New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) India is emerging as a distinctive sovereign AI market, where regulation, innovation and national digital public infrastructure are closely linked, and 96 per cent of policymakers are advancing a strategy in this field, a report said on Tuesday.The report from Dell Technologies said 97.7 per cent of government leaders expressed confidence in agentic AI as an adoption accelerator, with 44.4 per cent believing it will play a major role well above the Asia Pacific average …
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New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) India has emerged as a global digital powerhouse over the last 12 years, driven by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, quantum technologies, data centres and digital public infrastructure, according to an official fact-sheet released on Monday.The fact-sheet highlighted that India has transitioned from being largely a consumer of digital technologies to becoming a creator of globally scalable technology solutions, backed by strong policy …
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Recent wallet inactivity notifications from PhonePe have led to increased consumer interest in digital wallets and how they function. One of the key observations from these discussions is that many users continue to assume that their PhonePe account, UPI account, and PhonePe Wallet are the same. In reality, these are different payment instruments that operate independently and serve different purposes.As digital payments become increasingly common in everyday life, unde…
Paris, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a large gathering of the Indian community in Paris. Upon his arrival at the venue, the Prime Minister was given a warm and colorful welcome, “reflecting the deep affection of the diaspora for the motherland”, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in an official statement on Friday. The Indian community in France gathered in large numbers chanting slogans of “Modi, Modi” and “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”. “During his address at Paris, Prim…
Nice/New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday agreed to set up a high-level mechanism to double trade between the two countries within five years, and also shared concrete ideas to strengthen and diversify bilateral ties in the fields of economic growth, technology and talent mobility, according to a joint statement issued after the summit between the two leaders at Nice in France.“The two leaders called for early implementation of t…
Bengaluru, June 14 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that while Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was repeatedly criticising the country’s economic performance, “on the contrary, quarter after quarter, year after year India has been the fastest growing economy”. Addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ‘Viksit Bharat’ event here, Union Minister Sitharaman noted that it is not the Central government, which is claiming that India is the fastest-growing economy, but th…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India’s real‑time digital payments system Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been cited by South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago as a model as Pretoria moves to reduce cash use, a new report has said.Kganyago said other countries are further ahead in going cashless and cited UPI as an instant, low-cost payments tool “using simple tools such as a cellphone number or a QR code, instead of an expensive point-of-sale terminal,” the report from South Afr…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), in its resolution marking 12 years of the Narendra Modi-led Union government, has highlighted comprehensive assessment of governance achievements, political expansion, and national transformation. Following are the top ten takeaways from the resolution that was adopted at the NDA meeting on Wednesday.1. Record-breaking leadership milestoneThe resolution said that Narendra Modi has become the longest-serving democratically elected …
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday passed a resolution marking 12 years of the Narendra Modi-led Union government, describing it as a defining phase of “people-centric development, participative democracy and performance-oriented governance”. The resolution was adopted at a high-level NDA meeting in New Delhi, where coalition allies congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming the longest-serving democratically elected Prime Minister in conse…
Amaravati, June 10 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday said India today stands stronger and more prosperous than before, as he congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming the longest-serving Prime Minister in office.The Jana Sena leader on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming the longest-serving Prime Minister. He called it 4,399 days of selfless service and 12 years of transformative leadership. “Twelve years ago, Bhara…