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Biocon to make Biocon Biologics a wholly owned subsidiary in $5.5 bn deal

Biocon Biologics Chief Executive Shreehas Tambe will become CEO and managing director of the combined entity post-integration

Heavy exchange of fire reported between Pak, Afghan forces at Chaman border

Officials from both sides accused each other of instigating the flare-up late on Friday night across the border in the Balochistan province

Frames per second: Trikal - When remembering becomes an act of resistance

As Goa marks its Liberation Day this month, efforts to incorporate the former Portuguese enclave into India's mainstream culture continue relentlessly

As bilateral ties deepen, more Indian students could head to Russia

Lower costs, better post-study options and easier entry to medical and engineering programmes may lead to a significant rise in Indian students choosing to study in Russia in the coming months

Netflix's Warner Bros. takeover sets up $72 billion antitrust test

By choosing Netflix, Warner Bros. has jilted another bidder, Paramount Skydance Corp., a move that risks touching off a political battle in Washington

SpaceX to offer insider shares at record-setting valuation of up to $800 bn

The latest figure would be a substantial increase from the $212 a share set in July, when the company raised money and sold shares at a valuation of $400 billion

Netflix-Warner deal threatens cinema, 'must be blocked': Hollywood writers

The worries raised by the movie and TV industry's biggest trade groups come against the backdrop of falling movie and TV production, slack ticket sales and steep job cuts in Hollywood

Netflix's $5.8 billion breakup fee for Warner ranks among largest ever

Netflix's multibillion-dollar pledge is also a sign of how heated the bidding war got for control of the iconic Hollywood studio

Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor', temperature drop adds to woes

Delhi-NCR continues to be under dense smog with 35 of 39 monitoring stations recording 'very poor' AQI. Temperatures have also hit the lowest so far this year

Trump admin recalls education dept workers to tackle civil rights backlog

In the letter to employees, obtained by The Associated Press, officials said the department needs "all OCR staff to prioritize OCR's existing complaint caseload"

Putin's India visit 'result of Trump's gross incompetence': Ex-US official

Michael Rubin further said that the US is being "hypocritical" by "lecturing" India on its purchase of discounted oil from Russia, as Washington itself is involved in trade with Moscow

US judge questions Trump's authority over California National Guard troops

The Republican president has also tried to use California Guard members in Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, as part of his effort to send the military into Democratic-run cities

US Border Patrol imposes $5,000 fee on illegal US border crossers

The fee was approved by Congress under President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which included billions of dollars for immigration enforcement

Foreign student spending in US falls record 5.3% on visa crackdown

The 5.3 per cent decline - amounting to about $3 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate - follows a crackdown by the Trump administration on visas for foreign students

Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, passes away at 96

Among his many masterpieces are the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain; The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Berlin's DZ Bank Building

Russia's vital oil trade with India falls for now, but is far from over

By contrast, oil cargoes arriving in India from Russia next month could fall as far as 600,000 barrels a day, the weakest level since early 2022

Bolsonaro's son to run for Brazil presidency in 2026 after father's jailing

Bolsonaro was arrested last month and began serving a 27-year prison sentence after being convicted of attempting a coup

President Putin invites PM Modi to Russia in 2026 for next annual summit

As per the Joint Statement issued after the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, the two Leaders welcomed the opening of two Consulates General of India in Yekaterinburg and Kazan

Gold price climbs ₹10 to ₹1,29,940; silver falls ₹100, trades at ₹1,86,900

The price of 22-carat gold rose by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,19,110

US, Ukraine officials report progress on creating postwar security plan

Zelenskyy, as well as European leaders backing him, have repeatedly accused Putin of stalling in peace talks while the Russian army tries to press forward with its invasion