New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged with several world leaders, holding as many as nine bilateral meetings before wrapping up a hectic Wednesday by hosting a banquet for the visiting dignitaries attending India-AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. PM Modi held meetings with the leaders of Spain, Finland, Serbia, Croatia, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Bhutan. He also met the CEO of Google and co-founder of Sun Microsystems.The informal interactions with global leaders continued…
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New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat joined Spanish President Pedro Sanchez for the dedication of a mural created by Spanish artist Suso Manuel Pinto Gracia in Delhi on Wednesday. “Along with the President of the Government of Spain, Shri. Pedro Sanchez attended the dedication ceremony of a mural painted jointly by a Spanish artist, Susso manual pinto gracia (suso-33) and two young Indian artists, Tarini Sethi and Ishan Bharat, under the Stree…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo on Wednesday expressed confidence that his country and India, along with international partners, would be able to lead the way in resilience, sustainability, and human-centric technological progress.Addressing the session on “Building Sovereign Deep Tech for a Resilient Future” at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, he said that as the demand for computing power increases, it is crucial to ensure that both academia and business have acc…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Wednesday announced that India has achieved the Guinness World Records title for the “Most pledges received for an AI responsibility campaign in 24 hours”.India achieved the Guinness title after collecting 2,50,946 valid pledges during the 24‑hour period (February 16–17, 2026), according to an official statement.The nationwide ‘AI Responsibility Pledge’ campaign, launched under the IndiaAI Mission in…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) India’s strength in AI will not come from isolated breakthroughs, but from connected ecosystems, NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission, Director Deepak Bagla said on Wednesday.At Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), “we are building bridges between startups and mentors, innovators and investors, policy and practice”, he added.”When these connections come together with purpose, AI stops being a tool and becomes a national movement. That is how India will not just use AI, but l…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Amidst the uproar over alleged mismanagement and chaos at the ongoing India AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam, former Information and Technology (IT) minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday sought to defend the organisation of the ‘largest ever’ AI-related congregation in India, bringing hordes of tech giants and global leaders under one roof for elaborate discussion and deliberations on Artificial Intelligence and deep tech. He drew a comparison between the AI Summits, he…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Spanish President Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday noted the “excellent state” of relations between Spain and India, stating after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi that they will continue to strengthen in the coming times. “Alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I have noted the excellent state of relations between Spain and India, which we will continue to strengthen. I have congratulated him on the organisation of the Summit on the Impact of Artificial Inte…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The ‘India AI Impact Summit 2026’ in the national capital is being seen as refreshingly different from the discussions on AI in the US and Europe as it focuses on a more pragmatic, inclusive vision centred on human progress and equitable growth.“Hosted by the world’s largest democracy and the first major AI summit in the Global South, it challenges the prevailing narrative and positions India as a credible bridge-builder in a fractured technological landscape,” acc…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Slovakia President Peter Pellegrini arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday to participate in the AI Impact Summit 2026, which underscores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence. He was accorded a warm welcome at the airport by Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Jitendra Singh.President Pellegrini is scheduled to attend the ongoing India-AI Impact Summit, where world leaders, policymakers, and technology experts are convening to deliberate on…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a bilateral meeting with Spanish President Pedro Sanchez in New Delhi, and discussed ways to expand cooperation across trade, economy, health, digital technology, innovation and several other key sectors.President Sanchez arrived in the national capital earlier in the day to attend the AI Impact Summit 2026, a global platform focusing on the transformative role of artificial intelligence across industries and governance.Foll…