HYDERABAD: As the world observes Artificial Intelligence (AI) Appreciation Day on Wednesday, Hyderabad is emerging as a powerhouse in India's AI revolution. With a booming startup ecosystem and strong government backing, the city is integrating AI into sectors like healthcare, agriculture, and legal systems, reshaping the role of technology in everyday life. Hosting over 500 AI startups, Hyderabad is now one of India's premier AI hubs. According to Deloitte's "Tech Trends 2025 - India Perspecti...Read More
MUMBAI: Tesla is finally here. The electric car giant run by Elon Musk opened its first India showroom in Mumbai's BKC on Tuesday. Musk had set his eyes on India since at least 2015, but high tariffs, limited flexibility, and charging infrastructure challenges, kept Tesla away from the country, which the company had described as a hard market. While bookings opened on Tuesday, deliveries of Model Y SUVs, prices for which start at Rs 61-lakh on-road (500km range), will begin in Oct. A 'long-range...Read More
The DGCA is expected to advise airlines using Boeing 787s to inspect the locking mechanism of fuel control switches, in the wake of the Air India crash preliminary report. Amid the ongoing probe with the Air India plane crash, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is likely to instruct airlines to check the locking mechanism of fuel switches, according to CNBC-TV18. The report quoted sources as saying that the DGCA directive would be issued to airlines using Boeing 787 aircraft, and...Read More
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 16 (ANI): Following the tragic road accident in the Muwani area of Pithoragarh district on Tuesday that claimed eight lives, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that the state government would provide Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured. This would be in addition to the ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF), announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which wo...Read More
BANGALORE, India, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AI Agent Software Market is Segmented by Type (L3, L4, L5), by Application (Commercial, Individual). The AI Agent Software Market was valued at USD 554 Million in the year 2024 and is projected to reach a revised size of USD 15120 Million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 60.3% during the forecast period. Claim Your Free Report: https://reports.valuates.com/request/sample/QYRE-Auto-1Z18997/Global_AI_Agent_Software_Market Major Factors Driving the Gr...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Indian government expressed regret on Tuesday over the reported demolition of the ancestral property of celebrated filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh and expressed its willingness to extend cooperation in its restoration. "We note with profound regret that the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his grandfather and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhur...Read More
NEW DELHI: Non-fossil fuel sources now make up half of India's power generation capacity of 484.8 GW (gigawatt), a milestone the country has achieved five years ahead of the target set under its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) committed in the Paris climate agreement."In a world seeking climate solutions India is showing the way," renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi said in a post on X on Monday, crediting the progress to PM Modi's stewardship of "Bharat's green transformation tow...Read More
Prashant Pitti's announcement quickly gained traction online. As Bengaluru continues to reel under chronic traffic congestion, worsened by rapid urbanisation and a booming tech industry, EaseMyTrip co-founder Prashant Pitti has proposed a bold, tech-driven initiative to tackle the city's infamous choke points. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Pitti announced that he would commit Rs 1 crore of personal funds to identify and resolve the worst traffic bottlenecks in the city using artificial intell...Read More
The accused, Pratim Bora, is a former partner of Phukan. He allegedly uploaded the objectionable content to defame and harass the woman, a police officer said. Bora, a resident of Tinsukia, was operating the fake profile for several weeks. He was arrested from his hometown following a complaint lodged by Phukan's brother, the officer said. Phukan, popularly known as Babydoll Archi, said that her morphed pictures with US adult film star Kendra Lust were shared from the fake account. The Assam-b...Read More
New Delhi: The death sentence of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was sentenced to death in Yemen, has been postponed for the time being. She was to be executed by shooting today, July 16. According to media reports, activist groups and influential religious leaders intervened in the matter, after which the death sentence of Nimisha Priya was postponed. Earlier, many efforts were also made at the diplomatic level to save Nimisha from the death penalty. There is also news that the victim's family...Read More
LinkedIn's inaugural 'Cities on the Rise' report identifies Visakhapatnam, Ranchi, Vijayawada, Nashik, and Raipur as India's fastest-growing non-metro hubs for professional opportunities. These tier 2 and tier 3 cities are attracting tech, pharma, and finance companies, creating a surge in local talent activity and offering alternatives to traditional major cities for career advancement. Visakhapatnam, Ranchi, Vijayawada, Nashik and Raipur are the fastest growing non-metro hubs where profession...Read More
BENGALURU, July 15 (Reuters) - Air India said on Tuesday it would partially restore its international flight schedule that was scaled back following the crash involving its flight last month that killed 260 people. As part of the restoration, Air India will start a thrice-weekly service between Ahmedabad and London Heathrow from August 1 to September 30, replacing the currently operating five-times-a-week flights between Ahmedabad and London Gatwick. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London fr...Read More
Vijayawada: LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, has come up with a 'Cities on the Rise' list, with spotlight on the top 10 cities in India where the job market as well as economic opportunities are steadily growing. As per the list, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada, in first and third slots, are among the top three fastest-growing non-metro hubs where professional opportunities are accelerating. The following is the list of LinkedIn's Cities on the Rise 2025 for India: 1 Visakhapat...Read More
Pune: The ongoing pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works to develop the Hadapsar railway station would affect trains' movement in the Daund-Pune section this week from Thursday till Sunday. A total of 17 trains, including DEMUs from Pune to Daund and Baramati to Pune, Pune-Harangul Express (01487), Harangul-Pune Express (01488), Solapur-Pune Intercity Superfast Express (12169) and Pune-Solapur Intercity Express (12170), would remain cancelled on Sunday (July 20), a railway official said...Read More
New York/Bengaluru -- Thinking Machines Lab, the artificial intelligence start-up founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, said on Tuesday it has raised about $2bn at a valuation of $12bn in a funding round led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The fundraise also saw participation from AI chip giant Nvidia, Accel, ServiceNow, Cisco, AMD and Jane Street, the start-up said. The huge funding round for a company launched only in February, with no revenue or products yet, undersco...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 15 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan congratulated Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on his return to Earth after a 20-day sojourn in space and said he created history by becoming the first Indian to reach the International Space Station (ISS). The Dragon 'Grace' spacecraft carrying Shukla and three other astronauts made a splashdown off San Diego coast in southern California on Tuesday. Vijayan, in a Facebook post, said that Shukla returned to Earth after spen...Read More
Guwahati, Jul 15 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Assam on Wednesday during which they will interact with party functionaries of the state. State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi said the district, block and mandal presidents of the party will be able to present their views before its top leadership during Kharge and Gandhi's visit. Also Read | Did Lucknow Court Judge Take Selfie With Rahul Gandhi During Hearing of Indian Army...Read More
Bhubaneswar, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday said making India a developed nation by the year 2047 is the government's national goal. She advised the students to contribute towards the development of India by getting inspiration from soldiers, farmers, scientists, etc. Addressing the gathering at the convocation ceremony of Ravenshaw University at Cuttack, the president said, "Our country is going through Amrit Kaal. Making India a developed nation by the year...Read More
BIS officials searching an e-commerce platform in Krishna district. Officials of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Vijayawada, conducted raids on e-commerce warehouses of Flipkart, Meesho and E-Kart at Mustabad in Krishna district and Amazon at Kandrika, and seized many non-certified products violating the provisions of Quality Control Orders (QOC). The enforcement drive was part of the ongoing nationwide initiate to curb the sale and distribution of non-certified and unsafe products. BIS...Read More
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The global AI video generation market continues to accelerate. Grand View Research reckons it was worth $555 million in 2023 but that by 2030, it will be close to $1.96 billion. That equates to 20% growth a year. However, while the competition in this new market is stiff, with fast-growing businesses such as Runway, Invideo and Synthesia offering tools that make it easy for anyone to generate professional looking video for s...Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 15 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday congratulated Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the entire Axiom-4 team on their return to Earth following the successful completion of their mission. The Dragon spacecraft Grace, carrying Shukla and three other astronauts, splashed down off the coast of San Diego, California, marking the end of a 20-day journey, including 18 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS). "I ...Read More
Kochi, July 15 (UNI) The Kerala government will explore the possibilities of using artificial intelligence, including GenAI, to simplify the state administration's day-to-day operations to the benefit of the people, Industries Minister P Rajeeve said today. "Kerala has a progressive social climate that encourages free thinking and scientific consciousness. So there is great potential for innovation," he noted, after inaugurating an Ecosystem Incubation Center (EIC) set up by IBM at Infopark in ...Read More
Panaji: The cybercrime police station in Goa arrested Rohan Arun Jhadav, 25, from Nashik, Maharashtra, for duping a victim in Goa of Rs 2.1 crore in a digital arrest fraud.The accused contacted the victim on May 30 this year through WhatsApp, impersonating TRAI and CBI officers. Jhadav convinced the victim that an FIR was filed against the latter in the Naresh Goyal money laundering case. The victim was told that multiple SIM cards were purchased using his Aadhaar card.Jhadav threatened to place...Read More
Cellular Operators Association of India, however, expresses concern over spammers taking the route of over-the-top or internet messaging apps which remain unregulated New Delhi: Mobile users will now be able to differentiate between genuine and spam SMS as telecom operators have rolled out suffixes that will appear before the sender's name or header, industry body COAI said on Tuesday. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents telecom operators like Reliance Jio, Air...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan has flagged the "perceived reluctance" among several senior central government officials to give appointments to people, saying such interactions can give insights into ground realities, and clarify misunderstandings about government policies or intentions. In a letter to the secretaries of all central government ministries and departments, the country's top bureaucrat also said that such meetings should be held in offices and not clubs o...Read More
KOCHI: US tech giant IBM on Tuesday announced the launch of its Ecosystem Incubation Centre (EIC) in Kochi, a strategic space designed to accelerate innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration across startups, enterprises, and academia. The Centre will serve as a hub for early-stage ventures, skill-building, and co-innovation, positioning Kochi as a rising destination for deep tech. The EIC, located at Infopark, Kakkanad, will offer structured support to Kerala's innovation ecosystem throug...Read More
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], July 15 (ANI): Eight people were killed after a vehicle carrying 13 passengers met with an accident near the Suni bridge in Muwani town of Uttarakhand Pithoragarh district, a police officer said on Tuesday. Pithoragarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Rekha Yadav confirmed the incident and stated that a rescue operation is currently underway. Eight people died after a vehicle carrying 13 people crashed near the Suni bridge in Muwani town. The police officials ha...Read More
New Delhi: Telecom trade association Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Tuesday said that mobile users will now be able to differentiate between genuine and spam SMS as telecom operators have rolled out suffixes that will appear before the sender's name or header. The COAI, which represents telecom operators like Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea, expressed concern over spammers or fraudsters taking the route of over-the-top or internet messaging apps which defeats the purpose ...Read More
Chandigarh: Veteran marathon runner Fauja Singh died on Monday, July 14, after being hit by an unidentified vehicle while out for a walk in his native village in Punjab's Jalandhar district. He was 114. His demise was confirmed by author Khushwant Singh, a former state information commissioner of Punjab, who spoke to Fauja Singh's family members. Khushwant Singh had written a biography on Fauja Singh titled 'The Turbaned Tornado'. The driver, who is yet to be identified, fled after the inciden...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Science and Technology and Space, Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that the experiments conducted by Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla are going to be of relevance for the whole world. The IAF officer Shukla or 'Shux' had piloted the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) crew, which included three other astronauts, who splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California in the US this afternoon in their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft titled 'Grace' after completin...Read More