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- Business
- February 19, 2026
India AI Impact Summit: Why OpenAI CEO, Anthropic CEO Skipped Hand Raise Gesture
While several key business leaders such as RIL Chairman & MD, Mukesh Ambani emphasized on a future where “AI is available affordable and beneficial to all,” the first crack of refusal was expressed when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Altman visibly avoided h Read More
- Business
- February 19, 2026
India Targets Rare‑earth Permanent Magnet Production By year‑end, Minister Says
India aims to start producing rare earth permanent magnets by the end of the year in partnership with the private sector, the federal mining minister said on Thursday, as the Asian country seeks to lower imports of critical industrial inputs.New Delhi approved a 73 billion rupee Read More
- Business
- February 19, 2026
Sensex Nosedives Over 1%, Nifty50 Below 25,600 – Key Triggers Behind This Crash
India’s stock market witnessed a sharp sell-off across sectors on Thursday, February 19. While Sensex, and Nifty 50 opened higher, both were trading in red after sell-off witnessed in auto, FMCG, metals, realty and financial stocks.The Sensex opened 0.28%, higher at 83,969.82, wh Read More
- Business
- February 19, 2026
AI Will Play Key Role In Shaping Economic Balance Between Global North and South: Microsoft’s Brad Smith
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith on Thursday said artificial intelligence (AI) will play a decisive role in shaping the global economic balance, particularly between the Global North and South.Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Smith said, “I think the best Read More
- Business
- February 19, 2026
AI Integral To Networks, India Well Positioned To Lead With Open Standards: Sunil Mittal and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an integral part of business operations, digital networks, and innovation, with India emerging as a key global leader due to its scale, talent, and frugal innovation, industry leaders said during a fireside conversation at the AI Summit.Du Read More
- Business
- February 19, 2026
Anil Ambani Files Affidavit in Supreme Court, Says He Will Not Leave India Amid Fraud Probe
Industrialist Anil Dhirubhai Ambani on Thursday submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court, reiterating that he will not travel abroad without the apex court’s prior permission while investigations into alleged bank loan fraud involving Reliance Communications Ltd. (RCOM) and as Read More
- Business
- February 19, 2026
Infosys & HCL Tech Lead IT Sector Recovery; Nifty IT Rebounds 1.5% After Last Week’s Record 9.1% Sector Sell-off
Indian IT stocks moved higher in trade on Thursday, tracking a rally in global technology shares and aided by renewed buying interest after a sharp correction earlier this month. The Nifty IT index rose over 1.2% in early trade to around 33,070, supported by gains across large-ca Read More
- Business
- February 19, 2026
‘India Needs Purpose-Driven AI, Not One-Size-Fits-All:’ Bharat GPT Founder on Sovereign AI
For Anksuh Sabharwal, creating a sovereign AI model in India is both about launching a product locally and about starting from India with Indian data. “India’s first sovereign AI model, what makes anything sovereign is it should be started from India, and all the ingredients shou Read More
- Business
- February 19, 2026
Will AI Concentrate Power Or Democratize It? RIL Chairman & MD Mukesh Ambani Weighs In
At the AI Impact Summit 2026, RIL Chairman & MD, Mukesh Ambani tackled the critical query of whether AI will remain concentrated or democratize by voicing out that India believes in a future where artificial intelligence is “available, affordable and beneficial to all.”Painting t Read More
- Business
- February 19, 2026
OpenAI to Access Up to 1 GW AI Compute Capacity Through Tata Group
OpenAI has partnered with the Tata Group as part of its global Stargate initiative to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure, with plans to develop large-scale AI compute capacity in India.Under the arrangement, Tata Consultancy Services will provide AI-ready data centre i Read More
