US sees India as 'extraordinary' AI partner, says Howard Lutnick

IANS | September 3, 2026 6:46 AM

Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Sep 3 (IANS) The United States sees India as an “extraordinary opportunity” for artificial intelligence cooperation and is working with New Delhi to build an integrated AI technology stack, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said.

G20 seals pact on new emerging technologies principles

IANS | September 3, 2026 6:30 AM

Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Sep 3 (IANS) The Group of 20 nations has reached consensus on a new set of principles governing emerging technologies, overcoming political differences to endorse policies aimed at accelerating innovation, investment and economic growth.

US Commerce Secretary Lutnick calls for AI push to ease trade barriers

IANS | September 3, 2026 6:21 AM

Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Sep 3 (IANS) US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has urged G20 nations to use artificial intelligence to dismantle unnecessary trade barriers, strengthen global supply chains and make it easier for businesses to compete across borders.

Bring your AI titans home: Alex Karp tells nations

IANS | September 3, 2026 6:13 AM

Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Sep 3 (IANS) Palantir chief executive Alex Karp has urged governments to bring their leading technology experts home from the United States to help shape national artificial intelligence policies, warning that countries cannot afford to treat the AI race as a political or theoretical debate.

Know your soil, cut costs: Soil health cards guide Yamunanagar farmers

IANS | September 2, 2026 11:45 PM

Yamunanagar (Haryana), Sep 2 (IANS) The Soil Health Card scheme, launched by the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is helping farmers determine the nutrient status of their fields through soil testing and make informed decisions about fertiliser use.

MNS activist Ashish Sable arrested in PM Modi's photo removal case

IANS | September 2, 2026 11:37 PM

Pune, Sep 2 (IANS) The Pune City Police's Chaturshingi Police Station on Wednesday arrested Ashish Sable, a worker of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), in connection with the high-profile controversy surrounding the forcible removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photograph from a government institution.