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Online gaming rules soon, Centre softens draft for industry

For representational purposes only. (AFP File)

Updated on Mar 19, 2026 06:38 IST

India Post launches guaranteed next day delivery in 6 cities

Pricing for the 24-hour Speed Post service (documents only) starts at <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>38 for local deliveries up to 50 grams. (India Post | X account)

Updated on Mar 17, 2026 10:52 IST

Parl panel flags delays and underutilisation of funds in AI, chip schemes

Parl panel flags delays and underutilisation of funds in AI, chip schemes

Updated on Mar 17, 2026 24:34 IST

Parliamentary panel flags delays and underutilisation of funds in AI, chip schemes

The committee also noted India’s “abysmal” expenditure of 0.64% of its GDP on research and development. (Representative file photo)

Updated on Mar 16, 2026 12:34 IST

IT ministry seeks ₹1 lakh crore for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0: Officials

India plans a <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 lakh crore-plus outlay for Semiconductor Mission 2.0 to boost chip design, manufacturing and domestic supply chains

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 11:53 IST

Govt clears ₹65 crore of ₹120 crore budget for AI Summit

Govt clears <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>65 crore of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>120 crore budget for AI Summit

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 01:24 IST

Govt orders Telegram to disable over 3,000 piracy channels in 3 hours

Govt orders Telegram to disable over 3,000 piracy channels in 3 hours

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 01:14 IST

Online safety for children priority, govt mulls AI, Social Media curbs: Vaishnaw

Ashwini Vaishnaw tells Lok Sabha govt reviewing new steps to address harms from AI-generated content and social media platforms. (PTI)

Updated on Mar 11, 2026 15:45 IST

Shiv Sena MP seeks ban on social media for kids, Centre hints no such plans

Shiv Sena lawmaker Milind Deora was speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. (Pratik Chorge/HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 11, 2026 02:16 IST

70 countries sign New Delhi AI declaration, more expected

The number of signatories to the New Delhi Declaration exceeds that of all three previous summits.

Updated on Feb 21, 2026 02:21 IST

At Impact Summit, PM Modi frames India as key player in AI ecosystem

PM Modi

Updated on Feb 20, 2026 01:29 IST

Day after confirmation, Gates skips AI summit amid Epstein storm

According to a senior IT ministry official, Gates withdrew on his own, and there was no pressure from the Indian government in light of his ties with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (AFP)

Updated on Feb 20, 2026 01:16 IST

Delhi pact pushes inclusive global AI, says IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

The pact, announced by IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at the AI Impact Summit in the capital, includes Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Meta, alongside Indian firms Sarvam, BharatGen, Gnani and Soket AI. (DD News/ANI Video Grab)

Updated on Feb 20, 2026 01:16 IST

Switzerland to host 2027 AI Summit in Geneva; UAE in 2028: President Parmelin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with Swiss President Guy Parmelin and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. (@narendramodi)

Updated on Feb 19, 2026 15:22 IST

AI Impact Summit: PM Modi unveils MANAV vision promoting ethical, inclusive AI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled the MANAV vision for artificial intelligence (AI) at the inaugural session of the AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam (ANI)

Updated on Feb 19, 2026 10:46 IST

Bill Gates skips AI Impact Summit amid public scrutiny over Epstein ties

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. (REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 19, 2026 07:42 IST

Robodog row: Galgotias out of AI Summit

New Delhi: Visitors at Galgotias University's stall during the India AI Impact Summit 2026, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026.

Updated on Feb 19, 2026 01:55 IST

AI Impact Summit’s expo in Delhi extended to Feb 21, closed to public on Feb 19

The inauguration event on Thursday is expected to begin at 10 am, when the Prime Minister is expected to showcase AI models developed under the India AI Mission (Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Feb 18, 2026 12:11 IST

Artificial general intelligence may be just 5 to 7 years away: Demis Hassabis

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis at the India AI Impact Summit. (PTI)

Updated on Feb 18, 2026 11:08 IST

Switzerland expected to host 2027 AI Summit, announcement likely on Thursday

An Indian government official said the process is informal and largely driven by first movers. (ANI)

Updated on Feb 18, 2026 05:46 IST

More capable frontier AI models will substitute engineers: Yoshua Bengio

Yoshua Bengio is widely regarded as one of the “godfathers of AI”. (Wikipedia)

Updated on Feb 18, 2026 04:33 IST

Centre weighs social media curbs for under-16s

Representational image. (AFP)

Updated on Feb 18, 2026 04:02 IST

After Australia, India weighs social media curbs for children under 16

Currently, there is no law in India that bars children below a certain age from accessing social media but under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, social media platforms must obtain verifiable parental consent before processing personal data of anyone under 18.

Updated on Feb 18, 2026 01:24 IST

Bill Gates will attend AI Impact Summit, deliver his keynote as scheduled

Bill Gates speaks during the Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Conference.

Updated on Feb 17, 2026 08:54 IST

AI tools will support, not replace, clinical expertise: Roy Jakobs, CEO of Philips

He added that the aim is to allow clinicians to spend less time on administrative work and more time on patient care.

Updated on Feb 17, 2026 24:34 IST

UNESCO report urges India to review AI risks, environmental impact

The India report comes after consultations with over 600 experts including public officials, academics, start-ups, technology firms, civil society organizations and think tanks from November 2024 to June 2025. (PTI)

Updated on Feb 16, 2026 16:37 IST

AI Summit 2026: ‘Training on copyrighted data amounts to stealing’, says Pleias founder Stasenko

Anastasia Stasenko (HT)

Updated on Feb 15, 2026 23:32 IST

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to skip AI Impact Summit

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. (Reuters)

Updated on Feb 14, 2026 18:02 IST

Social media firms must remove unlawful content within 3 hours, says Centre

The new amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, will take effect on February 20.

Updated on Feb 11, 2026 01:18 IST

Large, fixed watermarks proposed for AI content set to be dropped from IT rules

Officials said the government is moving away from prescribing the 10% threshold.

Updated on Feb 10, 2026 05:54 IST

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