2026-02-19
#WATCH | Delhi | Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with global tech leaders including the CEO of Google and Alphabet, Sundar Pichai, CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, Alexandr Wang, Chief AI Officer of Meta, CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei pose for a group photograph at the India AI [video]
BBC
The Gates Foundation says Bill Gates will not deliver his keynote at India's AI Summit after “careful consideration”, amid controversy over his Epstein ties
Cherylann Mollan /BBC:
#WATCH | Delhi | Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with global tech leaders including the CEO of Google and Alphabet, Sundar Pichai, CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, Alexandr Wang, Chief AI Officer of Meta, CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei pose for a group photograph at the India AI [video]
Bloomberg
India's AI Summit: Modi orchestrated a photo op with tech and business leaders holding hands in a line, but Sam Altman and Dario Amodei refused to clasp hands
Once a rival, always a rival. — As Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the busiest day of India's AI Summit in New Delhi …
#WATCH | Delhi | Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with global tech leaders including the CEO of Google and Alphabet, Sundar Pichai, CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, Alexandr Wang, Chief AI Officer of Meta, CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei pose for a group photograph at the India AI [video]
New York Times
Inside India's AI Impact Summit: 300+ exhibitors, 500 sessions, 250K visitors, billions in investment, and entrepreneurs touting solutions to real-world issues
The event promised to be a global coming-out party for India's artificial intelligence aspirations.
2023-08-03
#WATCH | Revenue Secretary, Sanjay Malhotra says, “Betting is already liable to GST today & it does not make it legal...Betting & gambling are illegal & liable to tax. Taxing online gaming will not result in legalising online games in those states which have banned them...” [video]
Bloomberg
Indian tax authorities move ahead with a 28% online gaming tax, effective from October 1, despite top investors and over 100 companies asking for changes
Bloomberg :
#WATCH | Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitaraman says, “It (28% GST on online gaming & casinos) is expected to be implemented from 1st October... It is also decided that this decision will be reviewed after six months after it is implemented. When I say six months it does not... [video]
Bloomberg
Indian tax authorities move ahead with a 28% online gaming tax, effective from October 1, despite top investors and over 100 companies asking for changes
Bloomberg :
2023-06-24
#WATCH | Google CEO Sundar Pichai after meeting PM Modi, says “It was an honour to meet PM Modi during the historic visit to the US. We shared with the Prime Minister that Google is investing $10 billion in India's digitisation fund. We are announcing the opening of our global... https://twitter.com/... [video]
TechCrunch
Andy Jassy says Amazon plans to invest $15B more in India by 2030, likely most for AWS expansion; in May 2023, AWS announced a $12.7B investment in the country
Amazon plans to more than double its investment in India in the next seven years, the e-commerce group said …
#WATCH | Google CEO Sundar Pichai after meeting PM Modi, says “It was an honour to meet PM Modi during the historic visit to the US. We shared with the Prime Minister that Google is investing $10 billion in India's digitisation fund. We are announcing the opening of our global... https://twitter.com/... [video]
The Economic Times
Sundar Pichai says Google plans to invest $10B in India's digitization fund and announces the opening of Google's fintech operation center in GIFT City, Gujarat
The Economic Times :