New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Sunday to address public gatherings and dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 7,000 crore.The Prime Minister will inaugurate development projects and lay foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 2,700 crore in Puducherry. He will also address the gathering on the occasion, said an official statement.Later in the afternoon on Sunday, the PM will tra…
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New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on March 1 to address public gatherings and dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 7,000 crore, an official said on Friday. The Prime Minister will reach Chennai on Saturday evening, and on Sunday, inaugurate development projects and lay foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 2,700 crore in Puducherry. He will also address the gathering on the occasio…
Amaravati, Feb 19 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government will sign agreements with various institutions and companies to strengthen Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure and skill development in the state at the ongoing India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. The government will enter into an MoU with IBM to provide skills training in AI, quantum technology, and cybersecurity to one million youth in the state.Another agreement will be signed with the United Nations International Computing …
New Delhi/United Nations, Feb 19 (IANS) United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that holding the AI summit in India has a “special meaning” because shaping the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology cannot be monopolised by a coterie of few countries or billionaires.“AI must belong to everyone. We must replace hype and fear with shared evidence – and close knowledge gaps”, he said during the inauguration of the India AI Impact Summit at the Bh…
Chennai, Feb 15 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday inaugurated the newly constructed L-shaped flyover at Central Kailash, a key traffic junction connecting Adyar and Guindy in south Chennai. The Chief Minister inspected the structure in an official vehicle after declaring it open for public use.Sardar Patel Road, one of the busiest arterial roads in the city, links Adyar with Guindy and also serves as the starting point of Rajiv Gandhi Road (Old Mahabalipuram Road) at the Cen…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) A 22-year-old Indian student, Saketh Sreenivasaiah, has been found dead in California, six days after he went missing.Sreenivasaiah, a native of Karnataka, was pursuing a master’s degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He was last seen on February 9, around a kilometre away from the campus, prompting a citywide search around Lake Anza and the Berkeley Hills areas.The Indian Consulate in San Francisco confirmed that lo…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) While India has strong artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, the key mandate remains scale, coordination and interoperability, according to experts.Professor V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, stressed that AI must enhance inclusion, preserve language diversity, and strengthen all learners without creating divides.He was speaking at the ‘Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026’ here that brought together an unprecedented gathering of India’s education and technology ecosys…
Chennai, Feb 6 (IANS) IIT Madras Director, Professor V. Kamakoti, on Friday said the government essentially aims to support deep-tech startups as they grow in their journey.His comment came as the government expanded the definition of startups to include deep technology firms as a separate sub-category as part of its revised guidelines to strengthen the Startup India programme, for developing the country as a global innovation powerhouse.Speaking to IANS, Kamakoti said: “Deep-tech startups rec…
United Nations, Feb 5 (IANS) United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has praised India for taking the leadership in facing the challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) through the summit it has convened. Guterres said on Wednesday that he was “delighted” to have the chance to participate in the India AI Impact Summit 2026 to be held in New Delhi from February 16 to 20.”I do believe that AI is today, an absolutely crucial issue in international relations and one of the biggest ch…
Kathmandu, Feb 5 (IANS) Nepali startup founders participating in a training and exposure visit to India’s startup ecosystem described their experience as a turning point that helped them progress from early-stage development to market-ready innovation. Two dozen Nepali start-up founders took part in an eight-week, fully funded training and innovation programme under the India-Nepal Start-up Partnership Network (IN-SPAN), which concluded in late January.The Indian Embassy launched this scheme to …