Global AI race: DeepSeek gains ground in developing nations; Microsoft flags widening gap

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is seeing rapid adoption across several developing countries, helping broaden access to generative artificial intelligence even as the overall gap between advanced and emerging economies continues to widen, according to a new Microsoft report.The report said global adoption of generative AI tools reached 16.3% of the world’s population in the three…

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Drone-based land mapping boosts rural credit flows

MUMBAI: Govt’s shift to drone-based land mapping has lifted rural credit flows, with sanctioned loan amounts rising 23% after residential plots were converted into verifiable collateral under the SVAMITVA scheme, according to an April 2026 working paper published by the economic advisory council to the Prime Minister.The move replaces informal land demarcation with legally recognised,…

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World Cup dream alive and kicking! Ravindra Jadeja confirms Vijay Hazare Trophy participation | Cricket News

India’s Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after taking the wicket of South Africa’s captain Temba Bavuma during the third ODI cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) (PTI12_06_2025_000215A) New Delhi: India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has confirmed his participation in the Vijay Hazare Trophy…

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‘Congress not just a party, but voice of India’s soul’: Rahul Gandhi on party’s foundation day; hails legacy | India News

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday asserted that Congress is not just a political party but “the voice of India’s soul” that has always stood with the weak, the deprived and hardworking people.His remarks came on the 140th Foundation Day of the Indian National Congress. Rahul attended the…

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