New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Pakistan's trade deficit with nine neighbouring countries widened sharply by 44.42 per cent to $7.683 billion in the first half of fiscal year 2025-2026 (July-December), compared to $5.32 billion during the same period last year, according to the latest data from the State Bank of Pakistan.
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Bengaluru‑based startup Sarvam AI has claimed that its latest vision and speech models have outperformed larger global rivals Google Gemini and ChatGPT on key optical character recognition and text‑to‑speech benchmarks for Indian languages.
Colombo, Feb 9 (IANS) Zimbabwe have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Oman in their Group B clash of the 2026 T20 World Cup at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) in Colombo on Monday.
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Despite adequate funding and provincial autonomy following the 18th Amendment in Pakistan, Sindh has emerged as a distressing case of policy failure and neglect, according to a new report.
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Actor Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia are set to shoot a special folklore dance sequence for the upcoming film ‘Vvan’ in Mumbai. The film is set to explore the cultural folklore genre, further adding to its ever-rising anticipation.
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday claimed that Speaker Om Birla assured him that he would be allowed to speak before the Union Budget discussions in the house, triggering a rebuttal from Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and subsequent pandemonium, which led to an adjournment for the day.
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Congress on Monday escalated its attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of making baseless allegations for political mileage and questioning the functioning of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Assam government.
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Seychelles President Patrick Herminie on Monday said that as key Indian Ocean States, maritime security and regional stability remains central to India-Seychelles relationship.
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Scotland beat debutants Italy by 73 runs here at the Eden Gardens on Monday to open their account in Group C of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) The domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have remained key bidders, pumping $23.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 and $90.1 billion in full year 2025 – aided by steady SIP inflows into domestic MFs, a report showed on Monday.
