Warren Buffett and the late Charlie Munger finally ended their decades-long regret by acquiring a $4.3 billion stake in Alphabet, Google’s parent company, in Q3 2025. This move, driven by firsthand experience of Google’s advertising prowess through GEICO, signals Berkshire Hathaway’s growing confidence in Alphabet’s AI ambitions and its core search business. Warren Buffett and...
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Gurmeet Ram Rahim granted 40-day parole, will remain at Sirsa headquarters
ROHTAK: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving sentences in cases related to the rape of two sadhvis and the murder of a journalist, has once again been granted a 40-day parole. He is currently lodged in Sunaria Jail, Rohtak, and will stay at the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa...
CBSE Class 10, 12 Practical exams 2026: Board issues strict guidelines; check notice
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a detailed notice outlining strict instructions for the conduct of Practical Examinations/ projects/ internal assessments for Classes 10 and 12 for the 2025-26 academic session.The notice applies to all CBSE-affiliated schools and is a continuation of the Board’s earlier circular on practical examinations. As per the...
Odisha rock collapse: Several people feared dead, rescue operation underway
BHUBANESWAR: Several people are feared dead after a massive rock collapse at a stone quarry in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district, officials said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday evening at a quarry near Gopalpur village under Motanga police station limits, when workers were engaged in drilling and stone exploration. A large section of rocks reportedly...
Endless rains to El Nino: How climate has stopped being seasonal — explained
The concept of traditional seasons is disappearing. (Gemini photo for representation) NEW DELHI: It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas…. It did not, actually. Christmas recorded a 14° average temperature in Delhi. And then suddenly, a cold wave slapped us in our faces with the coldest New Years Eve in five years. 2026...
New seats, modern washrooms & more — Here’s how Vande Bharat Sleeper looks from inside!
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday offered a first glimpse of the upcoming Vande Bharat sleeper train, describing it as a new-generation service designed to significantly improve comfort on overnight journeys.The minister, while reviewing the new train, said that focus was towards upgrading amenities to make long-distance rail travel smoother and more passenger-friendly. India Reveals...
‘Negligence in construction’: Police loo leak suspected in Indore water tragedy; questions mount
INDORE: Residents of Bhagirathpura, where 10 people died from contaminated drinking water, have blamed a police outpost toilet built without a proper septic tank. The waste line reportedly drained into a pit directly above the water pipeline, allowing sewage to seep into the drinking water. Locals are demanding that a case of culpable homicide be...
US strikes in Venezuela: Did Trump have authority to capture Maduro? What the law says
US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that US forces had carried out a “large-scale strike” in Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, following pre-dawn attacks on Caracas that killed at least 40 people and triggered widespread panic across the capital.After reports of multiple explosions and low-flying aircraft, Venezuelan government forces...
Drama! IPL broadcast to be suspended in Bangladesh?
Mustafizur Rahman (Image credit: BCB) NEW DELHI: In addition to seeking a shift of Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup league matches from India to Sri Lanka over “concerns about players’ safety” following Mustafizur Rahman’s removal from the IPL on BCCI instructions, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has also been asked to suspend the broadcast of the...
Escorted off plane in handcuffs: Video shows Maduro in US custody; ‘happy new year’ moment at DEA office
Nicolas Maduro escorted by US officials (Image/X) The first video of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro arriving in the United States was released on Saturday (local time), showing him handcuffed and escorted by US officials as he stepped off a helicopter at New York’s Stewart Airport.Hours earlier, Maduro was captured by US forces during a late-night...
