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Fintechs must curb fraud with AI use, ensure financial inclusion: DFS Secretary

IANS | July 7, 2025 3:49 PM

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Fintech companies should leverage their strengths and innovation by not only extending financial services to the masses but also to develop robust solutions against fraud, hacking, and other cyber threats -- making greater use of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), a top government official said on Monday.

IIT Delhi launches new online executive programme for AI in Healthcare

IANS | July 7, 2025 12:52 PM

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) In a bid to empower healthcare professionals and technologists with artificial intelligence (AI)-based skills and to revolutionise patient care in the country, the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has launched a new online programme -- Executive Programme for AI in Healthcare, the institute said on Monday.

Global capability centres show impressive 30.8 pc growth in India in Jan-June

IANS | July 7, 2025 12:01 PM

Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Global Capability Centres (GCCs) showed remarkable 30.8 per cent year-on-year growth in India in January-June period (H1 2025) this year, reaching 13.85 million square feet and exceeding previous annual totals, a report showed on Monday.

India’s office real estate sector clocks robust growth in H1 2025, GCCs key driver

IANS | July 7, 2025 11:38 AM

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) India’s office real estate market continues to demonstrate robust growth with gross leasing volume in the top eight cities, reaching 21.4 million square feet (MSF) in the April-June quarter (Q2), reflecting a 5 per cent quarter-on-quarter growth, according to a report released on Monday.

US, Japan, Hong Kong drive 89 pc of Q2 foreign inflows in Indian real estate

IANS | July 7, 2025 10:59 AM

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Indian real estate sector received institutional investments of $1.80 billion in April-June period (Q2 2025), with investors from the US, Japan and Hong Kong contributing around 89 per cent to the foreign investments, according to a report on Monday.

Covid hospitalisation, family history, lifestyle behaviours behind unexplained sudden death: ICMR study

IANS | July 7, 2025 10:52 AM

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Hospitalisations due to severe Covid-19 infection, a family history of sudden deaths, as well as lifestyle behaviours are some of the reasons behind the unexplained sudden death, according to a study led by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

PM Modi urges BRICS to collectively pursue responsible use of AI

IANS | July 7, 2025 10:07 AM

Brasilia, July 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on BRICS nations to collectively pursue the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), highlighting the importance of balancing innovation with governance.

Indian stock market opens marginally lower amid mixed global cues

IANS | July 7, 2025 9:37 AM

Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) The domestic benchmark indices opened marginally lower on Monday amid mixed global cues, as selling was seen in the metal, auto, IT, PSU bank, pharma and financial service sectors in the early trade.

'In this era of AI..' PM Modi uses tech metaphors to question unreformed global bodies

IANS | July 6, 2025 10:31 PM

Rio de Janeiro, July 6 (IANS) As India embarks on a massive artificial intelligence (AI) mission to transform millions of lives and empower businesses across the spectrum, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that in the age of AI, it's unacceptable for global institutions to go eighty years without reforms.

'21st century software on 20th century typewriter...': PM Modi blasts UNSC, global institutions for irrelevance; demands reform

IANS | July 6, 2025 10:17 PM

Rio de Janeiro, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday blasted the moribund UN Security Council and other international institutions using technology metaphors to underscore their growing irrelevance in the 21st century and demanded their reform to give the Global South its due.

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Fintechs must curb fraud with AI use, ensure financial inclusion: DFS Secretary

IIT Delhi launches new online executive programme for AI in Healthcare

Global capability centres show impressive 30.8 pc growth in India in Jan-June

India’s office real estate sector clocks robust growth in H1 2025, GCCs key driver

US, Japan, Hong Kong drive 89 pc of Q2 foreign inflows in Indian real estate

Covid hospitalisation, family history, lifestyle behaviours behind unexplained sudden death: ICMR study

PM Modi urges BRICS to collectively pursue responsible use of AI

Indian stock market opens marginally lower amid mixed global cues

'In this era of AI..' PM Modi uses tech metaphors to question unreformed global bodies

'21st century software on 20th century typewriter...': PM Modi blasts UNSC, global institutions for irrelevance; demands reform

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