Guwahati, Feb 20 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the disruption at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, alleging that the opposition party is unsettled by India’s growing global leadership in new-age technologies. Reacting to the incident involving Youth Congress workers at the summit, Sarma said it was not the BJP but the “rise of Bharat as a global force in Artificial Intelligence” that troubl…
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Hyderabad/New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday mooted a proposal to establish an AI Start-up Village in the state to serve the entire nation, with support from the Centre.Revanth Reddy also said that Hyderabad is ready to host AI War Room, if approved by the Centre.He mooted the proposals during his address at the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the Telangana Chief Minister stated that India must n…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The focus must shift from merely building data‑centre capacity to ensuring resources deliver public‑interest outcomes across health, education and agriculture, senior policy makers said on Friday.At the ‘India AI Impact Summit 2026’ here, a working report on “Opening Up Computational Resources for New AI Futures,” was launched.The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the report and the session saw speakers stressing “demand aggregation…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the Government of Maharashtra is striving to bring holistic prosperity, including food security, climate resilience, and women’s empowerment, to the agriculture sector through Artificial Intelligence (AI). He emphasised that the use of AI should not be limited to exhibitions and discussions but must reach the masses on a large scale.CM Fadnavis was speaking at a seminar titled ‘AI in Agriculture’ during the India AI Impact …
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Union Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Bhupender Yadav on Friday strongly condemned the protest by members of the Indian Youth Congress during the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, terming it an attempt to embarrass the nation at a time when India was showcasing its technological capabilities on the global stage.Speaking to IANS, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan criticised the demonstrators, saying, “Frustrated and insecure individuals, repeatedly …
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Interacting with a group of CEOs and delegates participating in the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Friday expressed optimism about the future of Artificial Intelligence, noting that the technology will not only transform existing roles but also generate entirely new job opportunities. The Vice President said that India’s hosting of the AI Summit was a significant initiative envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, positioning the c…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Peter Pellegrini, President of the Slovak Republic, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, congratulating him on an “exceptionally well-organised” India AI Impact Summit 2026. He later termed his meeting with PM Modi at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi as a “historic milestone” for Slovakia–India ties.The two leaders, who met on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit, reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and discussed ways to enhance cooperation in a…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Members of the Indian Youth Congress staged a dramatic protest inside Bharat Mandapam on Friday during the India AI Impact Summit 2026, raising slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Central government over alleged “unemployment, inflation and the reported India-US trade deal”.According to officials, several Youth Congress workers removed their shirts and shouted slogans, including “PM is compromised”, before security personnel intervened. The protester…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday cited AI fragmentation risks, calling for global interoperability standards for better outcomes at the ‘India AI Impact Summit 2026’ here.Guterres said that today, international cooperation is difficult. “Technological rivalry is growing. Without a common baseline, fragmentation wins, with different regions and different countries operating under incompatible policies and technical standards,” he warned.Addressing t…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The ‘outstanding’ ‘India AI Impact Summit 2026’ has showcased the energy, the broader AI vision and what India can do to take this vision forward, according to Tata Sons Chairman, N. Chandrasekaran.He told IANS on the sidelines of the ‘AI Impact Summit 2026’ here that the event provided a platform to showcase all of the country’s AI-related plans.The summit earlier saw OpenAI joining Tata Group to develop local, AI-ready data centre capacity designed for da…