scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Monday, February 23, 2026
HomeTech

Tech

Sarvam unveils India-specific AI models as New Delhi pushes ‘sovereign’ tech play

New Delhi: An Indian startup called Sarvam AI is making a push to create a viable competitor for the domestic market, unveiling an artificial-intelligence...

Galgotias University professor Neha Singh is now ‘open to work’ on LinkedIn

Neha Singh is a Professor of Communication in the School of Management at Galgotias University in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, since August 2023. Communication isn't just a skill.

Vaishnaw apologises, but chaos spills over to Day 2 of AI Summit—long queues, abrupt end to sessions

Long queues, repeated security checks, confusion over entry passes, delays and congestion, abruptly ended sessions, connectivity issues affecting digital payment systems—no end to complaints.

AI both ‘idiot’ and ‘savant’, can replace human experts with virtual workers, UN official warns

UN Under-Secretary-General for Digital and Emerging Technologies Amandeep Singh Gill was speaking at a lecture organised on the sideline of India's AI Summit Monday.

Modi assures ‘opportunity-driven’ future on Day 1 at India AI Impact Summit

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and OpenAI chief Sam Altman will also be attending the summit in the upcoming days.

India kicks off AI summit with tech titans in bid to to tilt global frontier-model race

In AI competitiveness, India ranks third globally, trailing the US and China, according to Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered AI.

Future belongs to the AI-ready, entry-level software jobs will be impacted first—India AI Mission CEO

In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, Abhishek Singh said AI won’t erase employment, but will reward those who upskill. Divide not between man & machine, but between skill & obsolescence, he said.

36-hr takedown window cut to 3 hrs: Centre notifies IT Rules amendment to tighten noose on deepfakes

Amendments force intermediaries to swiftly act on harmful synthetic media while narrowing obligations to content likely to mislead users. The changes will come into force on 20 February.

Telegram, Meta, Google oppose govt proposal for ‘kill switch’ to curb digital arrests. Here’s why

The proposal of a ‘kill switch’ was discussed at a January meeting convened by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology with a committee formed on a Supreme Court directive.

Would you sign up for an ‘AI afterlife’? Deathbots and ‘grief tech’ raise key legal questions

As AI is usually probabilistic and based on algorithms, there may be a risk of creep or distortion. The deathbot could lose its resemblance to the original person.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.