From Rome to Washington, why governments are pulling DeepSeek off official systemsAt least eight governments, now including the US, have restricted the Chinese AI company's products. Most cite the same concern – user data...
20 Oct, 2026, 06.22 PM IST
CBDT makes Form 173A mandatory to claim tax exemption on interest and gains from government securitiesThe Central Board of Direct Taxes has introduced Form 173A for income-tax exemption claims. This new form includes detailed information to ...
20 Oct, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
ET Exclusive: India weighs security checkpoint for Starlink, global satcom firmsThe Indian government is in discussions to create a hardware device for monitoring satellite communications from foreign providers. This de...
20 Oct, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
Govt plans sovereign AI infrastructure with tighter control over data, GPUsNot-so-sensitive yet relatively important categories will be managed through a new framework in which the state may own the hardware such a...
20 Oct, 2026, 06.58 AM IST
Permanent India UNSC seat an 'obvious element' of global governance reform: Polish envoyPoland's Ambassador to India affirmed support for India's permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. This endorsement aligns wi...
20 Oct, 2026, 06.40 AM IST
AI that looks like you, talks and chats like you is really you?The rise of autonomous digital workers is fuelling a $33 billion agentic identity market focused on verifying who stands behind the machine...
20 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
US banning Chinese AI DeepSeek from government agency IT systemsThe department is also banning acquisition of DeepSeek products and third-party services developed using DeepSeek by US civilian government...
19 Oct, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Israel election 2026: Netanyahu’s allies, rivals and the smaller parties that could decide his fateIsrael’s October 27 election will test Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership following the October 7, 2023, attack and subsequent ...
19 Oct, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Correcting rupee against fundamentals ultimately futile, says RBI's ex-guv SubbaraoD Subbarao advocates for allowing the rupee to find its level based on economic fundamentals. He criticizes costly short-term measures that...
19 Oct, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
'I have received 4 death threats in past two months': NCP's Zeeshan Siddique alleges security lapses after Tiger Shroff firing incidentNationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLC Zeeshan Siddique on Sunday raised concerns over security lapses in Maharashtra, alleging that he had r...
19 Oct, 2026, 07.20 AM IST
CISF to roll out historic functional reorganisation from November 1The Central Industrial Security Force is set to reorganize its administrative structure beginning November 1. This restructuring aims to im...
18 Oct, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
'AI incident an early warning for companies,' say government sourcesGovernment sources said no vital information was compromised in the AI-related incident flagged by CERT-In. However, they called it an earl...
16 Oct, 2026, 10.45 PM IST
EU is making its own satellite system like Elon Musk's Starlink. Its first satellites are expected to launch in 2029Since Russia's invasion, Ukraine has heavily depended on Elon Musk's Starlink for its military communication needs. However, recent limitat...
16 Oct, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
India, Russia coordinate on AfghanistanDelhi and Moscow are coordinating their strategies to combat extremism and cross-border terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Russia's for...
16 Oct, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
Tatkal NPS now available on BHIM app: How to open NPS account in 3 stepsThe Tatkal National Pension Scheme (NPS) is now available through the BHIM Payments App for eligible bank customers. This feature simplifie...
15 Oct, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
Nvidia pledges $250 million to UK AI safety researchNvidia has committed to investing $250 million over five years to bolster AI security research in the UK, allocating $50 million annually. ...
14 Oct, 2026, 01.43 PM IST
RBI to conduct Rs 25,000 cr OMO sale auction of government securities on Oct 13On October 13, the Reserve Bank of India plans to auction government securities valued at Rs 25,000 crore. This operation will present six ...
10 Oct, 2026, 01.47 PM IST