India Summit a 'Mahakumbh' for artificial intelligence: Jitin Prasada

IANS | February 16, 2026 2:58 PM

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Commerce and Electronics and IT Jitin Prasada on Monday described the five-day AI Summit as the "Mahakumbh for artificial intelligence", saying that the scale and participation reflect a historic moment for India’s digital journey.

Anthropic in eye of storm as Pentagon threatens to stop using its AI models: Report

IANS | February 16, 2026 2:25 PM

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) US-based AI company Anthropic is in the middle of a deeper controversy as the Pentagon (now called the Department of War) is reportedly considering to snap its ties with Dario Amodei-run firm over its insistence on “maintaining some limitations” on how the US military uses its AI models.