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Photo credit: ANI Security agencies in Jammu and Kashmir have identified and frozen over 8,000 “mule accounts” in the past three years.According to the officials, these accounts form the financial backbone of global scam networks and could fund separatist and anti-national activities.Officials described these accounts as the “weakest yet most crucial link” in the cybercrime...

Lulu Retail Holdings, the largest pan-GCC full-line retailer, has unveiled an ambitious expansion strategy that will see the company open 50 new stores across the Gulf region between 2026 and 2028, a move expected to reshape regional retail dynamics and create hundreds of new jobs in coming years. The announcement comes as Lulu reported record...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-128380560,imgsize-1069836,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-02-15t163800.jpg" alt="Global cues, AI disruption fears to steer markets this week: Analysts" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image Macroeconomic data, global geopolitical developments and rising concerns over AI-related disruptions are likely to dictate stock market sentiment in the coming week, analysts said, even as investors remain cautious amid persistent volatility.Trading activity of...

The controversy intensified after Karnataka industries minister MB Patil announced that Tamannaah Bhatia would serve a two-year tenure as brand ambassador for KSDL When a bar of soap becomes the centre of a political slugfest, one knows the story runs deeper than lather and fragrance.The appointment of actor Tamannaah Bhatia as the new brand ambassador...

Love stories often begin with celebration, but the ones that stay with us usually start in silence. Somewhere on a long highway in Odisha, an elderly man pedalled forward day after day, carrying his paralysed wife on a modified cycle rickshaw, with no certainty except hope. There were no cameras or grand declarations, only endurance...

What’s in a name? US President Donald Trump is no stranger to naming things after himself. While most American presidents wait until leaving office to have places or institutions named after them, Trump is clearly not up for that concept. Rather than letting history define his legacy, he is choosing to shape it himself, putting...

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and foreign secretary Vikram Misri (File photo) NEW DELHI: India will be represented by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh PM-elect and BNP chief Tarique Rahman on Tuesday, as the BNP returned to power in Dhaka with a landslide mandate.Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will...

Rahul Gandhi and Amit Shah (R) NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday continued his attacks on the Centre over the India–US trade deal, reiterating his charge that the PM Modi-led government has “betrayed farmers” in the name of the agreement. He also posed some “straightforward questions” directly to the prime...

Virat Kohli bats during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Melbourne, Australia. India and Pakistan have faced each other eight times in ICC T20 World Cup history. While the head-to-head record stands at 7-1 in India’s favour, the contests have often been close. From their two meetings in the 2007...

PATNA: A major tragedy was narrowly averted in Patna’s high-security VVIP area on Sunday when an over-speeding Thar collided with a police patrol vehicle near the BP Mandal roundabout, close to chief minister Nitish Kumar’s residence.The incident occurred when the Thar, travelling at high speed, rammed into a moving patrol vehicle belonging to the Shakti...