AI driving unicorn creation in India, elsewhere faster than ever

IANS | February 25, 2026 11:34 AM

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) There is a surge in the creation of unicorns (startups with a valuation of $1 billion and above) in the AI era, according to a new report, adding that AI companies now achieve unicorn status in an average of 4.7 years.

Trump claims global reset as economy surges in his State of the Union address

IANS | February 25, 2026 11:18 AM

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) President Donald Trump strode into the House chamber to chants of “USA, USA, USA”, and delivered a State of the Union address built as much for the room as for the cameras -- a rolling blend of victory lap, grievance and theatre that cast his second-term as a national rescue mission and his opponents as the one remaining obstacle to a promised “golden age of America”.

Flipperachi recalls moment he realised ‘FA9LA’ became a sensation in India

IANS | February 25, 2026 11:00 AM

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Bahraini rapper Flipperachi says he knew his track “FA9LA”, which featured in Aditya Dhar’s “Dhurandhar”, had turned into a full-blown phenomenon in India when videos, roaring crowd reactions and an overwhelming flood of messages from across the country began pouring in consistently.