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Warner Bros. opens door to Paramount as bidding war heats up

Warner Bros. said Paramount's revised offer includes a purchase price of $31.00 per share in cash, a one-dollar-per-share increase from its earlier offer, which was valued at around $108 billion.

25 Feb 2026 4:00 am
Justice Department suit accuses UCLA of failing to protect Jewish employees from campus hostility

The Justice Department is suing the University of California over allegations that UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from antisemitic harassment amid pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the campus in 2023 and 2024

25 Feb 2026 3:49 am
Stones pelted, vehicles vandalised as Panipat refinery workers' protest turns violent

When the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel deployed at the refinery asked the protesters to remain in a designated area, some of them took exception to it and allegedly resorted to stone pelting.

25 Feb 2026 3:11 am
Centre never considered renaming West Bengal, says Mamata after Kerala name change

Emphasising the repeated requests by the State to change the name from West Bengal to Bangla, CM Mamata said that the proposal was passed in the Parliament on three occasions.

25 Feb 2026 3:01 am
France's Macron accepts resignation of Louvre museum chief after jewel theft

Laurence des Cars has faced intense criticism since burglars made off in October with jewels worth an estimated $102 million that are still missing, exposing glaring security gaps at the worlds most-visited museum.

25 Feb 2026 2:54 am
Third long march in Maharashtra highlights forest rights act lapses

Meanwhile, the State government has called for a meeting at the Secretariat on Wednesday (February 25, 2026) to discuss the issues raised by the protestors.

25 Feb 2026 2:38 am
CIA offers tips to potential informants in Iran as Trump considers military action

The CIA is offering help to potential informants in Iran as President Donald Trump mulls possible military action

25 Feb 2026 2:34 am
Bombay High Court reserves order on Rahul Gandhi's plea to quash defamation case

The complaint, filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Mahesh Shrishrimal, pertains to Mr. Gandhis reference to the Prime Minister as Choro Ke Sardar and Commander-in-Thief.

25 Feb 2026 1:36 am
An Israel visit its strategic, economic, regional impact

The Prime Ministers visit will help deepen engagement with Tel Aviv, going far beyond routine diplomacy

25 Feb 2026 1:35 am
Indias trade strategy in a multipolar world

Free trade agreements and trade reforms are key to propelling Indias exports and global presence

25 Feb 2026 1:32 am
Band aid: On the Supreme Court and the Special Intensive Revision process

The constitutionality of the flawed SIR process must be decided quickly

25 Feb 2026 1:30 am
Inglorious retreat: On the Supreme Court and cow vigilantism

The Courts failure to uphold its directives on cow vigilantism is shocking

25 Feb 2026 1:28 am
Kochi Corporation to issue bonds to mobilise resources for development

A high-power committee led by Corporation secretary to be constituted to coordinate activities related to municipal bond

25 Feb 2026 1:16 am
Apollo Speciality Hospitals perform zoom-assisted endoscopic procedure on 80-year-old woman

The woman underwent successful removal of a 15-cm laterally spreading adenoma in the sigmoid colon through a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure

25 Feb 2026 1:15 am
Protest at AI summit: Four more Youth Congress members arrested

A total of eight Youth Congress members of the Congresss youth wing have been arrested for their shirts off protest over the India-U.S. trade deal at the high-security event.

25 Feb 2026 1:13 am
Russia opens criminal investigation against Telegram app founder Pavel Durov

Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messaging app, said he is facing a Russian criminal investigation on charges of aiding terrorism.

25 Feb 2026 12:51 am
U.S. to offer passport services in West Bank settlement for first time

Tens of thousands of American-Israelis in West Bank

25 Feb 2026 12:43 am
Iran FM says nuclear deal 'within reach' ahead of U.S. talks

We have a historic opportunity to strike an unprecedented agreement that addresses mutual concerns and achieves mutual interests, said Mr. Araghchi, in a post on the social media site X.

25 Feb 2026 12:22 am
Southern Railway to pay kilometre allowance after unions protest

Withholding the allowance could have led to disruptions in train services, says SRMU

25 Feb 2026 12:04 am
Its a difficult thing to know when a player should move on: McLeod

Belgiums head coach sheds light on team environment, keeping up with the times and why the team is so successful at the highest level; the 57-year old New Zealander is a soft-spoken father figure but a firm taskmaster entrusted with the teams fortunes

24 Feb 2026 11:50 pm
AIs positives outweigh human and climate impact: NASSCOM

On worries regarding the climate impact of data centres, NASSCOM said that the improvement in human conditions as an outcome of AI outweighs the adversarial climate impact.

24 Feb 2026 11:47 pm
Railway Board puts Vande Bharat Jammu-Srinagar extension on hold: Official

Earlier in the evening, Northern Railways had announced that the Vande Bharat Express would be extended up to Jammu Tawi from Katra, enabling direct connectivity between the twin capital cities of J&K from March 1

24 Feb 2026 11:46 pm
179 Venezuelan prisoners freed under amnesty law: Parliament

The head of the Parliamentary Commission overseeing the application of the amnesty, added that around 3,000 others, who were out on parole, had also been cleared of all charges.

24 Feb 2026 11:36 pm
Imran Khan taken to Islamabad hospital for eye treatment, his party questions secrecy

Mr. Khan was brought to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences [PIMS] at Islamabad for a second dose of anti-VEGF [(Vascular endothelial growth factor] intravitreal injection, says a doctor at the hospital

24 Feb 2026 11:22 pm
T20 World Cup | Brooks special knock guides England into the semifinals

The skippers sensational hundred paves the way for a thrilling two-wicket win; Pakistans hopes of advancing to the knockout phase hanging by a thread; Farhan and Afridis efforts go in vain

24 Feb 2026 11:20 pm
Zelenskyy says Ukraine unbroken after 4 years, but Russia vows to fight on

Ukrainians are filled with a mix of fatigue at the relentless bombardments and mounting battlefield losses, and determination to resist

24 Feb 2026 11:19 pm