Union Minister Piyush Goyal meets global industry leaders to deepen manufacturing and trade ties

The meetings were inclined towards bolstering India's manufacturing capabilities and deepening its integration into global supply chains. The discussions focused on expanding investment partnerships and enhancing India's role as a critical hub in the Indo-Pacific region.

Updated: Mar 12, 2026 21:49 IST

India market "relatively resilient" compared to its Asian peers as energy, supply shocks loom amid West Asia conflict, says Natixis economist

The deepening conflict in West Asia has placed the Indian economy and the broader Asian region in the "eye of the storm," as supply chain disruptions and surging energy costs threaten to trigger a significant negative growth shock.

Updated: Mar 12, 2026 20:07 IST

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Updated: Mar 13, 2026 00:08 IST

PM Modi speaks to Iranian President Pezeshkian, voices concern over escalating West Asia conflict

"Had a conversation with Iranian President, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, to discuss the serious situation in the region. Expressed deep concern over the escalation of tensions and the loss of civilian lives as well as damage to civilian infrastructure," PM Modi posted on X.

Updated: Mar 12, 2026 16:31 IST

India rejects Pakistan's "baseless allegations" of aggravating skirmishes with Afghanistan

India on Thursday rejected Pakistan's allegations of aggravating skirmishes with Afghanistan, calling them "baseless" and accusing Pakistan of blaming others for its own misdeeds.

Updated: Mar 10, 2026 22:05 IST

Taking proactive steps to maximize LPG production in line with government guidelines: Reliance Industries

Reliance Industries said on Tuesday that it is taking proactive steps in line with the Government guidelines to maximize LPG production from its refining and petrochemicals complexes at Jamnagar, the world's largest integrated refining hub.

Updated: Mar 09, 2026 16:35 IST

PM Modi is compromised, will get exposed if discussion happens on West Asia in Parliament, says Rahul Gandhi

The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday said the government is not willing to discuss the West Asian crisis in the Parliament, as it will unravel how Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been compromised by the US and Israel.

Updated: Mar 09, 2026 15:04 IST

Discussion in Parliament on West Asia conflict unlikely say sources

There will be no discussions in Parliament on the West Asia Conflict. According to parliamentary rules, there are no provisions for discussion if a suo motto statement is made by a minister on an urgent matter, according to sources.

Updated: Mar 09, 2026 12:51 IST

"Fuel prices are rising day by day:" Congress MP KC Venugopal on West Asia Crisis

Congress MP K.C. Venugopal demanded a full-fledged discussion in Parliament on the evolving crisis in West Asia on Monday, asserting that a comprehensive debate on the "Western countries' crisis is needed.

Updated: Mar 08, 2026 20:59 IST

Samson, Kishan, Dube's blitz lead India to record 255/6 in T20 World Cup final against New Zealand

India posted the highest total ever in the final of a T20 World Cup final. Dube slammed an unbeaten 26 off just 8 balls. He smashed James Neesham for 24 runs in the final over.

Updated: Mar 06, 2026 17:39 IST

BJP and Congress issue 'three-line whip' to Lok Sabha MPs to attend House proceedings from March 9 to 11

The second phase of the Budget session starts on March 9, and it is scheduled to go up to April 2, during which essential legislative and other business is expected to be addressed primarily.

Updated: Mar 06, 2026 17:05 IST

Indian Embassy in Doha issues travel advisory for Indians in Qatar amid West Asia tensions

In an advisory issued on Friday, the Embassy provided a registration link for stranded Indian nationals in Qatar on transit to facilitate obtaining a temporary transit visa for Saudi Arabia. Indians who have confirmed tickets for travelling out of Saudi Arabia can utilise the link.

Updated: Mar 06, 2026 12:05 IST

"Exploitation of a compromised individual": Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over foreign policy after US announces waiver on Russian oil purchase

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday described Indian foreign policy as "exploitation of a compromised individual," after the United States allowed a waiver for India to purchase Russian oil, amid shipping routes passing through the Strait of Hormuz being hampered.

India fortunate to have youthful, innovative population embracing AI: IMF Chief

While speaking at a panel discussion titled "Building Trusted AI at Scale: Cities, Startups & Digital Sovereignty" at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, the IMF chief said, "countries are positioned differently. Some countries have more demand for AI skills than supply while others have more supply than demand, and some have neither. So we have to work on multiple fronts based on concrete assessments of conditions in countries and localities."

Updated: Feb 20, 2026 15:11 IST

Ashwini Vaishnaw meets Sundar Pichai at India AI Summit, discusses investments in data centres

Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, met with the CEO of Google and Alphabet at the India AI Summit 2026. Both leaders discussed investments in AI, research and collaborations for framing AI standards.

Updated: Feb 20, 2026 15:06 IST

70% of global GDP, two-thirds of global trade now open to India: Piyush Goyal

Speaking on the recent developments in the trade sector that India has witnessed, Goyal said, "Ultimately, if you see, 70 per cent of the global GDP and two-thirds of global trade is today open to India. In the nine Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) that we have finalized including the first tranche of the BTA with USA. We have got preferential access across sectors, across geographies and continents in 38 highly developed economies."

Updated: Feb 20, 2026 14:50 IST

India must develop sovereign AI to avoid 'digital colony' risk, says Sarvam AI Co-founder Vivek Raghavan

Building foundational AI technology is a necessity rather than an option for India to maintain its digital independence, said Sarvam co-founder, Vivek Raghavan. He noted that AI impacts every aspect of human life, making it a core technology that the country must understand at a fundamental level. "Otherwise, we will become a digital colony which is dependent on other countries for this core, core technology," he noted.

Updated: Feb 20, 2026 14:42 IST

OpenAI, Microsoft join UK-led global coalition to safeguard AI development

OpenAI and Microsoft have joined the United Kingdom's international coalition to safeguard artificial intelligence development. The technology companies have committed new funding to the UK AI Security Institute's flagship Alignment Project to ensure advanced AI systems remain safe, secure, and under human control.

Updated: Feb 20, 2026 14:18 IST

Retail buying hits 14-month high in January as investors invest Rs 16,944 crore: NSE Report

Retail investors made a record net purchase in the Indian stock markets in January 2026, with net buying of Rs 16,944 crore, marking the highest investment by individual investors in the last 14 months, according to a report by the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Updated: Feb 20, 2026 14:13 IST

Infrastructure constraints, widening context gap, and trust deficit could impede AI's progress: Cisco President

While speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Jeetu Patel said AI has "completely changed and flipped" the modern software development process. Patel identified three major constraints that could slow AI adoption and advancement. "The first is infrastructure. There's just not enough power, compute, and network bandwidth in the world. Infrastructure is oxygen for AI," he remarked, pointing to limitations in memory capacity and data centre build-outs.

Updated: Feb 20, 2026 14:09 IST

Cheaper AI inference and open architectures essential for mass adoption: Nandan Nilekani

Artificial Intelligence serves as a fundamental construct for large-scale societal transformation when integrated with open networks and decentralised ecosystems. Speaking at a panel during the India AI Summit 2026 in Delhi, Nandan Nilekani, Co-founder and Patron of Networks for Humanity, emphasised that the convergence of AI agents and open architectures is the fastest way to diffuse technology productively to improve lives.

Updated: Feb 20, 2026 13:44 IST

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