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23.02 / 04:17

Digital Platform Research Instagram Experts country social To ban or not to ban: Will social media curbs for children work?

India has recently joined a growing list of countries weighing restrictions on children’s access to social media.Speaking on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit last week, information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government is discussing age-based restrictions on social media platforms. The remarks follow closely after the Economic Survey flagged the need to address “digital addiction” among the young.At the state level, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala are also examining similar restrictions.

23.02 / 01:19

UPS Research wellness country information International Voluntary commitment can make a bigger difference: MeitY secretary on AI summit declaration

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: A set of common initiatives and directives signed by India, the US, China and 83 other countries at the recently concluded India AI Impact Summit will shape global collaborations on artificial intelligence (AI) despite the agreement being non-binding in nature, said a top bureaucrat who spearheaded the declaration. On Saturday, the government released the New Delhi declaration that was signed by 88 entities, including the European Union (EU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

21.02 / 00:49

Digital Manufacturing Pride show country reports The week in charts: Slow export growth, AI summit, renewed CPI basket

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. From India’s uneven export growth despite a sharp rise in shipments to several countries to the country hosting the first artificial intelligence (AI) summit, new Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket resetting the inflation measurement, merchants reporting higher sales due to the digital payment system, and a gauge of national pride sentiment—here’s a compilation of this week’s news in numbers. India’s exports rose 0.6% year-on-year to $36.6 billion in January 2026, the latest trade figures released on Monday showed.

19.02 / 15:55

CEO Platform Research President performer inclusion guidelines India pitches inclusive AI roadmap to the world

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : India has put forward a framework for how the country's artificial intelligence startups and the world’s frontier labs should build and deploy inclusive AI.

18.02 / 02:25

markets UPS President War reports Updates Mint Quick Edit | Why India’s Rafale deal with France has been called the ‘deal of the century’

The agenda for French President Emmanuel Macron’s India visit this week is expansive, with everything from the shape of global AI rules to the Russia-Ukraine war up for talks. What takes the spotlight, though, is the reported deal for 114 Rafale fighter jets (plus munitions) that India wants to buy from France for $40 billion.

16.02 / 08:39

markets UPS Action Enterprise Gartner country International Market for apps, funding pitches to precede policy declaration at AI summit

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India’s AI Impact Summit, which opened on Monday with a series of high-level industry dialogues, is expected to boost funding and global collaboration opportunities for the country’s private enterprises, shifting focus away from a potential policy consensus among participating nations.

16.02 / 02:05

COST students Universities Schools Colleges International Destinations College can break the bank. More Americans are going far away.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. American students are increasingly looking to Europe to go to college. Attending university in the U.S.

12.02 / 06:51

markets UPS Gap Fighting Trade hospital reports As EU wines get cheaper, Fratelli braces for a tougher fight on Indian shelves

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As India prepares to cut steep import duties on European wines under the trade deal signed with the European Union (EU) last month, Indian wine brands say they are bracing for tougher competition from imported labels that could soon be priced closer to Indian bottles. India currently levies a steep 150% duty on imported wines.

10.02 / 15:07

markets UPS Manufacturing Platform innovations Pharmaceuticals France's Servier eyes €500 mn global sales from India drug tie-ups

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. French drug innovator Servier is partnering with domestic players to develop, manufacture and export formulations for the global market, highlighting India’s growing role in global R&D.

09.02 / 09:41

UPS Aware Racing Highways country reports France's Vinci eyes India return with $2 billion Macquarie deal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : French concessions and construction company Vinci SA is nearing a $2 billion deal for Indian road assets owned by Australian asset manager Macquarie Group, paving the way for its return to the country after 11 years, two people aware of the matter told Mint. Macquarie launched the sale of its highway assets housed under Safeway Concessions Pvt.

03.02 / 14:37

Platform Cybercrime TikTok Instagram stage Interviews Investigations X’s Paris office raided by prosecutors amid probe into deepfakes

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PARIS—French authorities raided the Paris office of Elon Musk’s X and summoned the billionaire for a “voluntary interview," a major escalation of European regulators’ battles with the social-media platform. Cybercrime prosecutors said Tuesday that they were searching X’s office as part of a sprawling investigation first opened early last year.

02.02 / 02:29

markets UPS FIVE economy President show country An investor’s guide to the boom (and bust) in gold and silver

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. What if, and bear with me here, the wild gyrations in gold and silver prices are actually telling us something? There are three plausible messages from the rise in gold prices. I’m not convinced that any of them provide a full explanation for what’s going on.

29.01 / 22:41

markets Citi security Trade NOC country reports Adnoc Gas, TotalEnergies, Gunvor in fray for BPCL's ₹35,000-crore LNG contract

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PANAJI : At least 10 global energy majors—including Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) Gas, France’s TotalEnergies and Geneva-headquartered trading firm Gunvor—have shown interest in state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp.

28.01 / 01:07

markets IPO Target Aware security Citigroup reports SBI Mutual Fund likely to file papers for $1.2-1.4 billion IPO by mid-February, list by April

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SBI Funds Management, India’s largest asset manager, is expected to file its draft prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO) with the market regulator by mid-February, with a listing likely by April, said three people aware of the discussions. Investment bankers have made presentations and pitched for an IPO of $1.2 billion-1.4 billion, valuing the company at $12 billion-14 billion, they said.

27.01 / 17:35

markets COST Provident CEO Chevron cover reports ONGC reaches out to Shell, ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies, Chevron, others for production enhancement in western offshore

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) has reached out to as many as 10 global energy players to participate in its tender for the role of technical services provider (TSP) to enhance production in its western offshore fields, Pankaj Kumar, director (production) at ONGC, said to mediapersons on the sidelines of India Energy Week.

25.01 / 13:35

markets UPS Platform Entertainment audience International Media firms look beyond the home screen, eye eyeballs offshore

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As revenue pressures mount at home, Indian media firms are finding their next growth opportunity abroad. Media and entertainment companies have been exploring global partnerships and strengthening their presence in several international markets over the past few months in a bid to gain from the higher paying propensity among diasporic Indians abroad.

23.01 / 01:57

UPS Aviat President War stage Headlines Forget Greenland. Macron’s sunglasses take over Davos.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When French President Emmanuel Macron strode to the stage in Davos wearing a pair of reflective aviator sunglasses, many thought he was sending a message: It was time for someone in Europe to stand up to President Trump. Was Macron evoking Tom Cruise’s cocky fighter pilot Maverick in “Top Gun," signaling that he wouldn’t back down against Trump’s demands for control of Greenland? Others thought he might be throwing shade by wearing aviator-style sunglasses favored by former President Biden, the object of Trump’s constant derision.

23.01 / 01:09

markets COST Waves Citizens Continental country innovations Chinese AI is a risk for Europe. So is shunning it

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. ON JANUARY 20TH 2025 DeepSeek was an obscure hedge-fund-turned-tech-startup from Hangzhou. Within a week it had become the byword for a new wave of Chinese innovation, after launching an artificial-intelligence model as capable as Silicon Valley’s bleeding edge but much cheaper to build and run.

22.01 / 14:49

security President War country peace International Trump wants peace board to rewrite global order—but major powers aren’t sold

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump touts his Board of Peace as an organization of accomplished leaders that will displace the United Nations, with him as permanent chairman. But so far it is a group of countries more interested in currying favor with him than in solving pressing conflicts.

22.01 / 10:03

COST security President War Relationships Mint Explainer | How Trump’s Greenland gambit put Nato on the brink

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. US President Donald Trump’s speech at Davos was meant to be a bellwether for the trans-Atlantic relationship, particularly Nato, with his handling of Greenland closely watched. After the speech, it appears Nato has survived, but barely.

20.01 / 02:33

markets COST UPS Provident Digital country shock Donald Trump’s Greenland tariffs are no great blow to Europe

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. EUROPEANS ARE no longer shocked by the threat of tariffs. They know President Donald Trump regards them as a fee for access to the American market, as leverage for American access to their own and as punishment for perceived slights.

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