Musk's X suffers global outage, users in India unable to load posts

IANS | February 16, 2026 7:40 PM

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Elon Musk-run X Corp suffered a global outage, including in India, as well as several other countries like the US and the UK, on Monday evening, with users unable to access their accounts properly, and posts unable to load on the platform.

FTAs with EU, US to provide fresh impetus to exports: FIEO

IANS | February 16, 2026 6:12 PM

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The 6.15 per cent growth in overall exports during April-January 2025-26 is a positive and reassuring indicator of the inherent strength and competitiveness of Indian industry, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) said on Saturday.

India’s goods & services exports clock 13 per cent rise in January

IANS | February 16, 2026 6:03 PM

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) India's combined merchandise and services exports recorded a 13.16 per cent increase to $80.45 billion in January this year, compared with $71.09 billion in the same month of the previous year, data released by the Commerce Ministry on Monday showed.

Mani Shankar Aiyar targets Congress leadership, slams Venugopal and Tharoor

IANS | February 16, 2026 4:25 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 16 (IANS) "What do you think of a party that chooses KC Venugopal as the Sardar Patel to Rahul Gandhi? And what do you think of a party that cannot find anyone but Pawan Khera to be their spokesman?…" senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar wrote on social media from Thiruvananthapuram, setting off fresh ripples within the grand old party.