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India Launches AI Training for 250,000 by 2047 to Reach Grassroots

India's Minister of State for Electronics and IT launched a joint AWS-NASSCOM initiative on Feb. 17, 2026, to train over 250,000 people in AI and cloud computing by 2047. The program targets grassroots communities to ensure technology benefits extend beyond urban centers.

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AI

CII and MeitY Host AI Conference on Economic Growth and Cyber Defense

The Confederation of Indian Industry joined forces with India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the IndiaAI Mission to host a conference on democratizing AI resources for economic growth and social good. The event focused on cyber defense strategies for an AI-driven world.

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Corporate

Pine Labs Teams with OpenAI for AI-Optimized Merchant Payments

Pine Labs is integrating OpenAI's AI models into its payment systems to automate complex financial tasks like supplier negotiations and cross-border settlements. The move creates what the companies call an 'agentic commerce' stack for high-volume transactions.

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Diplomacy & Trade

Trump Warns UK Against Ceding Diego Garcia to Mauritius

President Donald Trump urged Britain on Thursday not to hand over Diego Garcia to Mauritius, calling the planned sovereignty transfer a threat to a vital U.S.-UK military base. He posted on Truth Social that the strategically located island in the Chagos archipelago 'should not be taken away from the UK.'

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AI

Guterres Calls for $3B Global AI Fund at India Summit

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed a $3 billion global fund to make artificial intelligence accessible to all nations. Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, he warned that countries without such investment risk being 'logged out of the AI age.'

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Movies

Siddhant Chaturvedi eyes Yuvraj Singh biopic since 2019

Actor Siddhant Chaturvedi says he has been manifesting a biopic on cricketer Yuvraj Singh since 2019. He calls the sportsman's life a rollercoaster of triumphs and trials.

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KI

KI als Werkzeug, nicht als Arzt: Experten skizzieren Gesundheitszukunft Indiens

Experten warnten auf dem India Today AI Summit 2026, dass Künstliche Intelligenz in der indischen Gesundheitsversorgung nur als Werkzeug dienen dürfe, nicht als Ersatz für Ärzte. Sie forderten repräsentative Datensätze, klinische Validierung und auf Indiens Vielfalt zugeschnittene Regulierungen.

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IA

Expertos: IA es herramienta, no médico, en sanidad india

Clínicos y responsables políticos en la Cumbre de IA de India Today 2026 advirtieron que la inteligencia artificial debe ser una herramienta en la sanidad india, no un sustituto de los médicos. Insistieron en datasets representativos, validación clínica y regulaciones adaptadas a la diversidad poblacional.

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AI

Ambani: AI to Drive India’s Rise and Global South Prosperity

Mukesh Ambani declared artificial intelligence the key to India's transformation into a developed nation by 2047 and a prosperity engine for the Global South. Speaking at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, the Reliance Industries chairman called for democratizing AI to avoid deepening global divides.

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Middle East

16 Qatar Foundation Students Win Top Education Excellence Awards

Sixteen students from Qatar Foundation schools and universities earned top honors in the 19th Qatar Education Excellence Award, securing 10 gold medals and six platinum medals. The recipients highlighted how QF's education system fueled their leadership and innovation.

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Internacional

Bangladés busca extraditar a la diputada británica Tulip Siddiq por corrupción

El Gobierno entrante de Bangladés impulsará la extradición de la diputada laborista británica Tulip Siddiq por cargos de corrupción. Siddiq, sobrina de la ex primera ministra Sheikh Hasina, dimitió de su cargo en el Tesoro en enero de 2025.

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Markets

Sensex Drops 714 Points, Investors Lose ₹3 Lakh Crore as Nifty Falls Below 25,600

India's BSE Sensex plunged 714 points to a low of 83,020 on Thursday, erasing more than ₹3 lakh crore in investor wealth. The NSE Nifty slid nearly 222 points below 25,600, dragged down by heavy selling in banking and realty stocks.

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Innovation

GalaxEye Plans First Satellite Launch with Mission Drishti

Indian spacetech startup GalaxEye unveiled Mission Drishti, its inaugural satellite mission set to test synthetic aperture radar technology in space. The Bengaluru-based company aims to launch the mission by early 2026.

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Internet & Apps

PhonePe Adds Biometric Authentication to UPI Payments on Android

PhonePe rolled out biometric authentication for UPI payments, allowing Android users to confirm transactions with fingerprint scanners or facial recognition instead of PINs. The feature targets smaller transactions and skips the traditional four-digit code entry.

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Markets

NCC Ltd Shares Drop 0.36 Rupees to 149.40 on NSE

Shares of NCC Limited fell 0.36 rupees, or 0.24 percent, to 149.40 in early trading on the National Stock Exchange on February 19, 2026. The construction firm's stock hit a 52-week low of 135 rupees on the same day.

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