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India's share of global funding pie in AI stands at 0.6%, shows data

Based on data from CB Insights, total funding for AI companies in India in 2025 stood at $1.34 billion across 198 deals

Startups' reverse-flip plans taking a pause amid valuation reset, tax worry

Valuation reset, tax uncertainty slow their homecoming to India

Best of BS Opinion: Markets, municipalities, and missed deadlines

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Iran concerns jolt markets; Sensex, Nifty see worst day since Budget

Escalating US-Iran tensions, rising crude prices and fears of FPI reversal dragged indices lower, with markets posting their steepest decline since February 1

Nestle in talks to sell ice cream business as overhaul gathers pace

Nestle had already handed the reins of its European and US ice cream units to Haagen-Dazs owner Froneri, a joint venture it established with European buyout firm PAI Partners in 2016

Datanomics: India's fake news challenge grows amid rising AI misuse

Misinformation rises sharply despite laws and fact checks

FMCG companies likely to see slow but steady growth in 2026: Numerator

Numerator says categories that saw high growth are expected to normalise

AI Impact Summit: PM Narendra Modi puts MANAV at heart of AI vision

PM Modi tells global leaders at the AI Impact Summit that AI must be democratised, ethically deployed and guided by the MANAV framework, as India positions itself to shape global AI governance

Amazon becomes world's largest company by annual sales, dethrones Walmart

Walmart is having more success developing its e-commerce operation than Amazon is having in creating a physical stores business despite its 2017 acquisition of Whole Foods Market

₹10 trillion over 7 years: Reliance Industries makes bold bet on AI

Ambani says move will cut cost of intelligence as 'we did' with data

Probe agencies can't be high-handed in freezing bank A/Cs: Allahabad HC

Allahabad HC flags procedural lapses in cyber fraud probes, seeks clear rules and 24-hour intimation to customers when banks freeze accounts

MSEDCL plans year-end IPO, to hive off agricultural load into new firm

Maharashtra discom to separate agri load, shift it to solar DRE projects and clean up its balance sheet before launching an IPO targeting up to 10% government stake dilution

AAIB to issue preliminary report on Baramati Learjet 45 plane crash: MoCA

AAIB to release preliminary report within 30 days; DGCA audit of VSR Ventures and other non-scheduled operators underway after Baramati Learjet crash

CoalMin proposes revised timelines to speed up mine operationalisation

Draft amendments to mining agreements introduce stricter milestone schedules and performance security provisions to fast-track commercial and captive coal mine development

EC asks 22 states, UTs to prepare for next phase of SIR expected in April

In Bihar, the SIR exercise was completed and is ongoing in nine states and three UTs

Shivraj Singh Chouhan calls for making tree plantation a mass movement

Chouhan started the initiative on February 19, 2021, on Narmada Jayanti. He had planted saplings of 'Rudraksha' and 'Sal' at Amarkantak to mark the occasion

Indian Bank-led consortium looks to offload ₹738 cr bad loans of BLA Power

Lenders launch Swiss challenge auction with a ₹285 crore anchor bid, offering 39% recovery; counter-bids must be fully in cash

RBI draft on INR derivatives may push more banks to expand in GIFT City

RBI's proposal restricting access to rupee NDDCs to banks with IFSC units could deepen lender presence in GIFT City, while offshore ETP rules signal calibrated liberalisation

Rare earth permanent magnet production to begin by year-end: Minister

Four states identified for mineral processing parks as India prepares to begin rare-earth magnet production; Canada seeks joint ventures across critical minerals value chain

Global, Indian firms to work on adoption of AI, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Companies developing frontier AI models pledge to release insights, enhance multilingual evaluations and support inclusive, globally relevant AI development, says IT minister