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Labour and employement ministry has detailed a compliance checklist for employers in order to tighten accountability and minimise legal disputes. The ministry has listed almost two dozen requirements under the four labour codes: the Code on Wages, the Code on Social Security, the Industrial Relations Code and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code….

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: IndusInd Bank, and UPL are the top stock recommendations by Bajaj Broking Research for February 20, 2026 with a 3-month horizon in mind. The brokerage also shares its view on Nifty and Bank Nifty:Nifty OutlookThe index formed a sizable bearish candle on the daily chart and…

In this image posted on Feb. 19, 2026, Bharti Enterprises Founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal with Adobe Chairman and CEO Shantanu Narayen during the India AI Impact Summit 2026, in New Delhi. (@airtelnews/X via PTI Photo) New Delhi: AI must remain open, trusted, and globally accessible rather than concentrated in a few hands, industry…

New Delhi: Imagine a world where your home unlocks as you approach, adjusts the temperature before you feel the chill, quietly monitors your health, and safeguards your property without a single visible barrier. Your car becomes a rolling living room, steering, braking, and navigating hazards long before they enter your line of sight. In factories,…

N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons with Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI New Delhi: Tata Group and OpenAI entered into a strategic partnership, placing a significant bet on India’s AI infrastructure playbook. In the first phase, TCS will build AI infrastructure with 100MW capacity, scalable up to 1GW. The platform is intended to support next-generation AI training…

Roshni Nadar (File photo-PTI) Artificial intelligence is forcing a structural rethink of India’s technology growth model, with HCL Technologies chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra on Thursday calling for a decisive transition from services-led expansion to intellectual property creation to remain globally competitive.Addressing the AI Impact Summit 2026, Malhotra said the next phase of economic value creation…

Global CEO and President Cristiano Amon In a big affirmation of India’s electronics manufacturing and AI ambitions, American semiconductor giant Qualcomm is all set to sign a deal to contract-manufacture and source automotive module products from India that will be exported across the world, apart from being sold in the domestic market, Global CEO and…

NEW DELHI: India will play a “central role” in shaping both the opportunities and safeguards around advanced artificial intelligence, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said on Thursday, as the company announced its India expansion.Anthropic has opened an office in Bengaluru and appointed Irina Ghose as managing director for India. The company also said it has entered…

Air India’s operational turnaround is showing early results, with fleet reliability improving and spare parts availability rising as the airline advances its transformation plan, CEO Campbell Wilson said on Thursday.Speaking during a town hall with employees, Wilson said operational resilience remains a key focus area for the Tata Group-owned carrier and that enhanced fleet reliability…

A drop in US mortgage rates is offering early encouragement to prospective homebuyers ahead of the crucial spring homebuying season, even as borrowing costs continue to hover near the 6% mark.The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage declined to 6.01% this week from 6.09% a week earlier, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday, AP…