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In India, AI will rise from bottom of the pyramid: Shekhar Kapur
In India, artificial intelligence (AI) will not emerge from the top.
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February 26, 2026
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India is the hottest market in Asia: Hilton APAC prez
Hospitality major looking to address branded hotel gap in the country
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February 26, 2026
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Expect $350 billion investments in RE sector by 2030: Pralhad Joshi
India’s renewable energy (RE) sector is likely to attract $350 billion investments over five years, with major expansion plans in domestic module manufacturing capacity and additional 41 gigawatt (Gw) of energy storage capacity to support the larger 500 Gw clean energy target by 2030, New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday in a fireside chat with Sudheer Pal Singh at the Business Standard Manthan event.
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February 26, 2026
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India needs to prioritise building own foundational AI models: Experts
India will need to prioritise building its own foundational artificial intelligence (AI) models and strengthen data sovereignty safeguards to reduce dependence on foreign technologies, experts said on Wednesday.
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February 26, 2026
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NCERT drops 'judicial corruption' chapter after CJI rebuke
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Wednesday strongly objected to a chapter on judicial corruption in the National Council of Educational Research and Training's (NCERT’s)
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February 26, 2026
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India's EV transition on right track, but miles to go: Experts
Range anxiety, inadequate charging infrastructure, charger uptime and maintenance gaps, battery degradation worries, evolving safety standards, and high utilisation stress in commercial vehicles remain real challenges for India’s electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem.
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February 26, 2026
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Data centres can help India become an exporter of energy: Sinha
Renewable energy (RE) company ReNew will focus on capturing the huge business opportunities presented by the growth of data centre demand in India, apart from further integrating backward into the solar power supply chain, Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sumant Sinha said on Wednesday.
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February 26, 2026
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Noel’s stance on IPO stalled Chandra’s reappointment
An early agenda item for Tata Sons’ six board directors when they convened at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday at Bombay House — the group’s storied headquarters — was expected to be straightforward: approving a third term for Natarajan Chandrasekaran as Chairman.
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February 26, 2026
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Regulating social media
Banning it for children is no silver bullet
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February 26, 2026
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Equity SIP inflows see rare dip as volatility tests investor patience
Overall SIP tally sustains at %31,000 cr in January, thanks to spurt in inflows into ETFs, FoFs
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February 26, 2026
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Stay course on US, seize manufacturing moment at home: Amitabh Kant
Former G20 Sherpa says volatile US trade policy no reason for reactive tariff moves
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February 26, 2026
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Moving forward at WTO
India needs to recalibrate its negotiating positions at the multilateral forum
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February 26, 2026
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Clean Max IPO scrapes through
The ₹3,100-crore initial public offering (IPO) of Brookfield-backed Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions narrowly scraped through, with over- all bids falling marginally short of full subscription. Exchange data showed bids for 20.6 million shares against 21.82 million shares on offer in the main book. However, sources said the issue — the biggest so far for this calendar year — was almost fully covered when calculated at the upper end of the price band.
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February 26, 2026
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Indian MSME drugmakers likely to focus on Brazil as next growth market
An India-Brazil health care summit in New Delhi this week positioned the South American nation as a priority export and partnership market for Indian MSME pharmaceutical manufacturers, particularly in specialty medicines, biosimilars, and public health care supply.
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February 26, 2026
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IRFC OFS sees tepid demand from institutional investors
The government’s 4 per cent stake sale in Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) met with a lukewarm response from institutional investors on Wednesday.
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February 26, 2026
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Gates apologises to Foundation staff over Epstein ties: Report
American tech entrepreneur Bill Gates has apologised to the staff at the Gates Foundation over his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein but maintained that he did “nothing illicit,” according to a media report.
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February 26, 2026
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Bank and power stocks drive BSE PSU index
Index hits 52-week high, outperforms benchmarks
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February 26, 2026
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Trump to hike US tariff to 15% ‘where appropriate’: Greer
He also said the US is seeking to maintain levies on Chinese goods within a range of 35% - 50%
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February 26, 2026
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Punching above weight
Island states are trying to shape maritime power in the Indian Ocean
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February 26, 2026
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Billion-dollar AI bets shape IT narrative, says LTM executive
Mission-critical ops remain under human oversight, says growth chief Krishnan Iyer
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February 26, 2026
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Microsoft raided in Japan over biz obstruction
Japan’s Fair Trade Commission raided Microsoft Japan’s offices on Wednesday as part of an investigation into whether it improperly restricted customers of its Azure platform from using rival cloud services, a source with direct knowledge of the matter
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February 26, 2026
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'Policy uncertainty, export bans hurting farm ecosystem'
Frequent export bans, abrupt duty changes and policy unpredictability are hurting India’s agriculture ecosystem and distorting market signals, agri-tech and agri-finance executives said on Wednesday.
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February 26, 2026
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Anil Ambani’s house worth ₹3.7K cr attached by ED under PMLA
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani’s Mumbai house, ‘Abode’, worth ₹3,716 crore under the anti-money laundering law.
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February 26, 2026
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NBFCs may get a fillip if infra segment recovers
Non banking financial companies (NBFCs) saw positive trends in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 (Q3FY26).
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February 26, 2026
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India, Israel trade pact to unlock vast potential: PM in Israeli parliament
Congress and Left parties say Modi’s visit amounts to betrayal of the Palestinian cause
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February 26, 2026
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'As AI grows, legacy will compress'
Noshir Kaka, senior partner, McKinsey & Company. Rather, he says that disruption led by artificial intelligence (AI) will create a $15 trillion opportunity. In an interview with Shivani Shinde on the sidelines of the Nasscom Technology Leadership Forum, he talks of the shift for IT tech services. Edited excerpts:
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February 26, 2026
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'R&D-linked incentives to drive high-end manufacturing push'
Research and development (R&D)-linked incentives remain a crucial gap in India’s push towards high-end manufacturing, Kollareddy Ramachandra, chief executive officer (CEO) of Midwest, said on Wednesday at the Business Standard Manthan summit here.
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February 26, 2026
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Coforge wins $158 mn deal from UK firm
Mid-tier IT services firm Coforge said on Wednesday that it has been awarded a $158 million contract by a UK-based client.
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February 26, 2026
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Ex-branch manager among 4 arrested in IDFC First Bank fraud case
Haryana’s State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested four people, including the alleged masterminds behind the ₹590 crore IDFC First Bank fraud, with a private firm owned by the wife of a former employee emerging at the centre of the financial irregularities.
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February 26, 2026
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Building an ownership society
India is entering a period in which the structure of economic returns may start favouring capital owners due to increasing returns from digital infrastructure, algorithmic systems, and artificial intelligence.
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