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July 9, 2026 12:17 PM

India, Australia launch new cyber and critical technologies partnership to boost supply chain resilience

India and Australia on Thursday launched the Australia-India Partnership on Cyber, Critical Technologies and Supply Chains (PACTS), unveiling a new framework aimed at strengthening cooperation in cyber security, critical technologies, resilient supply chains and defence research. The new partnership, announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Australia, replaces the 2020 Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber Enabled Critical Technology Cooperation and seeks to deepen collaborat...

July 6, 2026 5:45 PM

Technology-enabled bilingual management education can bridge rural-urban divide: Piyush Goyal

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said technology-enabled bilingual management education has the potential to bridge the rural-urban divide by making quality education accessible to talented students regardless of their location or background. Virtually inaugurating the online bilingual Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programme at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Udaipur, Goyal described the initiative as a significant step towards expanding access to...

July 6, 2026 2:53 PM

UN’s Guterres warns AI outpacing oversight, urges global rules to protect children

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that artificial intelligence is developing faster than anyone can keep up, calling for globally harmonised rules to reduce potential risks - especially to children. "A technology that can reshape economies, transform the world of work, sway elections and tilt the balance of security is being deployed faster than anyone, including the people building it, can keep up," Guterres told delegates at the first-ever government-level global dialog...

June 29, 2026 4:39 PM

Digital India at 11: How a decade of technology is transforming governance, economy and everyday life

Eleven years after its launch, the Digital India Programme has evolved from an ambitious vision of expanding internet connectivity into one of the world's largest Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) ecosystems, fundamentally reshaping the way Indians access public services, conduct financial transactions, receive healthcare, pursue education and interact with the government. As the flagship programme completes eleven years on July 1, 2026, India has emerged as a global leader in digital governa...

June 15, 2026 8:46 PM

Technology key pillar of India-Slovakia partnership: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Slovakian counterpart Robert Fico on Monday agreed to strengthen cooperation for protection of critical information infrastructure and preventing and countering cybercrime, while promoting an open, secure, accessible, stable, interoperable, resilient and peaceful digital space. The two countries also expressed commitment to supporting each other in protecting information technology systems against emerging quantum threats to cryptography, including through p...

June 3, 2026 10:09 AM

President Murmu urges tribal youth to embrace education, technology and heritage for nation building

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday called upon tribal youth to harness the power of education and technology while remaining connected to their cultural roots, saying they have a crucial role to play in building a strong, prosperous and self-reliant India. The President made the remarks while interacting with a group of beneficiaries of the flagship scholarship schemes of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Addressing the students, President Murmu said India is rich in talen...

May 13, 2026 12:19 AM

India shifting from technology market to technology developer: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said India is emerging as a leading global innovation hub and invited the international community to participate in Bharat Innovates 2026, a global innovation platform scheduled to be held in Nice, France, next month. Addressing a high-level diplomatic conclave organised by the Ministry of Education at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi, Pradhan said India is transforming from being merely a technology market into a technology developer and ...

March 9, 2026 4:52 PM

Amid wave of kids’ online safety laws, age-checking tech comes of age

For years, tech companies successfully resisted pressure from child safety advocates to do more to keep kids off their services, claiming technical limitations would make any attempt to restrict access for teens impractical, overly broad or a security risk. Now, a growing list of governments is concluding those hurdles are not insurmountable, and pushing ahead with aggressive new age-checking requirements for social networks, AI chatbots and porn purveyors alike. Three months after Australi...

February 19, 2026 3:58 PM

Gujarat BJP calls Rs 4.08 lakh crore budget a ‘boost to growth’, highlights 8.2 per cent GDP share

Gujarat contributes 8.2 per cent to India's gross domestic product (GDP), with a per capita income of Rs 3,01,000, around 60 per cent higher than the national average, demonstrating the state's economic strength, said state BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference in Gandhinagar, Vishwakarma congratulated Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state Finance Minister Kanu Desai for presenting the Rs 4,08,053 crore budget for the financial year 2026-27, describing...

December 18, 2025 8:29 AM

PM Modi to meet Oman’s Sultan today, hold comprehensive review of bilateral ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold comprehensive talks with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on Thursday, focusing on the full spectrum of bilateral relations. Discussions are expected to cover key areas including trade and investment, energy cooperation, defence and security, technology, agriculture, and cultural exchanges. The two leaders will also exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. The Prime Minister is also expected to address business leaders from both coun...