PM Modi to meet German Chancellor Merz in Ahmedabad on Jan 12
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AI Translation Tool Showcased at TiE Global Summit 2026
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Al, cybersecurity power 40% of campus hires in Bengaluru
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Recruiters are also attracting juniors with internships that often lead to pre-placement offers.
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SBI chairman CS Setty opens 11 branches & GCC in Bengaluru
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The traditional landscape for young talent has long been a binary choice: the structured, “publish or perish” world of academia or the high-velocity, profit-driven engine of a venture-backed startup.
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AI in governance, society and everyday life: India is taking artificial intelligence from policy to people
India’s approach to artificial intelligence blends technological ambition with social responsibility. From governance and justice delivery to healthcare, education and climate services, AI is emerging
GCCs to ditch hiring surge for AI, cyber skills in 2026 : Experts
India’s Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are shifting away from mass hiring and focusing instead on specialised skills in AI, cloud, and cybersecurity as they head into 2026, a move that could reshape both job creation and the future of the country’s tech workforce.
Startup communities launched in two villages in Kallakurichi district
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Execution tops sops as states race to attract data centres
As states compete to attract data centre investments amid rising cloud and artificial intelligence demand, industry executives say the real differentiator isn’t incentives or policy announcements, but the ability to deliver power, approvals and infrastructure on the ground.Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and West Bengal have announced policies and incentives to position themselves as preferred destinations. But operators say the competition has now shifted from policy to implementation. For them, power remains the most critical requirement—data centres require uninterrupted electricity, high-capacity substations and long-term regulatory certainty.
Aimtron Electronics and Aurassure Aligns to Manufacture New-Age, IoT-Enabled Weather Monitoring Systems in India
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India’s chip ambition takes flight with customers signing up
India’s semiconductor push is moving beyond announcements and capital commitments, as global customers start to sign up for local manufacturing and assembly.While the momentum so far has been policy-led, customers coming on board shows that India is increasingly being viewed as a workable link in global supply chains, experts said.
Data center stock with expansion plans of $1 Billion to keep on your radar
A small-cap player is now stepping into the spotlight, quietly committing up to USD 1 billion to build data centres as India’s appetite for cloud, data and AI infrastructure accelerates. With power expertise, early projects already going live, and a strong financial base to fund expansion, could this be one of the most undervalued ways to play the data centre boom right now?
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