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'India uniquely positioned to drive new AI innovations

Two senior executives of Google DeepMind explain the laboratory's work in the country

When all systems in the world go down

The tech outage marks the risk of depending on a single firm's software, report SHIVANI SHINDE & ASHUTOSH MISHRA

Digital mirror gives ONGC view of safety, business

ONGC, the state-owned oil and gas giant, has pivoted to artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies in the last few years to ensure the safety of its assets and help business.

Vehicle cover transfers to buyer on registration

Harmanpreet Singh purchased a vehicle from Sandeep Kumar who had insured it with Iffco Tokio General Insurance for ₹7,37,134 under its private vehicle package policy valid from December 1, 2016, to November 30, 2017.

'Capital spending on infra will once again be in focus'

The government has enough fiscal room to deliver a positive Budget, says RAHUL SINGH, chief investment officer-equities at Tata Asset Management. In an interview with Khushboo Tiwari, Singh notes that, barring a few sectors, markets have reached valuations that require bullish assumptions to justify. Excerpts:

MFDs cash in big: Commissions jump over 20% on market liftoff

SBI hits the mother lode: ₹1,000 crore payoff from its mutual fund

BUDGET FEARS UNSETTLE BROAD MARKET: STRESS LINES APPEAR

PRE-JULY 23 TILT: Blue-chip records mask the quiet erosion in broader indices

Reliance's 02C jitters: A refining challenge that's crimping growth

IPO moves and new energy clarity: Key upside risks for the conglomerate

Connected world

Global outage has lessons for the future

Why the global league of autocrats thrives

Something new is happening in the world of oppression.

Benefits of the domestic 'silk route'

India seems set to become the world's leading producer of silk and silk products by 2030, thanks to rapid strides in the cultivation of silkworms and production of silk fibre from their cocoons - technically termed sericulture.

The questions for policymakers

What is the state of the economy, and the implications for policy?

Optimal policy position

MPC should focus on inflation management

Behind Biden's asylum halt: Migrants must say if they fear deportation

Posters inside a complex of giant, white tents tell migrants in English, Spanish, Mandarin and Hindi they should tell an officer if they fear being deported and \"your claim will be heard.\"

Billionaire criminal secretly profited off Jack Ma's deals

Four years ago, Jack Ma was the embodiment of China's spectacular economic rise.

UK faces stark choice as service pay hikes loom

The UK faces a large fiscal hole if its new Labour government agrees to above-inflation pay rises for millions of public-sector workers like teachers and nurses.

Xi unveils policy blueprint amid economic crisis

Vows to rewire finances, help indebted regions

B'desh top court scales back govt job quotas

93% JOBS OPEN TO CANDIDATES ON MERIT, SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL | AT LEAST 133 KILLED IN VIOLENCE SO FAR

With such promises to keep

A debate is simmering in Karnataka: About the performance of the \"Congress guarantees\" that brought the party to power in the state in May last year.

J&K Assembly elections: Elusive quest for clarity

Politics is hotting up in UT with SC's deadline for holding the polls drawing closer, but recent terror attacks and chances of an early winter may put a spanner in the works

'Special category status' demands ring loud

Economic Survey to be tabled today, ahead of Budget on Tuesday. Oppn looks to put govt on the mat on issues ranging from UP order on Kanwar yatra to railway safety

'Aim to reduce CD ratio as fast as possible'

HDFC Bank says it will not get involved in an interest rate war to attract more deposits

Brain drain behind $6 bn hole in current a/c balance

The growing demand of Indians for education at foreign universities, along with the declining intake of foreign students by Indian universities, has created a $6 billion hole in India's current account balance.

Nipah virus death in Kerala sets off alarm bells

Centre to deploy team to probe Nipah outbreak; Maharashtra reports 28 Zika cases this year, highest since 2021

Useful WIPO guide on Trade Secrets and Innovation

In recent years, many exporters and importers have felt aggrieved that the confidential data they furnish to the Customs through the ICEGATE portal are sold by certain individuals/organisations despite the deterrence provided in Section 135AA of the Customs Act, 1962.

India likely to have highest per-capita income growth

Study pegs growth at 5.4% during 2024-33

Youth hirings witness upswing in April-May

EPFO data says women subscribers also rose after falling last year

Rural 2-wheeler demand roars back to life

Favourable monsoon, govt initiatives may sustain the trend, say experts

'Concerned over imports from China and Asean'

JSW Steel, the country's largest steelmaker by domestic capacity, reported a 63.9 per cent Y-o-Y drop in consolidated net profit at ₹845 crore in Q1FY25. In an audio interview, JAYANT ACHARYA, joint managing director and chief executive officer of JSW Steel, tells Ishita Ayan Dutt about the positives on the operations side even as low-cost imports played spoil sport. Edited excerpts:

I tell filmmakers that if you can dream it (storytelling), we can do it'

Earlier this month, visual effects major DNEG, a subsidiary of the ₹4,167 crore Mumbai-based Prime Focus, secured $200 million (about ₹1,669 crore) in funding from Abu Dhabi-based investor United Al Saqer Group (UASG). In a video interview, NAMIT MALHOTRA, founder of Prime Focus and CEO DNEG, talks to Vanita Kohli-Khandekar about the firm's Oscar-winning work in Hollywood, and its role in the recent Indian hits like Kalki and Munjya. Edited excerpts.