Stock market today: Indian equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, opened in red on Monday. While BSE Sensex was near 78,600, Nifty50 was above 23,750.
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Elon Musk revealed a major cyberattack on Twitter, suggesting involvement of a large group or country. Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, offered assistance in tracing the hackers. Pro-Palestinian group Dark Storm claimed responsibility for the attack, which has links to DDoS tactics. Musk indicated the attack originated from Ukraine.
The Budget introduces an Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) of Rs 1 lakh crore to drive innovative and sustainable urbanisation in cities. Expected to generate about Rs 4 lakh crore for infrastructure development, the UCF will finance projects with a mix of grants, bonds, and loans, focusing on redevelopment and urban improvements.
The Indian government has strengthened its aviation security rules to combat a surge in hoax bomb threats. New regulations allow authorities to place individuals making false threats on no-fly lists and prosecute them under serious aviation security violation provisions.
Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leader, has vowed to address Delhi's sewerage issues if his party secures another term in the upcoming Assembly elections. He emphasized AAP's progress in unauthorised settlements since 2015 and promised further infrastructural improvements, including replacing sewer pipelines to tackle contamination of the drinking water supply.
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Elon Musk fiercely defends the H-1B visa program amid a heated debate on immigration reform, clashing with Trump supporter Steven Mackey on X. While Musk credits the program for America's strength in tech, Donald Trump unexpectedly supports Musk's stance, emphasizing his personal use of H-1B visas and its importance in the tech industry.
46 civilians, mostly women and children, are reported killed in airstrikes by Pakistani jets in Afghanistan's Paktika province. The strikes targeted alleged TTP camps, with Kabul condemning them as barbaric aggression. Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are likely to worsen following the incident.
In south Bengaluru, three cars were torched and a motorbike was severely damaged in a suspected act of revenge by a man identified as Rahul, a known criminal. The vehicles, belonging to a girl's family, were set on fire allegedly because the girl had distanced herself from Rahul, prompting him to act out violently.
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