security, technology, self-reliance