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<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-128511467,imgsize-1444530,width-400,resizemode-4/article-21.jpg" alt="National Pension System: Not just a tax-saving tool — new rules, retirement benefits & more explained" title=" Representative AI image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative AI image For millions of salaried professionals and self-employed Indians, financial concern is not just job loss or market volatility — it is securing a safety net in retirement.Unlike...

Ashwini Vaishnaw and Mahua Moitra NEW DELHI: The Modi government’s ambitious AI summit on Wednesday was overshadowed by controversy over Galgotias University’s contested displays of robotic exhibits, with Trinamool (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra calling the I-T minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to quit.Taking a sharp dig at the minister, who also holds crucial railway and information &...

NEW DELHI: Galgotias University on Wednesday issued an apology and went into damage control, pinning the entire blame on the Professor who was tasked with manning the pavilion, after a massive controversy erupted over its false claims around ‘in-house innovation’ displays at its booths at the ongoing AI Impact Summit 2026. In its apology, the...

Pakistan’s crises rarely come as surprises anymore. A bombing, political upheaval, economic scare or diplomatic rupture, each seems sudden, yet for many Pakistanis, the sequence felt uncomfortably routine.In recent weeks, Pakistan has once again found itself gripped by familiar scenes. A bruising defeat to India on the cricket field. Days earlier, a suicide blast rocked...

NEW DELHI: Unruly flyers beware, India has now decided to adopt a “no/zero tolerance policy” towards them with immediate effect to “ensure the safety of aircraft/persons/property and to maintain good order & discipline on board.” The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has come out with draft rules for handling such passengers in aircraft.The big...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has drawn parallels between India’s current AI revolution and the Digital India movement of a decade ago, calling it a “transformational moment” that could reshape the country for years to come. Speaking at an exclusive media reception on Wednesday (February 18) – two days ahead of his keynote at the India...

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday met Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde at the latter’s residence in Mumbai. This was their first face-to-face interaction since last month’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.The meeting, held at Shinde’s official residence Nandanvan, covered a range of issues, a functionary from the Shinde-led Shiv...

Two months after warning about “elements of irrationality” in the AI investment boom, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai switched gears at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, defending Big Tech’s massive spending spree. With Google Cloud’s backlog doubling to $240 billion and Gemini surpassing 750 million users, Pichai compared AI infrastructure investment to railroads and highways—expensive...