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When Donald Trump wanted to signal to the world that his administration was open for business with the technology industry, he did what Trump typically does: he made a list and put it on the White House lawn. Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Jensen Huang, and the chief executives of several other major technology and finance companies attended a session described as a “CEO forum” at the White House. The symbolism was deliberate and the substance was real — even if the substance wasn’t entirely what the optics suggested. Who Was in the Room The guest list included the heads of…

The Trump-Xi meeting — their first extended bilateral since Trump’s return to the White House — produced a public statement that was notably more conciliatory in tone than the current state of US-China relations might suggest. The key phrase that diplomatic analysts have been parsing: Xi’s assertion that “Chinese rejuvenation and MAGA can go hand in hand.” The statement is unusual enough to be worth taking seriously on its own terms before asking whether it means what it sounds like. The Context of the Meeting The meeting took place against a backdrop of elevated trade tensions — tariffs from the…

Delhi Police arrested the driver and conductor of a DTC bus on Wednesday following a gang rape case that has prompted public anger and renewed questions about the adequacy of safety measures on the capital’s public transport network. The incident occurred late on Tuesday night. The survivor, a woman in her twenties, was returning home when the attack took place. She filed a complaint at the nearest police station in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The Arrests and the Investigation Delhi Police’s response was notably faster than in some previous high-profile cases. The driver and conductor were identified from…

A three-year-old girl was raped by a member of the school staff at a private school in Delhi. The accused, who held an administrative role at the school, has been arrested and a case has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The child’s parents noticed unusual behaviour when they picked her up from school. After she disclosed what had happened, they immediately went to the police. The complaint was lodged the same evening. The Investigation The school is a private institution in one of Delhi’s southern districts. Its management has been asked by police…

Khan Sir — the Patna-based educator whose YouTube channel has tens of millions of subscribers and whose teaching style has made him something like a pop culture phenomenon among competitive exam aspirants — has said something that has started an argument. Speaking in a video that has since clipped and shared widely, he described his approach to dealing with the National Testing Agency as being in “revenge mode” following the NEET paper leak scandal. The remark, intended as motivational framing, has instead opened a debate about whether his position on NTA is coherent and whether his influence is being used…

A student has been arrested in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case after investigators established that he paid ₹10 lakh to obtain examination questions in advance. The arrest, made by the Central Bureau of Investigation, marks one of the clearer cases in the investigation in terms of documented financial transaction. The student, whose name is being withheld pending completion of formal proceedings, allegedly made the payment through an intermediary who has already been identified and is separately facing charges. The Transaction Trail CBI investigators say the ₹10 lakh payment was made in installments across multiple accounts in a pattern…

The rupee hit 95.58 against the dollar on Thursday — a record low that marks a continuation of a depreciation trend that has been driven by a combination of factors, none of them immediately reversible. The currency closed at that level after a session in which the Reserve Bank of India was reportedly present on the other side of transactions but chose not to defend a specific level, allowing the market to find its own equilibrium. That decision — to permit the depreciation rather than fight it — is itself a message about the RBI’s current thinking. What’s Driving the…

Infosys and TCS shares fell between three and four percent on Friday, pulling down the broader IT index and prompting the question that equity analysts have been asking for most of this quarter: what’s actually wrong with Indian IT? The short answer is: a combination of client spending caution, the complications of AI adoption for traditional service models, and the macro uncertainty that’s been making US corporate IT budgets harder to predict. The Immediate Triggers The falls on Friday followed two pieces of news that, taken together, captured the current state of the sector. Infosys updated its revenue guidance in…

With India’s retail investment boom gaining pace, AI-powered tools are transforming the way in which investors access markets and build portfolios. But technology alone cannot substitute self-control, judgment and long-lasting financial expertise, says Jones George, Executive Director of Geojit Financial Solutions. India’s retail investment scene is undergoing a dramatic overhaul with more involvement in stocks, electronic investing platforms and increasing usage of AI-powered gadgets. Yet even when long-term investment takes hold, speculative trading behaviors continues to control among a substantial part of brand-new financiers. In an exclusive interview with india BBC News Jones George, Executive Supervisor, Geojit Financial Services spoke…

NTA revoked NEET UG 2026 amid accusations that a flowed investigation banking institution mirrored the paper. The action followed an expanding investigation, concerns and retesting for stability. What began as suspicions about a dodgy “guess paper” have now led to the cancelation of India’s major clinical entrance test. NTA NEET UG 2026 canceled: The National Screening Firm (NTA) on May 12 canceled NEET UG 2026 after a quickly escalating conflict over alleged inquiry paper parallels triggered worldwide indignation, a Rajasthan Authorities investigation, apprehensions and political assaults. Here is the whole chronology of how the NEET UG 2026 controversy unfolded. May…