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- 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
- Business
- February 19, 2026
Oil Prices Dip As Tensions Between Washington and Tehran Remain High: Know Latest Updates
Oil prices eased in early Asia trade on Thursday, following the previous day’s 4% jump, as investors assessed efforts by the U.S. and Iran to resolve tensions while both sides have stepped up military activity in the key oil-producing region.Brent futures fell 12 cents, or 0.2% t Read More
- Business
- February 18, 2026
From Sarvam AI To ELIXIS W AI Robot: Five Big Innovations At India AI Impact Summit
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roundtable deliberations with global tech leaders at the AI Impact Summit, several AI-linked innovations such as Sarvam AI models to TCS’ AI weaving setup have caught the attention of attendees gathered at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi from al Read More
- Business
- February 18, 2026
India AI Impact Summit Sees Major Announcements on Infrastructure and Investment
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 marked a significant shift in India’s artificial intelligence roadmap, with announcements spanning compute capacity expansion, multi-billion-dollar investments, sovereign AI models, and enterprise partnerships, underscoring the country’s push to po Read More
- Business
- February 18, 2026
‘India Will Have an Extraordinary Trajectory With AI, We Want to Be a Partner,’ Google CEO Sundar Pichai
Artificial intelligence is entering a phase that will reshape economies, institutions, and everyday life, and India is positioned to play a central role in that transformation, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit. Calling the current momen Read More
