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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin's senior aide, Maxim Oreshkin, will lead a large delegation for the AI Impact Summit being held in New Delhi from Monday. India is set to host the AI Impact Summit 2026, a high-profile gathering of global leaders and industry heavyweights...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India AI Impact Expo 2026 at the Bharat Mandapam Monday, according to a PMO statement. The Expo will be held from February 16 to 20, alongside the India AI Impact Summit, at the same venue. Spread across...

United Nations: India is a very successful emerging economy with a bigger influence in global affairs, and is the right place to host the AI summit, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. In an exclusive interview with PTI at the UN Headquarters ahead of the India...

New Delhi: The government Saturday announced the launch of PM RAHAT (Road Accident Victim Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment) Scheme aimed at providing emergency response system for accident victims. India records a significant number of road accident fatalities every year, many of which are preventable with...

New Delhi: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has cancelled his visit to attend the India AI Impact Summit, the company said Saturday. The company will, however, send a delegation of senior officials led by its Executive Vice-President Jay Puri. "Due to unforeseen circumstances, Jensen Huang is...

New Delhi: A set of like-minded global firms in the area of connectivity to cloud infrastructure to semiconductors, including Jio Platforms and Anthropic, have joined hands to form a Trusted Tech Alliance, a joint statement said. The alliance was launched at the Munich Security Conference...

New York: The first solar eclipse of the year will grace Antarctica, and only a lucky few will get to bask - or waddle - in its glow. Tuesday's annular solar eclipse, known as a "ring of fire," will only be visible in the southernmost...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airawat Research Foundation (ARF) of IIT Kanpur to strengthen AI-driven urban governance in the state, an official statement said. The MoU was signed in the presence of Usha Padhee, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS)...

New Delhi: The government Tuesday brought in stricter obligations for online platforms on handling AI-generated and synthetic content, including deepfakes, saying platforms such as X and Instagram must take down within three hours any such content flagged by a competent authority or courts. The government...

New Delhi: The Government has set up a task force on darknet and cryptocurrency under the multi-agency centre (MAC) to monitor platforms facilitating narco-trafficking, Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday. In a written response, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the Government has...