ChatGPT to run ads in India for users of Free, Go tiers

IANS | August 27, 2026 10:21 AM

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) US-based artificial intelligence company OpenAI has announced it is expanding 'ChatGPT Ads' to India, one of its largest markets, to further monetise its popular chatbot ahead of a planned initial public offering (IPO).

HD Construction Equipment fined for employee data leak

IANS | August 27, 2026 9:09 AM

Seoul, Aug 27 (IANS) South Korea's privacy watchdog said on Thursday it has fined machinery company HD Construction Equipment 73.5 million won ($53,200) over a personal information leak that affected over 9,000 workers.

Collective capacity building increasingly important to meet emerging challenges: Minister

IANS | August 26, 2026 4:42 PM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Collective capacity building is increasingly important to meet emerging challenges, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday, adding that capacity building must evolve from an individual, skill-based approach into a collective and whole-of-society effort to respond effectively to the rapidly changing technological and global environment.

India-Japan bilateral trade can reach $50 billion by 2030: ASSOCHAM

IANS | August 26, 2026 4:18 PM

Tokyo, Aug 26 (IANS) India-Japan bilateral trade has the potential to reach $50 billion by 2030, supported by growing economic complementarities and deeper business engagement, according to an apex body ASSOCHAM report released by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday.

India’s LNG import bill rises as prices, shipping costs shoot up

IANS | August 26, 2026 2:29 PM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India's LNG imports have shot up by 24 per cent to $5.6 billion during April-July of the current financial year, up from $4.5 billion in the same period of the previous financial year with shipments being increasingly sourced from the US amid the West Asia crisis, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.