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The Dalai Lama has added an unexpected first to his long list of global honors. At 90, he has won his first Grammy Award, taking home the prize for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording. The award was accepted on his behalf by musician Rufus Wainwright during the ceremony, which was streamed on YouTube.The…

US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the Kennedy Center will be shutting down for two years starting July 4, America’s 250th anniversary, for extensive renovations amid declining ticket sales and performer boycotts. Trump, who recently became chairman and added his name to the building, claims the closure is necessary to transform it into…

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, the top stock picks for the trading week (starting February 2, 2026) are ICICI Bank, and APL Apollo Tubes. Let’s take a look: Stock name CMP (Rs) TP (Rs) UPSIDE (%) ICICI Bank 1334 1750 31% APL Apollo Tubes…

NEW DELHI: An earthquake of intensity 4.7 hit Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir early Monday morning. According to the National Centre of Seismology, the depth of the earthquake was recorded to be 10km. No immediate signs of damage have been reported yet.Earlier, an earthquake of 4.6 magnitude also hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on…

Eyes on lab-grown diamonds as gold, silver look volatile For consumers, lab-grown diamond jewellery is likely to remain the most attractively priced segment, with extended customs duty exemptions on diamond inputs. However, with no reduction in Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on gold and silver, especially when prices are high, jewellery prices will remain high.Budget has…

GUWAHATI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled in Union Budget a Rs 500-crore special development package for projects proposed by United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) — the first tranche of a Rs 5,000-crore fund to be disbursed over five years under a 2023 peace accord between Centre, Assam govt and the militant outfit. Ulfa…

A chunk of FM’s new measures was addressed at foreign investors, whose interest in India, data shows, has cooled. So, the Budget courts global and diaspora capital.Aside from the generous tax holiday on data centres right up till 2047, the proposed year of the nation’s tryst with Viksit Bharat, the Budget offered a 5-year tax…

If trust has been Nirmala Sitharaman’s byword for taxpayers so far, she took it further this year to improve ‘ease’ of filing and updating returns, and encouraging voluntary compliance to cut down on litigation. Sitharaman said the new Income Tax Act, 2025, which comes into force from April 1, is revenue-neutral, with no changes to…

Vit Krejci to Trail Blazers? (Image via NBA) According to sources who spoke with ESPN on Sunday, the Atlanta Hawks are trading guard Vit Krejci to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Duop Reath and two future second-round picks. As per the reports, the Trail Blazers are returning a 2027 Atlanta second-round pick and…

JAMMU: The ongoing hunt for three fugitive ultras in the snowbound Chatroo-Dolgam-Dichhar belt was intensified on Sunday — day 15 of Operation Trashi-I.Security forces and terrorists had briefly exchanged bullets in Dolgam area Saturday. One terrorist was believed to have sustained injuries, as drone footage purportedly showed blood trails, officials said. Northern Army Commander Lt…