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JBM Auto shares surged 19% on February 19 after its subsidiary, JBM Ecolife Mobility, secured a massive ₹5,500-crore order under the PM eBus Sewa Scheme-II.CompanyValueChange%ChangeThe stock hit an intraday high of ₹674 per share on the NSE, rebounding sharply from a three-day decline and outperforming its sector.In an exchange filing, the company announced that JBM Ecolife Mobility had won the tender to serve as a bus operator for the procurement, supply, operation, and maintenance of 1,021 electric buses.The project also includes the development of allied electric and civil infrastructure on a Gross Cost Contracting (GCC) model.Despite the strong rally, JBM…

Saba Azad and Saqib Saleem will be seen next in ‘Crime Beat’ next. The duo play journalists in the upcoming series. During a chat with ETimes, Saqib and Saba opened up on their re-union after 14 years. They were seen together in ‘Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge’ and since then have come a long way. While they also reflected on each other’s journey, Saqib and Saba spoke more about ‘Crime Beat’. They also gave their insights on social media, in general and having a moral compass. Interestingly, this is in the midst of the entire Ranveer Allahbadia controversy where the influencer faced…

Members of a rapid response team collecting ducks from a farm in Alappuzha for culling following a bird flu outbreak. An awareness programme on menstruation in Bengaluru. Under a very high magnification of 12000X, this scanning electron micrograph shows a large grouping of Salmonella bacteria. Two European regulators said they were tracking variants of the bird flu virus due to the threat of the pathogen adapting to spread between humans and triggering future pandemics. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority also issued recommendations drawing on genetic analyses and human case studies…

Recent analysis of Iron Age artifacts from Poland has revealed the presence of meteoric iron in several ornaments, according to reports. The discovery was made at two archaeological sites, Częstochowa-Raków and Częstochowa-Mirów, both linked to the Lusatian Culture and dated between 750 and 600 BCE. A total of 26 iron artefacts, including bracelets, ankle rings, knives, spearheads, and necklaces, were examined, with four of them confirmed to contain meteoric iron.Findings from the StudyAccording to the study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, multiple analytical techniques were used to examine the artifacts, including portable X-ray fluorescence (p-XRF), Scanning Electron…

European Union ambassadors agreed Wednesday to move forward with a fresh package of sanctions targeting Russian aluminium imports and its shadow oil tanker fleet as the bloc tries to tighten the pressure on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.One day after senior US and Russian negotiators met in Saudi Arabia for exploratory peace talks, the bloc pressed ahead with its 16th sanctions package.The new penalties include a gradual ban on aluminum imports, restrictions on dozens of vessels in Moscow’s shadow fleet of tankers and prohibiting about a dozen more banks from accessing the SWIFT international payments system, according to two…

Mumbai is set to witness a grand tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his 395th birth anniversary with a special screening of ‘Chhaava,’ a film that brings to life the legacy of his valiant son, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. The screening will take place at INOX, Nariman Point, where Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will felicitate the film’s team for their remarkable work. Lok Sabha member Shrikant Shinde, along with lead actor Vicky Kaushal and the cast and crew, will also be present to celebrate the film’s success.This special event is not just a commemoration of history but also a…

Questions:1. On January 30, 1982, computer programmer Richard Skrenta wrote the world’s first computer virus that ‘escaped’ to other networks. Among other things, the virus would display a poem about itself every 50th time a programme containing it was run. Name the virus.2. What was the first virus of the original IBM Personal Computer called? Released on January 19, 1986, it was the brainchild of Amjad Farooq Alvi and Basit Farooq Alvi, who lived in Lahore, Pakistan, at the time.3. What is the name for computer code that mutates its algorithm every time it is run, but such that every…

Google’s Pixel 10 series launch is still a long time away, but there’s already a lot of buzz surrounding the chipset and camera features of the Pixel 9 successors. Most recently, the upcoming Pixel smartphones have allegedly popped up in the GSMA database suggesting their model numbers. The listing reveals four models, similar to the current Pixel 9 series. The listing suggests two model numbers each for the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro.GSMA Listing Reveals Four Pixel 10 ModelsSmartprix reportedly spotted the Pixel 10 family on the GSMA database with model numbers. Like the Pixel 9 series, the new lineup…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump could meet as early as this month, although a face-to-face meeting will take time to prepare, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, according to Russian news agencies.Peskov said the U.S.-Russia talks held on Tuesday in Riyadh were a “very, very important step” towards reaching a settlement on the Ukraine war, nearing its third year. “In order to carry out, figuratively speaking, resuscitation measures, diplomats will now begin to work in light of the agreement (Russian Foreign Minister Sergei) Lavrov reached yesterday with (U.S. Secretary of State Marco) Rubio,” Peskov was…

‘Chhaava’ has been roaring at the box office and the numbers are proof! The film not only made Rs 100 crore on its first weekend, but it has also managed to remain steady on Monday. To add to it, the Tuesday numbers were higher than the Monday numbers. On Monday, it also became Vicky’s second highest grossing movie as it crossed the record of ‘Raazi’ which had him alongside Alia Bhatt.The film made Rs 24 crore on its first Monday while on Tuesday, which was day 5, it made Rs 25.5 crore. Meanwhile, on day 6, Wednesday, as per the…