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New Delhi: Microsoft president Brad Smith, in an interview, outlined the opportunities and responsibilities AI presents for the Global South, with a particular focus on India. He noted the need for digital sovereignty, and India-US collaboration through trade agreements to protect sovereignty while enabling cross-border innovation. Smith said India is Microsoft’s second-largest employee base, with…
Gold rose and hovered once again around 5,000 driven by renewed geopolitical tensions and a rebound after a sharp fall at the start of this week. Also a dip buying ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting minutes was seen, while mixed economic data kept the fed officials bias also divided. Prices are steady in the…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmarks are slowly inching upwards, with Nifty50 and BSE Sensex opening in green after three days of gains. While Nifty50 was above 25,850 in early trade, BSE Sensex rose over 100 points. At 9:18 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,861.55, up 42 points or 0.16%….
UAE Ramadan 2026: Reduced Work Hours Explained for Private Sector Employees As the holy month of Ramadan 1447 AH begins across the UAE, workplaces nationwide are adjusting schedules to reflect both the spiritual rhythm of the month and legal labour requirements. Under Cabinet Decision No. 1 of 2022 implementing Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021,…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Top stock market recommendations: Sona BLW Precision Forgings, PFC, and NLC India are the top stocks that Aakash K Hindocha, Deputy Vice President – WM Research of Nuvama Professional Clients Group recommends buying today. Here is the expert’s view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for February 19, 2026:Index View: NiftyNifty…
Sarvam AI showcases futuristic solutions tailor made for India’s needs New Delhi: In a major step for India’s push to compete in advanced AI, homegrown startup Sarvam has launched a foundational 105-billion-parameter large language model (LLM), along with a range of tools and systems aimed at commercialisation. The company said the model performs on par…
BofA maintained its buy recommendation on Infosys with the target price at Rs 1,840. Analysts said there were several positives on positioning and net opportunity could be bigger but the path is still evolving. They also said that enterprise AI isn’t plug and play. Currently revenue from AI-first offerings stands at 5.5%, which is not…
ICAI president Prasanna Kumar D New Delhi: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has set up a special group within its Financial Reporting Review Board to fast-track high-profile cases, the regulatory agency’s president Prasanna Kumar D said. “… more than 10 to 15 cases are there which have public interest. These cases will…
Salil Parekh, CEO and MD, Infosys (File photo) New Delhi: Infosys CEO Salil Parekh suggested that stock market investors may be misreading the impact of AI tools from companies like Anthropic, arguing that rather than shrinking opportunities for IT services firms, such technologies are likely to expand and reshape the demand for their capabilities. He…
Yotta chief executive Sunil Gupta New Delhi: India is set to host one of Asia’s largest AI superclusters, with Yotta Data Services unveiling plans to deploy more than 20,000 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs in a $2 billion investment. The facility is expected to go live by Aug 2026. The infrastructure, to be housed at Yotta’s…
