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New Delhi [India], October 20: The global race to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence is giving world trade strong momentum at a time of higher tariffs and geopolitical conflicts.

Voicing concern over the risk of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorists, India has called on the global community to remain vigilant about the transfer of sensitive technology, particularly to those with a ecord of proliferation and terror links, a veiled reference to Pakistan. Delivering India's statement at the UN General Assembly First Committee, which deals with disarmament and international security, Lok Sabha MP Alok Kumar Suman on Monday said, Terrorism remains

Waaree Renewable Technologies' Q2FY27 net profit fell over 29% to 81.48 crore as higher expenses weighed on earnings, even as revenue rose to 1,057.84 crore.

L&T Technology Services reported consolidated revenue from operations of Rs 3,040 crore in the second quarter and declared an interim dividend of Rs 20 a share for FY27

India's auto tech companies raised USD 1.3 billion across 97 funding rounds so far this year, according to a report from data intelligence platform Tracxn. The funding rounds were led by ride-hailing firm Rapido's USD 240 million, followed by electric two-wheeler manufacturer Simple Energy's USD 180 million and River's USD 102 million. India Auto Tech companies raised USD 1.3 billion across 97 rounds in 2026 year to date (2026 YTD) against USD 2.1 billion across 195 rounds in 2025. All funding f

Net sales rose 18.9 per cent to 23,024 crore and domestic grey-cement volumes grew 13.8%, while PBIDT increased 17.3% to 3,832 crore on year in Q2FY27

The proposed measures target specified solar manufacturing technologies and related equipment-manufacturing know-how, not the exports of finished solar modules

Q2FY27 company results: Firms including Bajaj Finance, Union Bank of India, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (Ireda), HFCL, and Sobha are also to release their July-September earnings today

Anthropic said it is committing 5 per cent of its shares to a new public benefit fund, with the fund's worth potentially increasing as its shares grow in value. The shares will go to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity within the company, it said on Sunday. The fund will have increased flexibility and scale, enabling us to pursue our mission in new ways: for example, we might explore large donations to traditional nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations, Anthropic

Stocks to buy today: Sachin Gupta, VP - research , Choice Equity Broking, recommends three stocks to buy today, namely Groww, HCL Tech and Nazara Technologies.

Samsung will reportedly use TSMC's 3-nanometre process for Nvidia's custom HBM base dies, marking its first collaboration with the Taiwanese firm at the HBM manufacturing stage

Virat Jagad, technical research analyst at Bonanza, flags that HCL Technologies and Zensar Technologies witnessed buying interest at their respective 100-month exponential moving averages on the chart

Irdai chief Ajay Seth says distribution reforms aim to improve efficiency without disrupting existing business models; Public Insurance Registry beta is due by January 2028

At 10:12 AM on Friday, the Nifty IT index was the top sectoral gainer, up 2.8%. Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Infosys and TCS surged up to 7% amid Q2 earnings cheer.

Tech Mahindra shares jumped 5 per cent and emerged as the top Sensex gainer after the Q2 results. SBI Securities said that it expects Tech Mahindra stock to outperform the broader IT sector and peers.

Japan's Nikkei and South Korea's KOSPI recover after steep losses as concerns over AI financing weigh on sentiment, while MSCI's move to downgrade Indonesia's market status triggers a sharp sell-off

Nandish Shah of HDFC Securities expects the 22,776-22,800 resistance band to now act as immediate support, and sees near resistance in the 23,100-23,150 range.

Nandish Shah of HDFC Securities expects the 22,776-22,800 resistance band to now act as immediate support, and sees near resistance in the 23,100-23,150 range.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates Friday: The GIFT Nifty indicated a positive open for the Nifty50. Asian markets rebounded in early deals

NHAI has asked highway developers to use AI-enabled cameras, drones and digital dashboards to detect defects, while builders seek adequate maintenance payments and realistic bids

Deal marks entry into next-generation CAR-T cancer therapies as company expands global innovation ambitions

The venture capital firm has raised 250 crore in the first close of its 750 crore fund and plans six to seven investments this year, focusing on space-tech and other deep-tech sectors

Tata Technologies reported mixed Q2FY27 results, with services driving revenue growth and margins missing estimates, while brokerages flagged premium valuations despite strong deal wins

Women now account for a significant share of work across crop, horticulture, livestock, fisheries, and post-harvest value chains, while also expanding their role in research and agri-tech

HDFC Life Insurance, Jio Financial Services, Nestle India, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, HDFC AMC will announce Q2FY27 results today.

Delhi High Court temporarily stayed a three-year bidding ban imposed by NHAI on PNC Infratech, driving the stock higher by 7 per cent.

Tech Mahindra's board will mull a dividend payout and a bonus issue along with the Q2 results announcement.

Sigma Advanced Systems has signed an exclusive MoU with Munitions India for indigenous manufacturing and integration of 155 mm artillery course-correction fuzes

Chandan Taparia has said Nifty has given an inside bar breakout in the previous session, indicating a strong recovery. If Nifty holds above 22,700, it may bounce towards 22,850 and then 23,000 levels.

Avaana Capital and Shastra VC co-led the funding round, which will help NuSynth expand R&D, develop proprietary chemical processes and build AI-enabled scale-up capabilities

Apple has launched the HomeView smart display, updated HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K, bringing Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features to its home portfolio

Healthy new deal wins and traction in its artificial intelligence (AI) business also lifted investor sentiment. The stock was the top gainer in both the Nifty 50 and the Sensex, closing at 1,321

The Nandan Nilekani-backed growth-stage fund plans to invest 100-200 crore each in 12-15 AI and deeptech companies over the next two to three years, with a hard cap of 3,500 crore

Microsoft's Maia 300 joins custom AI chips from Google, Amazon and OpenAI as technology companies seek to reduce inference costs, improve efficiency and gain control over infrastructure

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who heads the high-powered task force on exam reforms, on Tuesday said the issue of question paper leaks can be addressed with a systematic approach and advocated the use of technology to deal with the problem. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026 here, Nilekani said the issue of exam paper leaks is a solvable issue and needs the use of technology. If you look at it systematically and go to root causes of why it's happening and use technology to so

In the past four trading days, Nifty IT index outperformed the market by gaining 5.6% as against a 1.2% rise in the Nifty 50.

HCLTech reported a 21.2 per cent rise in net profit at 5,132 crore in the second quarter of financial year 2027, up from 4,235 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

Stocks to buy: Anand James of Geojit Investments Ltd has recommended three stocks to buy today - Happiest Minds, IMFA, and Brigade Enterprises.

Tata Elxsi, Hero Motors, Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers, Den Networks, GTPL Hathway, PNB Gilts, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance will announce their quarterly earnings on October 13.

AAs are entities that move a customer's financial data from one institution to another, such as from a bank to a lender, but only with the customer's consent

The contract covers new hydrocracker and solvent deasphalting units at HPCL's Mumbai refinery, aimed at boosting lube oil base stock output and upgrading heavier petroleum streams.

The Logistics Sector Skill Council (LSC) in Chennai hosted PRISM 2026 - Powering Recognition: India's Skill Movement, an industry connect meet

Apple is offering cashback of up to Rs 15,000 on select Macs and Rs 7,000 on iPhones, alongside no-cost EMI plans and a limited-edition AirPods 5 with rangoli engraving, until November 11

Stocks to watch today: HCL Technologies, ICICI Pru, RBL Bank, Plastiblends India are among the companies slated to post their Q2 results today.

From a technical perspective, the 22,200-22,000 zone emerges as a crucial support threshold, and any decisive breach below this range could weaken the near-term market structure further.

HCL Tech's board would consider the payout of a third interim dividend for FY27, along with Q2 results.

The report highlights how artificial intelligence and telecom infrastructure are converging into a single ecosystem

A Ukrainian drone attack shut down a data center run by Russian technology giant Yandex, the company said Sunday, the third strike on its facilities in four days as Kyiv widens its campaign against infrastructure deep inside Russia. The attack on the data center in the city of Vladimir, east of Moscow, caused outages across Yandex's services, leaving users in dozens of Russian cities and in Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia unable to order taxis or access banking services, according to Russian ind

The US government said on Thursday it was suspending some major global tech and IT firms, including Infosys, from the PERM green card program

India is on the brink of a major technological transformation with advances in areas like artificial intelligence and quantum technologies opening up new possibilities, Atomic Energy Commission chairman Ajit Kumar Mohanty said on Saturday. Mohanty, who is also the secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy, was addressing the 36th convocation of the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra as the chief guest. India is entering an important period of technological transformation, with advances in A