Mumbai: Education lending in India is proving unexpectedly resilient. Growth remains brisk and asset quality has improved even as visa curbs for Indian students in some countries and labour-market uncertainty from artificial intelligence cloud employment prospects abroad. Data from Reserve Bank of India show education loans rising 14.8% year-on-year, with banks’ outstanding exposure reaching Rs…
Labour and employement ministry has detailed a compliance checklist for employers in order to tighten accountability and minimise legal disputes. The ministry has listed almost two dozen requirements under the four labour codes: the Code on Wages, the Code on Social Security, the Industrial Relations Code and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code….
India likely to join US-led Pax Silica alliance (IANS) NEW DELHI: India is likely to formally join the US-led Pax Silica strategic alliance on Friday, amid efforts by New Delhi and Washington to finalise a proposed trade deal and advance other initiatives to strengthen ties.Pax Silica is an initiative aimed at building a secure, resilient…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Equity benchmarks opened flat on Friday after a crash on Thursday due to escalating geopolitical tensions. While Nifty50 was above 25,450, BSE Sensex was near 82,500. At 9:17 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,471.70, up 17 points or 0.068%. BSE Sensex was trading at 82,505.86, up 8…
New Delhi: Ramping up its India focus, US semiconductor and wireless technology company Qualcomm is all set to announce a partnership to manufacture and source automotive modules from the country. “We are expanding our relationship with India also for the beginning of advanced packaging and assembly and testing of semiconductors. And, we also want to…
A man walks past a signage board of AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi New Delhi: At the India AI Summit, a trio of domestic model launches signalled that India is no longer merely trying to keep pace in the global AI arms race, but to redefine what winning looks like. Rather than chasing ever-larger…
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch New Delhi: Warning about concentration risk from a few companies dominating AI, Arthur Mensch, co-founder and CEO of Mistral, said India should support open-source models and collaborate with global startup labs and researchers to maintain strategic autonomy and ensure the country benefits from AI-driven productivity and economic growth. Speaking at the…
Accenture CEO Julie Sweet highlights need for AI access for SMEs to drive inclusive global growth New Delhi: Julie Sweet is CEO of Accenture, the world’s largest IT consulting and services company, with revenue of $70 billion. After a 10-year legal career, Sweet joined Accenture as general counsel in 2010 and was appointed CEO in…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: IndusInd Bank, and UPL are the top stock recommendations by Bajaj Broking Research for February 20, 2026 with a 3-month horizon in mind. The brokerage also shares its view on Nifty and Bank Nifty:Nifty OutlookThe index formed a sizable bearish candle on the daily chart and…
ePlane Company’s Air Tax New Delhi: Chennai-based startup The ePlane Company is building India’s first electric air taxi, the e200x, using advanced technology from Nvidia. Engineers have created a highly detailed “digital twin” of the aircraft using Nvidia Omniverse software, allowing them to test flight physics, sensors and emergency scenarios in a virtual world before…