Month: February 2026

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India’s oilmeals exports fall 42 pc in January on weak soyabean, rapeseed shipments

New Delhi, India’s oilmeal exports declined 42 per cent year-on-year to 2,60,123 tonne in January as shipments of soyabean meal and rapeseed meal plunged, as…

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India to add $2 trillion tech market cap in next decade: Accel partner Prayank Swaroop
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India to add $2 trillion tech market cap in next decade: Accel partner Prayank Swaroop

New Delhi, India is poised to add nearly $2 trillion in market capitalisation through technology over the next decade, creating large companies, which will reshape…

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Visitors at the Microsoft pavilion at the AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
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Microsoft warns about growing global AI divide as it pledges $50 billion for Global South| Business News

Microsoft is referencing the India AI Impact Summit within the broader context of the Global South while mentioning a $50 billion investment by the end…

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The financialisation of AI is just beginning| Business News

This year just five American tech giants are set to make $700bn-worth of capital expenditure, as investment in the data centres needed for artificial intelligence…

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New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Google CEO Sundar Pichai meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (DPR PMO/ANI Photo) (DPR PMO)
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Sundar Pichai calls on PM Modi amid India AI Summit underway in Delhi| Business News

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here in the national capital. Pichai is here for the Global AI Impact Summit…

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India–US deal under fire as kisan bodies call it ‘anti-farmer’, urge President to stop it

New Delhi: Calling the interim India-US trade deal “anti-farmer”, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Tuesday demanded scrapping the pact, as it announced public meetings…

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Prosus bets big on Indian consumer enterprises, says its global head of AI and data science
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Prosus bets big on Indian consumer enterprises, says its global head of AI and data science

Consumer enterprises are strong in India, and Prosus intends to keep on investing in this space, a top company official said. Speaking to PTI on…

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Demis Hassabis sees AGI on the horizon in 5-8 years, as ‘we aren’t there yet’| Business News

Technology isn’t there yet in terms of Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI, but it’s certainly on the horizon, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said at…

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AGI is on the horizon, DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis says| Business News

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. The third day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 is upon us, brought on by light showers in New…

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Modi-Macron meet: PM says no boundaries to partnership with France

New Delhi: India and France on Tuesday upgraded their bilateral relationship to a ‘special global strategic partnership,’ following a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

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