Kolkata/IBNS: Eminent Bengali novelist Mani Shankar Mukhopadhyay, popularly known by his pen name Shankar, died at a hospital on Friday afternoon, family members confirmed.
WhatsApp has rolled out Group Message History, a new feature aimed at making group chats more seamless and inclusive for new members.
Indian fintech firm PhonePe has announced the launch of biometric authentication for UPI payments, enabling a faster and more seamless ‘one-touch’ payment experience for its users.
Smartphone manufacturer vivo India on Thursday unveiled the vivo V70 and vivo V70 Elite in India, a seamless blend of refined design, performance, and advanced photography.
New Delhi/IBNS: French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join countries that have banned social media access for children and teenagers, stressing the need to protect young users from digital and AI-related harm.
Narendra Modi on Friday held a roundtable interaction with CEOs of AI and deeptech startups at Seva Teerth, commending innovators for taking bold risks and developing impactful, population-scale solutions across sectors.
Samsung Electronics on Friday announced the beta program for its latest version of Bixby, upgraded to operate as a conversational device agent.
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced a proposed venture under the IndiaAI Mission to build sovereign, scalable GW-scale NVIDIA AI factory infrastructure to reinforce India’s position as a global AI powerhouse.
The Tata Group, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and US-based OpenAI have announced a multi-dimensional strategic partnership, that will drive AI-powered innovation across enterprise, consumer, and social sectors.
A passenger travelling on a Vande Bharat Express from Allahabad to Delhi has raised food safety concerns after being served hot rotis and kachoris that arrived in sealed plastic packets, prompting questions about how the food was reheated and whether the packaging was suitable for high temperatures.
JioHotstar and OpenAI have announced a landmark partnership turning that into a human-language conversation by introducing a ChatGPT-powered voice discovery and immersive experience into the heart of India’s largest streaming destination.
New Delhi/IBNS: In an awkward moment at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei avoided holding hands during a group photo with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and instead raised their fists, highlighting the rivalry between the leaders of two major AI firms.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stressed the importance of maintaining human control over Artificial Intelligence (AI), asserting that technology must serve humanity and not the other way round, while addressing the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit and inaugurate the India AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 19 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
New Delhi/IBNS: At India AI Impact Summit, Google has announced the America-India Connect initiative which will deliver new strategic fiber-optic routes to increase the reach, reliability and resilience of digital connectivity between the U.S., India and multiple locations across the Southern Hemisphere.
The Tata Bharat YUVAi Hackathon, hosted at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, marked the culmination of India’s largest hackathon for non-coders, demonstrating the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in enabling mass digital creation.
US-based AI company Anthropic on Tuesday announced the launch of its most capable Sonnet model yet — Claude Sonnet 4.6.
New Delhi/IBNS: Long queues, lack of digital payment options, and poor to no internet connectivity — attendees have flagged widespread mismanagement at the much-talked-about India AI Impact Summit hosted at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from February 16 to 20.
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with NVIDIA to advance its long-term AI infrastructure roadmap.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, where the two leaders discussed India’s rapid strides in Artificial Intelligence and potential areas of collaboration.
Yotta Data Services on Wednesday announced it will deploy 20,736 liquid-cooled NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs, forming one of Asia’s largest AI superclusters.
At the India AI Summit, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday announced a proposed venture under the IndiaAI Mission to build sovereign, scalable, gigawatt-scale NVIDIA-powered AI factory infrastructure, aimed at strengthening India’s position as a global AI powerhouse.
Ahmedabad/IBNS: The Adani Group has announced one of the world’s largest integrated energy-compute commitments, a direct investment of USD 100 billion to develop renewable-energy-powered, hyperscale AI-ready data centres by 2035.
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has announced on the second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 that India will scale its compute capacity beyond the existing 38,000 GPUs with the addition of 20,000 GPUs in the coming weeks.
Bengaluru/IBNS: Anthropic Software Private Ltd., a Karnataka-based IT company, has filed a trademark infringement complaint against AI firm Anthropic amid the global company’s expansion into the Indian market, media reports said.
Titan Watches on Tuesday announced the launch of the second edition of ‘Titan of the Year’, its platform recognising distinguished Individuals whose journey challenges convention, mastery sets new benchmarks and impact contributes to India’s growing global stature.
Tech major Samsung Electronics on Tuesday announced it is showcasing its connected, AI-powered kitchen vision at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) 2026, being held in Orlando, Florida from Feb. 17-19.
In a moment resonating with both musical brilliance and humanitarian pride, the Rotary District Public Image Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Subhojit Roy, felicitated Santoor Maestro Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya on being conferred the Padmashri 2026 — India’s fourth-highest civilian honour.
The belief that soothing sounds can calm the mind is ancient. Today, it has evolved into ‘sound healing’ therapy on the modern wellness map, as Anju Munshi discovers.
Tech major Apple has announced a 'transformative update' coming to Apple Podcasts this spring that will bring advanced video podcast capabilities to the app.
