India must reinvent how AI is being leveraged: AI evangelist ahead of global summit

IANS | February 13, 2026 7:16 PM

Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future opportunity for India — it is an immediate strategic test, said Anupam Govil, Chief Tech and AI Evangelist and Managing Partner at global management consulting firm Avasant, adding that the country must lead in AI and must “reinvent how AI is being leveraged”.

Israeli envoy hails India-US trade deal

IANS | February 13, 2026 6:06 PM

New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, on Friday, welcomed the India-US trade deal, terming it a "very important development", which opens more opportunities for economic cooperation.

India's auto industry in top gear, sales hit all-time high in January

IANS | February 13, 2026 6:04 PM

New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The domestic passenger vehicle sales grew 12.6 per cent (year-on-year) to 449,616 units in January, compared to 399,386 units in January 2025, according to data released by industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Friday.

India can cross 10 per cent GDP: Uniphore CEO ahead of AI Impact Summit

Lalit K Jha | February 13, 2026 4:46 PM

Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) India is "well poised" to become the global leader in AI adoption and could see its GDP growth cross 10 per cent in the next two years if it focuses strongly on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Umesh Sachdev, CEO and co-founder of Uniphore, said ahead of the next week's India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.