Nasscom forms Technology Advisory Council to boost India-UK tech partnership

IANS | June 11, 2026 4:26 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) IT industry’s apex body Nasscom has announced the constitution of the UK Technology Advisory Council (TAC) that will serve as a strategic industry advisory body to the High Commission of India in UK, providing structured inputs on accelerating India-UK technology partnership, it was announced on Thursday.

AI deepfakes emerging as new threat to financial systems, warns Centre

IANS | June 11, 2026 4:11 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a fresh advisory warning about the growing misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by cybercriminals to create highly convincing deepfake videos and synthetic identities aimed at compromising financial and digital ecosystems.

IN-SPACe selects three space startups for funding under Technology Adoption Fund

IANS | June 11, 2026 3:34 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The government agency Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) on Thursday selected three Indian space startups -- Astrobase Space Technologies, SatSure Analytics India and TM2SPACE Technologies -- as the first set of Indian Non-Governmental Entities (NGEs) for funding under its Technology Adoption Fund (TAF) Scheme.

India's Rs 42 lakh crore PMS industry at defining inflection point: SEBI

IANS | June 11, 2026 1:40 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India's portfolio management services (PMS) industry -- which manages assets worth around Rs 42 lakh crore and serves more than 2.1 lakh investor accounts -- is at a defining inflection point and has the potential to emerge as a major pillar of the country's investment ecosystem, a senior Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) official said on Thursday.

TCS to empower 50,000 associates with Claude AI

IANS | June 11, 2026 12:44 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday announced a global strategic partnership with US-based AI firm Anthropic and said it will enable 50,000 associates across functions to use Claude as part of its enterprise-wide AI adoption strategy.

India highlights success of new labour reforms at ILO conference in Geneva

IANS | June 11, 2026 10:47 AM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India has undertaken wide-ranging labour reforms guided by the principle of “Antyodaya” through consolidation of 29 Central Labour Laws into four Labour Codes — to simplify compliance, strengthen workers’ welfare and create a modern and transparent labour ecosystem, according to Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje, an official statement said on Thursday.

US proptech firm Opendoor shuts India operations; cuts 250 jobs

IANS | June 11, 2026 10:26 AM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) US-based real estate technology company Opendoor has begun winding down its India operations, with CEO Kaz Nejatian announcing that roles currently based in the country will be relocated closer to the company's customers in the United States.