United States: ‘De-risk, not decouple’: Amid Nvidia controversy, Bessent says US-China must cooperate on AI risks despite rivalry

File photo: US treasury secretary Scott Bessent The United States and China must work together to manage the risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence while recognising that their competition for technological leadership will continue, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday.Bessent said the two countries should not underestimate their differences as they prepare to…

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They gave redevelopment rights for a 1,395 sq ft flat, but builder withheld Rs 88 lakh compensation and demanded Rs 30.26 lakh; consumer commission orders over Rs 1.22 crore relief to landowners

They alleged that the builder had not paid the enhanced compensation of Rs 88 lakh for the increased floor space index. (Image for representative purpose only) You give your land for redevelopment to a builder but the latter does not honour his commitment fully, withholds the promised payments, and also fails to honour other contractual…

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Diversifying away from Russia: Trump admin wants to sell Venezuela oil to India, but how much can it buy?

The US has repeatedly pressed New Delhi to reduce its reliance on Russian energy. (AI image for representative purpose only) The Donald Trump administration wants India to buy more crude oil from Venezuela. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent visit to India to discuss the possibilities with Reliance clearly shows America’s push to increase…

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Adobe turns to agentic AI and popular chatbots to give creatives more control

After a period of sustained efforts in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into creative apps for consumers and enterprises, Adobe is now marking a sharper pivot towards agentic workflows embedded in Creative Cloud apps, connectors to third-party large language models (LLMs) including OpenAI’s ChatGPT as well as Google Gemini, and opening up the local Model Context…

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In 2026, Vande Bharat sleeper trains have been rolled out on three key routes of Delhi-Varanasi, Mumbai-Bengaluru and Guwahati-Howrah; Indian Railways now plans rollout of more rakes

Vande Bharat sleeper trains are fully air-conditioned overnight train services. 2026 has been a milestone year for Indian Railways with the introduction of the Vande Bharat sleeper train services. Vande Bharat sleeper trains have been put into service so far on three routes.A few days ago, the Vande Bharat sleeper trains were launched on the…

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Man sold two properties for Rs 47.54 lakh and received cash payments for them; he paid capital gains tax, yet faced penalty, but ITAT Cuttack cancels it because tax officer invoked wrong section

After examining the facts, ITAT Cuttack held that Section 269SS did not apply to the transactions. (Image for representative purpose only) What if you sell properties but receive the payment in cash? Despite recording capital gains in your tax return, are you still likely to face penalties from the Income Tax Department?The Income Tax Appellate…

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