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EU leaders back early trade deal, AI cooperation in meeting with Modi India News

February 19, 2026 by WEB DESK TEAM

New Delhi: After hosting French President Emmanuel Macron in Mumbai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held bilateral meetings with the leaders of Spain, Finland, Estonia, Croatia and Serbia, seeking to further deepen cooperation with Europe in technology, innovation, security and defence. Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit. According to official sources, 26 countries are officially represented, … Read more

Resolutely crack down on racial and linguistic crimes: SC | India News

February 19, 2026 by WEB DESK TEAM

Ask the Attorney General to raise issues with the Center New Delhi: In a petition highlighting a racially motivated attack in December last year that led to the death of Anjel Chakma in Uttarakhand, Supreme Court “Those who attack others because of their appearance, language, race, region or origin must be dealt with with an … Read more

‘Bail not jail’ norm cannot be applied to financial scams: SC | India News

February 19, 2026 by WEB DESK TEAM

NEW DELHI: In view of the proliferation of financial scams through Ponzi schemes, the Supreme Court has ruled that defrauding people of their hard-earned money is a heinous crime and the accused of such crimes cannot enjoy the freedom-leaning principle of “bail is the rule and imprisonment is the exception”. A bench of Justices Sanjay … Read more

SC reserves exhumation of tribal Christian bodies for burial elsewhere India News

February 19, 2026 by WEB DESK TEAM

New Delhi: Supreme Court Exhuming the bodies of tribal Christians in some villages in Chhattisgarh state and moving them to cemeteries designated by religious groups has been temporarily halted as an NGO said the act violated the fundamental rights of local Christians to be buried in villages. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep … Read more

5% Muslim quota officially lifted in Maha province | India News

February 19, 2026 by WEB DESK TEAM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Mumbai: Eleven years after the BJP-Sena government Devendra Fadnavis Having scrapped the 5% quota for Muslims in government jobs and education, the Mahayut government has canceled a notification outlining the process for issuing caste validity certificates for the quota. Officials said the long-delayed process was completed after questions were raised … Read more

‘When friends connect, innovation follows’: French President Macron shares AI images with PM Modi | India News

February 19, 2026 by WEB DESK TEAM

Artificial intelligence image of French President Macron and Prime Minister Modi (image shared by Macron on X) French President Emmanuel Macron shared an artificial intelligence image with his prime minister on Wednesday Narendra Modias he was on a three-day trip to India. He is also preparing to participate Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit In New Delhi. … Read more

‘Remain committed to working in India’: Why Bill Gates opted out of AI summit – says his foundation | India News

February 19, 2026 by WEB DESK TEAM

New Delhi: Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Thursday pulled out of the Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit and will not deliver a keynote address.Originally, Gates was supposed to be one of the keynote speakers at the event. However, Gates came under heavy criticism after his name appeared in parts of Epstein documents released by the U.S. … Read more

‘Critical need’: PM Modi’s AI MANAV vision – what it means India News

February 19, 2026 by WEB DESK TEAM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled what he called India’s “MANAV Vision for AI” at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, laying out a human-centric framework for the development and governance of AI.“Today at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, I presented the MANAV vision for artificial intelligence. MANAV means human,” … Read more

AI Summit: From Tata Sons Chairman Chandrasekaran’s expansion strategy to Google CEO Pichai’s ‘vision’ – who has the final say | India News

February 19, 2026 by WEB DESK TEAM

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran and Google CEO Sundar Pichai attended the New Delhi Artificial Intelligence Summit India’s AI ambitions took center stage at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, where national and global leaders, policymakers and top technology executives discussed how AI could reshape economies, governance and society.From Union Minister Ashwini … Read more

‘Give AI an open sky, but…’: PM Modi praises AI, but warns of caution – Top Quotes India News

February 19, 2026 by WEB DESK TEAM

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attended the Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit along with world leaders, heads of states and global technology leaders and expressed his appreciation for India’s development in the field of artificial intelligence.In his keynote speech, Prime Minister Modi said that AI needs to be democratized to ensure that … Read more