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AI image used for representative purposes Russia’s foreign ministry firmly claimed on Wednesday that it has “no reason to believe” that India changed its stance on purchasing Russian oil, despite US claims suggesting otherwise. The ministry emphasised that the oil trade benefits both nations and helps maintain global energy market stability, while dismissing recent statements…
Multi Commodity Exchange of India and National Stock Exchange of India have decided to roll back the extra margins that were levied on gold and silver futures, with the change coming into effect from Thursday, February 19. MCX announced that it will discontinue the additional 3 per cent margin applicable on all gold futures contracts…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmarks are slowly inching upwards, with Nifty50 and BSE Sensex opening in green after three days of gains. While Nifty50 was above 25,850 in early trade, BSE Sensex rose over 100 points. At 9:18 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,861.55, up 42 points or 0.16%….
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Top stock market recommendations: Sona BLW Precision Forgings, PFC, and NLC India are the top stocks that Aakash K Hindocha, Deputy Vice President – WM Research of Nuvama Professional Clients Group recommends buying today. Here is the expert’s view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for February 19, 2026:Index View: NiftyNifty…
Hindustan Unilever Limited Mumbai: Hindustan Unilever (HUL) on Wednesday said it will invest up to Rs 2,000 crore to expand manufacturing capacity in fast-growing premium categories across beauty & wellbeing and home care liquids. The investments will be spread over two years and cover multiple locations, the firm said. The proposed investment is in line…
New Delhi: Microsoft president Brad Smith, in an interview, outlined the opportunities and responsibilities AI presents for the Global South, with a particular focus on India. He noted the need for digital sovereignty, and India-US collaboration through trade agreements to protect sovereignty while enabling cross-border innovation. Smith said India is Microsoft’s second-largest employee base, with…
Yotta chief executive Sunil Gupta New Delhi: India is set to host one of Asia’s largest AI superclusters, with Yotta Data Services unveiling plans to deploy more than 20,000 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs in a $2 billion investment. The facility is expected to go live by Aug 2026. The infrastructure, to be housed at Yotta’s…
BofA maintained its buy recommendation on Infosys with the target price at Rs 1,840. Analysts said there were several positives on positioning and net opportunity could be bigger but the path is still evolving. They also said that enterprise AI isn’t plug and play. Currently revenue from AI-first offerings stands at 5.5%, which is not…
Amit Zavery, president, ServiceNow (File photo) New Delhi: Nearly 50% of ServiceNow’s global R&D is based in India, making the country central to its innovation strategy, according to president and chief product officer Amit Zavery. Speaking to TOI on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, he said the Hyderabad and Bengaluru centres…
Salil Parekh, CEO and MD, Infosys (File photo) New Delhi: Infosys CEO Salil Parekh suggested that stock market investors may be misreading the impact of AI tools from companies like Anthropic, arguing that rather than shrinking opportunities for IT services firms, such technologies are likely to expand and reshape the demand for their capabilities. He…
