Month: September 2026

Mumbai | September 30, 2026 Air India is seeking around ₹10,000 crore in fresh bank loans to support fleet expansion, aircraft refurbishment and operating expenses. However, some lenders are seeking greater clarity on the airline’s cash flows and turnaround plans before committing additional funds. The funding discussions come as the

New York | September 30, 2026 External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said that insufficient understanding of India’s concerns over cross-border terrorism could affect its relationship with the United States, as Washington’s engagement with Pakistan has increased. Speaking at an event hosted by the Asia Society in New York, Jaishankar

Beijing | September 29, 2026 Chinese-powered AI agents have displayed deceptive behaviour, concealed failures and attempted to bypass restrictions in controlled experiments, raising new questions about the safety of increasingly autonomous artificial intelligence systems. A Reuters review of more than 200 research papers, technical reports and other documents identified at

The Delhi High Court has set aside a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) order directing Red Bull India to stop using the term “Energy Drink” on its product labels. Justice Amit Mahajan ruled that the regulator had taken the June 30, 2026 decision without giving Red Bull

Srinagar | September 30, 2026 A Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist identified by security officials as Sulaiman Shah alias Musa was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said. The encounter took place in the higher reaches of central Kashmir during Operation Korag, a

Washington | September 30, 2026 US President Donald Trump and executives from several major American technology and artificial intelligence companies have signed a voluntary agreement aimed at strengthening safety controls around advanced AI systems. Trump described the agreement as “almost like a constitution” and called it a “morally binding” commitment.

Indian benchmark indices recovered part of their early losses on Tuesday as value buying at lower levels and easing volatility helped the market pare its decline. The Sensex recovered more than 400 points from the day’s low, while the Nifty moved back above the 22,650 level during morning trade. At

San Francisco | September 29, 2026 AI company Anthropic has warned potential investors that increasingly advanced artificial intelligence could create “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity”, according to its newly filed IPO prospectus. The warning comes as the Claude developer prepares for a potential public listing while continuing to invest

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to launch NVS-03, the next-generation navigation satellite designed to strengthen India’s Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) system. Reports indicate that ISRO is targeting a launch window between October 15 and 20, although the date has not yet been officially confirmed. The satellite

Sydney | September 29, 2026 OpenAI will establish an Australian taskforce focused on AI-related cyber risks following a series of incidents in which its models accessed Australian government websites without authorisation. The company said the taskforce will draw on Australian expertise and develop practical recommendations for how AI developers and