Surat: The suicide of two college students in Surat has sparked an international debate on the misuse of artificial intelligence after tech entrepreneur Elon Musk reacted to a social media post linking the incident to AI-based searches related to self-harm. The case, reported from the Dindoli area, involved two young women who allegedly died after injecting anaesthetic drugs, with police finding suicide-related search queries on their mobile phones, including on ChatGPT. According to police, ...Read More

New Delhi: Under the Investment Promotion initiative at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of Gujarat, and L&T Vyoma (Larsen & Toubro Vyoma) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration for setting up a 250 MW hyperscale, green AI-ready data centre campus at Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), Gujarat. The project is proposed to be implemented in phases, with an estimated investment of ₹25...Read More

New Delhi: Addressing the inaugural India AI Impact Summit 2026, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), unveiled a massive roadmap for India's digital future, pledging a ₹10 lakh crore investment over the next seven years to propel the nation into the "Intelligence Era". Speaking on the theme of "AI for VIKSIT BHARAT," Ambani predicted that “India will emerge as one of the greatest AI powers in the world in the 21st century.” He emphasized that...Read More

Ahmedabad/New Delhi: January 29, 2026: The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) today exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ms. Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon and Mr. Ranjan Tandon for the establishment of the Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence at IIMA. The MoU was exchanged in the presence of Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, Government of India, in New Delhi, and Ambassador Vinay Kwatra virtually in the USA. The School will be ...Read More

Surat: The local police have arrested a 22-year-old man for uploading AI-generated and edited photos of a married female teacher from the Dindoli area of Surat on social media. The teacher, originally from Ganjam district of Odisha, is 29 years old and works at a school under the Nagar Prathmik Shikshan Samiti. Her husband is employed in a private company on Bamroli Road. On December 8, the teacher’s husband received a call from her brother, informing him that offensive edited photos, reels,...Read More

Gandhinagar: Most visitors to the 1,000 years old Sun Temple at Modhera in North Gujarat know that this remarkable monument, built by King Bhimdev of the Solanki dynasty, does not stand today in its original form. Historical records note that the temple was vandalized by Islamic invaders, who used gunpowder to blow up the garbha-griha, shikharas, and upper portions of the structure. Many murtis on the ground floor were also destroyed. What survives now is the ground floor—damaged yet still imp...Read More

Gandhinagar: To harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for efficient governance and citizen-centric services, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has approved the AI Action Plan 2025–2030. The initiative aims to integrate AI into key sectors such as governance, healthcare, education, agriculture, and fintech for faster and smarter decision-making. A 10-member Expert AI Task Force Committee was earlier constituted to explore the potential use of AI across mission-critical areas. The acti...Read More

Ahmedabad: An AI (Artificial Intelligence)-generated short film about the tragic Air India plane crash is going viral on YouTube and social media, depicting the severity and aftermath of the accident. On June 12, Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft with 242 passengers and crew on board, en route to Gatwick Airport, London, crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport. The aircraft struck the BJ Medical College hostel and mess c...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has taken a significant step towards enhancing public safety by implementing advanced technical measures to prevent stampedes. This initiative leverages cutting-edge anti-stampede visual analytics, a system that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) and image processing on CCTV cameras to monitor and manage crowds in real-time. How the System Works: A Technical Overview The core of this anti-stampede system lies in its ability to continuously analyze liv...Read More