OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman speaks at the AI Summit in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman placed India squarely at the centre of global AI map, arguing that the world’s largest democracy is not merely adopting AI at scale but shaping its trajectory. “More than 100…
Nitai Roy Chowdhury, 77, lone Hindu minister in prime minister Tarique Rahman-led govt and vice-chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s central committee, said his administration was committed to ensuring the safety of all minorities and restoring cordial relations with India, asserting that fundamentalism would not be allowed to spread in Bangladesh.Chowdhury spoke to TOI in an…
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron NEW DELHI: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said that Rafale fighter jets will boost India’s military strength and that he is committed to having more indigenous content in ‘made-in-India Rafale’, as sought by the Modi govt.Speaking on the sidelines of the AI-India…
NEW DELHI: India’s sea-based nuclear deterrent will be strengthened soon as the country’s third indigenous Arihant-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), INS Aridhaman (designated S4), is likely to be commissioned by April-May. “The commissioning of INS Aridhaman is expected by this summer as the submarine is currently in the final stages of sea trial,” a…
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah speaks during the Budget session of the legislative assembly, in Jammu. (PTI Photo) SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that he does not believe in media censorship or using govt advertisements to influence coverage.“I have never asked any media house not to…
JAMMU: Troops foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in Sunderbani sector of Jammu’s Rajouri while a joint team of police and 54 Rashtriya Rifles busted a terror module in the district’s Nowshera area, arresting a suspected terror associate with links to Pakistan-based smugglers and wiping out a trans-border, inter-state weapons racket.A White Knight Corps…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Thursday inaugurated 25 Atal Canteens across the national capital as part of a scheme to serve affordable and nutritious meals to urban poor, labourers and other underprivileged residents. Inaugurating one such canteen at Krishna Nagar, Delhi Chief Minister Gupta said the Atal Canteen Scheme was guided by the vision…
Vice President CP Radhakrishnan with Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (Image/X) NEW DELHI: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday lamented that contributions of Indian philosophers and social reformers like Sree Narayana Guru have not been adequately recorded in international languages, which has created a gap in global academic discourse.Releasing a book on Narayana Guru by Congress…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah will launch phase 2 of the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP–II) in Cachar district of Assam on Friday, taking forward efforts to promote inclusive development in border areas so as to check outmigration and inculcate the border population as “eyes and ears” of the border guarding forces.The launch of VVP-II…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday asked 22 states and Union Territories including Delhi to complete preparatory work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) at the earliest as the exercise is “expected to start from April”.Once the exercise is completed, all states and UTs will be covered.In a letter to the chief electoral…