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    Will AI summit deliver outcomes benefiting Global South? Why critics are sceptical

    Aranya Shankar
    17 Feb 2026 11:31 AM IST

    Meet spotlights AI’s potential for inclusion and innovation, but critics warn that centralised decision-making and corporate dominance may dilute real impact

    India AI Impact Summit 2026, Delhi
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    Sounds like BJP spokesperson: Congress hits back at CEC Gyanesh Kumar
    India

    After Speaker motion, INDIA bloc eyes CEC impeachment over Bengal SIR

    17 Feb 2026 8:23 AM IST
    LIVE News | Bill Gates lauds Andhra’s AI-driven growth
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    LIVE News | Bill Gates lauds Andhra’s AI-driven growth

    17 Feb 2026 7:22 AM IST
    Voices from behind the silence: What it means ‘to survive’ sexual violence
    The Eighth Column

    Voices from behind the silence: What it means ‘to survive’ sexual violence

    17 Feb 2026 11:07 AM IST
    Muhammad Yunus

    ‘Bangladesh no longer a submissive country’: Muhammad Yunus in farewell address to nation

    17 Feb 2026 9:29 AM IST
    Manipur sexual assault Supreme Court

    Court sentences 3 men to death for gang rape, murder near Hampi last year

    17 Feb 2026 9:17 AM IST
    Panelists discuss Congress leadership crisis and Assam political developments on Capital Beat.

    Why is Congress unable to rein in its leaders ahead of key elections?

    17 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    How Sam Mendes’ quartet of films on The Beatles aims to tell Fab Four’s whole story

    How Sam Mendes’ quartet of films on The Beatles aims to tell Fab Four’s whole story

    17 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Assam elections: What led to Borahs resignation and subsequent drama?

    Assam elections: What led to Borah's resignation and subsequent drama?

    17 Feb 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar at Munich 2026

    'Clash of Civilizations' returns as Munich summit exposes a fractured world order

    16 Feb 2026 10:51 PM IST
    Congress slams Indo-US trade deal again, but action on the ground elusive

    Congress slams Indo-US trade deal again, but action on the ground elusive

    16 Feb 2026 9:02 PM IST
    Sabarimala gold theft case intensifies as main accused gets bail. Photo: PTI

    Sabarimala case in SC: What is Kerala govt's stand now

    16 Feb 2026 7:43 PM IST
    Manickam Tagore

    Manickam Tagore reaffirms loyalty to Stalin amid Congress-TVK alliance speculation

    16 Feb 2026 7:35 PM IST
    India AI Impact Summit 2026

    A hollow obsession with data-centre proliferation

    16 Feb 2026 7:33 PM IST
    Banjrang Dals Valentines day atrocities

    Did Jaipur citizens set a model by confronting moral policing squad?

    Sanket Upadhyay
    16 Feb 2026 5:48 PM IST

    Former IPS officer Yashovardhan Azad, activist Brinda Adige say viral Valentine's Day video shows courage, could inspire others to defend...

    Pakistan likely to drop Babar, Shaheen for T20WC Namibia game after India defeat

    Pakistan likely to drop Babar, Shaheen for T20WC Namibia game after India defeat

    16 Feb 2026 5:19 PM IST
    Pahalgam terror attack

    Ten months on, Pahalgam terror victim’s daughter still awaits Maharashtra govt job

    16 Feb 2026 4:59 PM IST
    Supreme Court Sabarimala review

    SC issues notice to Centre on plea challenging 2023 data protection law

    16 Feb 2026 4:55 PM IST
    Nifty IT index crashes as Anthropic AI tool sparks automation fears

    Claude AI maker Anthropic launches Bengaluru office, bets big on India market

    16 Feb 2026 4:07 PM IST
    SC reversed Bombay HC’s refusal to terminate 30-week pregnancy; whats the reason

    When Supreme Court had to remind India that women own their bodies

    16 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Mani Shankar Aiyar calls Shashi Tharoor anti-Pakistan, says he eyes foreign minister role

    Mani Shankar Aiyar calls Shashi Tharoor 'anti-Pakistan', says he eyes 'foreign minister' role

    16 Feb 2026 3:55 PM IST
    Soldiers at West Bank

    Israel approves bill to classify West Bank land as ‘state property'

    16 Feb 2026 3:40 PM IST
    How Axar Patel’s smart spin dismantled Pakistan’s T20 World Cup chase

    How Axar Patel’s smart spin dismantled Pakistan’s T20 World Cup chase

    16 Feb 2026 3:13 PM IST
    Telangana municipal elections: BJP wins Mayor, deputy mayors posts in Karimnagar

    Telangana municipal elections: BJP wins Mayor, deputy mayor's posts in Karimnagar

    16 Feb 2026 3:13 PM IST
    Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

    SC declines pleas against Assam CM over viral 'shooting' video, asks petitioners to move HC

    16 Feb 2026 2:36 PM IST
    Trisha slams BJP leader over remark linking her to Vijay

    Trisha slams BJP leader Nainar Nagendran's remark linking her to Vijay

    16 Feb 2026 2:36 PM IST
    Ladakh violence: SC defers hearing on Wangchuk’s detention to Oct 15

    Sonam Wangchuk case sparks debate on linking rights with duties

    16 Feb 2026 2:30 PM IST
    Bhupen Kumar Borah resigns from Congress, then changes decision after speaking to Rahul

    Bhupen Kumar Borah resigns from Congress, then changes decision after speaking to Rahul

    16 Feb 2026 2:26 PM IST
    Karti Chidambaram

    Karti Chidambaram slams scene in 'Dhurandhar' as mix of 'fact, fiction and WhatsApp forwards'

    16 Feb 2026 2:22 PM IST
    Why Kerala seeing a shrink in its marine fish catch has cultural implications beyond business

    Why Kerala seeing a shrink in its marine fish catch has cultural implications beyond business

    16 Feb 2026 1:58 PM IST
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