NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday issued a blunt warning against the growing menace of digital fraud and so-called “digital arrest” scams, flagging how ordinary people — from senior citizens to families saving for children’s education — are being duped of their hard-earned money by cyber criminals.Even as he cautioned people to stay vigilant and adhere to official banking processes, the PM used his monthly Mann Ki Baat address to spotlight a contrasting story of technology being used for national good — showcasing how artificial intelligence is helping India preserve, restore and reimagine its ancient knowledge systems for a global audience.In his monthly radio address, Modi said fraudsters were increasingly targeting innocent citizens.“In ‘Mann Ki Baat’, I have spoken to you at length about digital arrest… still such incidents are happening around us, that are unpardonable,” he said. “We often come to know that a senior citizen has been swindled of their lifelong earnings.”The PM cautioned people against fake calls, messages and links disguised as official communication. “Someone calls up and says, ‘I am a big officer. You have to share some details.’ After this, innocent people do just that,” he said, stressing that KYC or re-KYC should be completed “only through your bank branch, official app, and authorised medium”. He urged citizens not to share OTPs, Aadhaar numbers or bank account information, adding, “most importantly, keep changing your password from time to time.”Modi also highlighted how India is blending cutting-edge technology with its civilisational heritage, drawing from demonstrations at the recently held Global AI Impact Summit in Delhi. “Leaders from all over the world were amazed to see how, with the help of AI, we are preserving our ancient texts, our ancient knowledge, our manuscripts and adapting them for today’s generation,” he said.Citing the live demonstration of Sushruta Samhita, Modi explained the multi-step AI process showcased at the summit. “In the first step, it was shown how, with the help of technology, we are improving the image quality of manuscripts and making them readable,” he said.“In the second step, this image was converted into machine-readable text… the machine-readable text was read by an AI avatar… and further… this invaluable Indian knowledge can be translated into Indian and foreign languages,” Modi saidThe PM said global leaders had showed “great interest in learning about India’s ancient knowledge through a modern avatar”, underlining India’s growing confidence in pairing advanced AI tools with its cultural and intellectual legacy.

Politically charged thriller One Battle After Another emerged as the biggest winner at the 2026 EE British Academy Film Awards- taking home six trophies including Best Film and Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson.Blues-infused vampire epic Sinners secured three wins- while gothic horror spectacle Frankenstein also claimed three craft awards. Shakespearean drama Hamnet was named Outstanding British Film- with Jessie Buckley winning Best Leading Actress.

Here is the full list of winners:

Best Film

HamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After Another (Winner)Sentimental ValueSinners

Outstanding British Film

28 Years LaterThe Ballad of Wallis IslandBridget Jones: Mad About the BoyDie My LoveH Is For HawkHamnet (Winner)I SwearMr. BurtonPillionSteve

Best Leading Actress

Jessie Buckley- Hamnet (Winner)Rose Byrne- If I Had Legs I’d Kick YouKate Hudson- Song Sung BlueChase Infiniti- One Battle After AnotherRenate Reinsve- Sentimental ValueEmma Stone- Bugonia

Best Leading Actor

Robert Aramayo- I Swear (Winner)Timothee Chalamet- Marty SupremeLeonardo DiCaprio- One Battle After AnotherEthan Hawke- Blue MoonMichael B. Jordan- SinnersJesse Plemmons- Bugonia

Best Supporting Actress

Odessa A’Zion- Marty SupremeInga Ibsdotter Lilleaas- Sentimental ValueWunmi Mosaku- Sinners (Winner)Carey Mulligan- The Ballad of Wallis IslandTeyana Taylor- One Battle After AnotherEmily Watson- Hamnet

Best Supporting Actor

Benicio Del Toro- One Battle After AnotherJacob Elordi- FrankensteinPaul Mescal- HamnetPeter Mullan- I SwearSean Penn- One Battle After Another (Winner)Stellan Skarsgård- Sentimental Value

Best Director

Yorgos Lanthimos- BugoniaChloé Zhao- HamnetJosh Safdie- Marty SupremePaul Thomas Anderson- One Battle After Another (Winner)Joachim Trier- Sentimental ValueRyan Coogler- Sinners

Best Original Screenplay

I Swear- Kirk JonesMarty Supreme- Ronald Bronstein and Josh SafdieThe Secret Agent- Kleber Mendonça FilhoSentimental Value- Eskil Vogt and Joachim TrierSinners- Ryan Coogler (Winner)

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Ballad of Wallis Island- Tom Basden and Tim KeyBugonia- Will TracyHamnet- Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’FarrellOne Battle After Another- Paul Thomas Anderson (Winner)Pillion- Harry Lighton

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer- Director or Producer

The CeremonyMy Father’s Shadow (Winner)PillionA Want In HerWasteman

Best Film Not in the English Language

It Was Just An AccidentThe Secret AgentSentimental Value (Winner)SiratThe Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Documentary

2000 Meters to AdraiivkaApocalypse in the TropicsCover-UpMr. Nobody Against Putin (Winner)The Perfect Neighbor

Best Animated Film

ElioLittle AmélieZootropolis 2 (Winner)

Best Children’s and Family Film

ArcoBoong (Winner)Lilo and StitchZootropolis 2

Best Casting

I Swear (Winner)Marty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSentimental ValueSinners

Best Cinematography

FrankensteinMarty SupremeOne Battle After Another (Winner)SinnersTrain Dreams

Best Editing

F1A House of DynamiteMarty SupremeOne Battle After Another (Winner)Sinners

Best Costume Design

Frankenstein (Winner)HamnetMarty SupremeSinnersWicked: For Good

Best Makeup and Hair

Frankenstein (Winner)HamnetMarty SupremeSinnersWicked: For Good

Best Original Score

BugoniaFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle After AnotherSinners (Winner)

Best Production Design

Frankenstein (Winner)HamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinners

Best Sound

F1 (Winner)FrankensteinOne Battle After AnotherSinnersWarfare

Best Special Visual Effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash (Winner)F1FrankensteinHow to Train Your DragonThe Lost Bus

Best British Short Animation

CardboardSolsticeTwo Black Boys in Paradise (Winner)

Best British Short Film

Magid/ZafarNostalgieTerenceThis Is Endometriosis (Winner)Welcome Home Freckles

EE Rising Star Award

Robert Aramayo (Winner)Miles CatonChase InfinitiArchie MadekwePosy SterlingWith six wins- One Battle After Another now builds strong momentum heading into the Oscars- while Sinners- Frankenstein and Hamnet cemented their status as major awards contenders.

Carlos Alcaraz continues to hold on to his World No. 1 ranking with a dominant 52-minute triumph over Arthur Fils in the Qatar Open final. While he praised the golden falcon trophy for its beauty, his purse also became significantly heavier with the prize money he claimed in Doha. He reportedly took home $529,945 in prize money alone, excluding other remuneration for participating in the Qatar Open. This makes him the fifth-highest prize money winner in tennis so far.

Qatar Open champion Carlos Alcaraz bags over $529K in prize money

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Arthur Fils, 6-2, 6-1, in just 52 minutes at the Qatar Open in Doha to claim his 26th career title at just 22 years of age.According to HITC.com, Carlos Alcaraz had already earned $285,095 by the time he reached the final. His 52-minute victory over Arthur Fils brought him an additional $244,850, taking his total prize money to $529,945. It has also been reported that both he and Jannik Sinner were paid $1.2 million to participate in the Qatar Open.

Carlos Alcaraz reveals why he is able to dominate on every court

This marks his first title in the Middle East. When asked about the mantra behind his success in every region he has played in so far, he described himself as a “chameleon.”As quoted by Tennis365.com, he said, “What that means is that I am a chameleon, and that is the key to being a great tennis player or athlete. You can’t get stuck playing well in one place, especially in the world of tennis because you’re traveling all the time, moving around, experiencing totally different places where the situations are also different. I’m happy to see that I can adapt to any situation and play well. If I miss a tournament because of that, I’ll go.”Sharing his post-victory plans, he said, “Going back home for a week now, even if it’s just training or having some days off… I don’t know exactly what I’m going to do, but being home is what calms me down, what relaxes me, what makes me appreciate everything a little after each tournament, and especially each title.”Marking his victory in Qatar, Alcaraz shared two pictures of himself holding the falcon trophy. He simply added a trophy icon and a heart emoji in the caption.F1 World Champion Lando Norris liked his post, which was flooded with congratulatory messages from fans and athletes from around the world.After spending his break at home in Spain, Alcaraz will head to the U.S. for the Indian Wells Open. He is the youngest man to complete a Career Grand Slam in singles and remains unstoppable on the tennis court. There are clearly more titles in store for the World No. 1.Also read: Carlos Alcaraz’s net worth timeline (2016-2026): Explosive prize money, Grand Slam wins, elite endorsements, and rise to tennis greatness

NEW DELHI: South Africa hammered India by 76 runs in their opening Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup, handing the hosts a reality check and exposing serious flaws in their batting at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Chasing 188, India collapsed to 111 in 18.5 overs on a tricky surface, with the Proteas bowlers dominating throughout. Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj and Corbin Bosch led a collective bowling effort, while Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliant spell earlier in the game went in vain. For South Africa, David Miller, Dewald Brevis and Tristan Stubbs played crucial roles in lifting the total to 187/7 after an early wobble.

After the match, South Africa captain Aiden Markram praised his team for reading the conditions well and executing their plans. “Great performance. Very different type of wicket to what we’ve had here, so great to see the boys assess that pretty early and adapt their skills to execute their plans,” he said at the post-match presentation. Markram highlighted the importance of the Miller-Brevis partnership, adding, “I think first and foremost was the partnership. (Miller and Brevis) The guys were great, put that together for us, steadied the ship and kept us in the game.”He explained how the team adjusted its approach in the latter half of the innings, noting, “so it was about finding space where we could run hard, drop the ego and take as much as we could at the back end.” Markram also praised his bowling group, calling their performance a big boost after a slow start to the tournament. “We’re going to make mistakes, we don’t mind that as a group, so we’ll brush those aside. We feel like Lungi is a threat whenever he bowls and that he can take wickets for us in that middle phase. It depends on conditions,” he added.Looking ahead, he warned against complacency, describing West Indies as “a dangerous T20 side” and stressing the need to stay sharp for the upcoming clash.India, meanwhile, endured a disastrous batting display. Early wickets put them on the back foot, and none of the top-order batters managed to build a meaningful innings on a surface where the ball gripped, and timing was difficult. Even Suryakumar Yadav struggled to find fluency, while the middle order could not recover from the early collapse. Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube tried to rebuild, but South Africa’s disciplined bowling plans shut down any late fightback.

Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda have finally announced their upcoming nuptials on social media.In a heartfelt announcement, Rashmika and Vijay revealed that their wedding will officially be known as “The Wedding of VIROSH.”The lovebirds dropped a personal note on their official handles, explaining that the name “Virosh” wasn’t inspired by planners or family traditions, but by their fans — who years ago lovingly combined their names into “VIROSH.”

They added that long before any wedding plans were made, their fans had already given their bond a meaning. Naming their wedding after this fan-created identity is Vijay and Rashmika’s way of including their supporters in the festivities.Rashmika and Vijay penned on social media,“Our Dearest loves,Before we made any plans,before we chose anything for ourselves—you were already there.With so much love,you gave us a name.You called us ‘VIROSH’.So today — with full hearts,we name our coming together in your honour.We would like to name it —‘The Wedding of VIROSH’.Thank you for holding us with so much love.You are a part of us — always.Biggest hugs and full love! (sic)”

Recently, Rashmika and Vijay’s alleged wedding card was doing rounds on social media.According to this wedding card, the ‘Geetha Govindam’ co-stars are all set to tie the knot on February 26. This will be followed by a grand reception on March 4 in Hyderabad.The text on the speculated wedding card read, “I’m writing to share some special news and to invite you to be part of a huge moment in our lives. With the love and blessings of our families, Rashmika and I will be getting married on 26.02.26 in a small and intimate ceremony.”“As we begin this new chapter—celebrating and creating memories around our union—it would truly mean a lot to us to celebrate with those who have been a part of our journeys. Your presence and blessings would make this occasion even more special for us,” it went on to say.

Opener Ishan Kishan lost his wicket in the first over of India’s innings and was out for a duck in the Super 8 clash against South Africa in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Markram floated a slower off-break that drifted away. Kishan went for a big slog across the line, misread the turn and sent it high toward cover. Ryan Rickelton completed a clean catch. Previously, in the group stage of the T20 World Cup, Kishan’s opening partner Abhishek Sharma had been dismissed for ducks in all three matches he played — against the USA, Pakistan and the Netherlands. Against South Africa, he scored 15 runs, while Kishan was out for zero.Earlier, David Miller rolled back the years with exhilarating strokes but Jasprit Bumrah‘s superb initial and end act restricted South Africa to a par score of 187 for seven in the Super Eights game of the T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad.Miller, standing on the cusp of 37, struck 63 off 35 balls and got fine support from young Dewald Brevis (45 off 29 balls) after Bumrah (3/15 in 4 overs) and Arshdeep Singh (2/28 in 4 overs) had reduced the Proteas to 20 for 3 inside the first four overs.Bumrah, who got two wickets in his first two overs for just seven runs, took one more wicket giving away just 8 more runs across the 17th and 19th over that he sent down.In all he bowled 12 dot balls, amounting to two maiden overs.The Proteas did find themselves down in the dumps but veteran Miller and young Brevis launched a counter-attack that was both swift and brutal.They added 97 in just 8.2 overs and the hallmark of their batting was the technique against spinner Varun Chakravarthy (1/47 in 4 overs), who was made to look pedestrian on the day.Between the duo, they clobbered half a dozen of maximums (three apiece) but just when the black-soil strip at the Motera started helping the stroke players, the duo got out.It was Tristan Stubbs (44 not out off 24 balls), who took South Africa past the 185-run mark with a couple of huge sixes off the final two deliveries of the innings bowled by Hardik Pandya.

Apple founder Steve Jobs reportedly learnt his most important marketing lesson came from Nike. In 1997, when Steve Jobs made his dramatic return to Apple (after having been fired in 1985), one of his top priorities is said to be reinvigorating not just the company’s products, but also Apple’s brand’s image. Talking to employees during a town hall, Jobs said that the Apple brand has clearly suffered from neglect. Jobs said, “We need to bring it back.” For inspiration, he turned to Nike.This 1997 staff meeting was where Steve Jobs revealed how he was about to save Apple from bankruptcy: “To me, marketing is about values. This is a very complicated world. It’s a very noisy world. And we’re not going to get a chance to get people to remember much about us. No company is. So we have to be really clear on what we want them to know about us.”Steve continues: “The way to do that is not to talk about speeds and feeds. It’s not to talk about MIPS and megahertz. It’s not to talk about why we’re better than Windows.”He gave the example of Nike. “The best example of all, and one of the greatest jobs of marketing the universe has ever seen is Nike,” Jobs explained. “Remember, Nike sells a commodity. They sell shoes. And yet when you think of Nike, you feel something different than a shoe company. In their ads, they don’t ever talk about their products. They don’t ever tell you about their air soles and why they’re better than Reebok’s air soles. What does Nike do? They honor great athletes and they honor great athletics. That’s who they are, that’s what they are about.”Steve Jobs then went on to explain what Apple is really about, “What we’re about isn’t making boxes for people to get their jobs done although we do that well. We do that better than almost anybody. But Apple is about something more than that. Apple, at its core value, is that we believe that people with passion can change the world for the better.”Jobs concluded, “Those people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that actually do.”Talking about the ad to Walter Isaacson for his biography, Jobs “This wasn’t about processor speed or memory, it was about creativity.”

Steve Job’s advice to Nike CEO

While Steve Jobs’ was a huge admirer of Nike’s ad campaign, the admiration was kinda mutual. When Nike named Mark Parker its CEO in 2006, one of the first things Parker reportedly did was call Apple CEO Steve Jobs for advice. Talking about the advice Jobs gave him, Parker told in an interview ten years later, Steve Jobs said one thing that stuck with me: “Nike makes some of the best products in the world. Products that you lust after. But you also make a lot of crap. Just get rid of the crappy stuff and focus on the good stuff.” “He was absolutely right,” said Parker. “We had to edit.”