Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Sep 2 — OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has warned governments against shutting artificial intelligence (AI) out of their countries, comparing such a move to rejecting electricity and saying that AI adoption is essential for economic growth and improved public…
Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Sep 2 — Every country must develop domestic artificial intelligence capacity and decide which parts of the rapidly expanding technology chain it wants to build, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has said, warning governments against outsourcing all their intelligence…
New Delhi, Sep 2 — India and Canada on Wednesday held the annual Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) which the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said carried forward the sustained momentum in bilateral relationship witnessed since June 2025. The Indian delegation was led by MEA's Secretary (East)…
Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Sep 2 — Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has rejected fears that artificial intelligence will eliminate employment, arguing that the technology will automate tasks while allowing people and companies to pursue far greater ambitions.“The idea that somehow all the…
Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Sep 2 — A conversation with friends more than a decade ago persuaded Anthropic Executive Tom Brown to leave engineering and pursue artificial intelligence (AI), beginning a journey that took him through OpenAI and eventually to the founding of Anthropic.Speaking during…
New Delhi, Sep 2 — Public sector general insurance companies were advised to strengthen their focus on profitable lines of business and adopt suitable measures to bring down the incurred claim ratio (ICR) at a high-level performance review on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Secretary,…
Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Sep 2 — Anthropic Executive Tom Brown has urged G20 countries to clear the way for data centres, warning that shortages of power and construction labour have become the biggest constraint on the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI). In a fireside…
New Delhi, Sep 2 — The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday suspended the food licence of an EatClub Brands outlet in Mumbai with immediate effect after an inspection uncovered multiple food safety, hygiene and operational violations.The action, effective September 2, was…
Bengaluru, Sept 2 — Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday urged the NITI Aayog to ensure that the state receives its due share of Central funds, including allocations announced by the Union government in previous Budgets. Shivakumar made the appeal during a meeting with NITI Aayog…
Asheville (US), Sep 2 — Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra participated in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting in Asheville, in the US state of North Carolina, engaging with global counterparts on key economic and financial priorities.The Governor also…
New Delhi, Sep 2 — Uber Technologies reportedly plans to cut roughly 3,300 roles or about 10 per cent of its global workforce, as Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi moves to cut management layers and redirect spending toward its ride‑hailing, delivery and robotaxi businesses.Khosrowshahi…
New Delhi, Sep 2 — India’s banking system has attracted $136.38 billion in foreign currency inflows through the Reserve Bank of India’s special dollar-rupee swap facility, with FCNR(B) deposits accounting for the bulk of the mobilisation, according to provisional RBI data released on…
Paris, Sep 2 — Heatwaves and drought in France are expected to shave 0.1 percentage point off France's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2026 due to lower agricultural production, France's Ministry of Economy and Finance said Wednesday. The estimate was presented by the French Treasury within…
New Delhi, Sep 2 — Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said the Opposition was misguiding the country's citizens by downplaying India's economic growth even as the country continues to be the world’s fastest growing major economy. Speaking at the 66th Annual Session of the…
New Delhi, Aug 30 — Pakistan’s ambitions to harness its young population as a driver of future economic growth are facing a major challenge, with around 40 per cent of children under the age of five suffering from stunting, leaving millions at a disadvantage even before they reach school or enter…
New Delhi, Aug 30 — India has emerged as a key exporter of petrol to Russia, with shipments touching nearly 1 million barrels over the past two months as widespread Ukrainian drone attacks have crippled the country’s refineries, forcing Moscow to take recourse to imports to meet domestic demand,…
Chicago, Aug 30 — The year 2047 is the target year set for achieving 'Viksit Bharat' which is hardly 20 years from now, so the speed and scale with which the reforms are happening require a lot more support, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.Addressing the vibrant Indian diaspora here,…
New Delhi, Aug 30 — The Department of Consumer Affairs has notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026, paving the way for Indian Standard Time (IST) to become the common time reference for legal, administrative, commercial and other official purposes across the country, it was…
Mumbai, Aug 30 — The combined market capitalisation of seven of India’s 10 most-valued companies declined by around Rs 1.13 lakh crore last week, tracking a weak trend in the broader equity market. Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries were the biggest laggards during the period. The benchmark…
Chennai, Aug 30 — The Tamil Nadu cooperative sector is preparing to sell onions at subsidised prices through ration shops after a rise in retail rates placed pressure on household budgets across the state. Onions, a staple used in kitchens, have become more expensive over the past few weeks. Large…
New Delhi, Aug 29 — When Tim Cook took over as chief executive of Apple in August 2011, following Steve Jobs’ second departure from the company amid his deteriorating health, expectations were sky-high and doubts were equally strong.Cook was widely viewed as an operations and supply-chain expert…