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Screens at the table may be changing how children eat, say doctors

While screens may make feeding easier, specialists say they can interfere with mindful eating and shape unhealthy habits among children that may last into adolescence and even adulthood

Optimism for AI in India, anxiety in West, says Rishi Sunak at AI Summit

In a fireside chat with Meta's Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang, Rishi Sunak described India as 'a country with huge digital ambitions and capacity'

India must focus on literacy to reap benefits of AI, says Vishal Sikka

At the AI Impact Summit, Indian-American entrepreneur Vishal Sikka called for large-scale AI literacy to empower over a billion Indians, saying the technology holds vast potential for new applications

How Meesho's co-founder built e-commerce for price-conscious India

Sanjeev Kumar engineered AI-led systems tailored to low-end smartphones, regional languages and first-time shoppers, helping Meesho scale to 250 million annual transacting users

'Urgent need to bridge global AI divide': Microsoft President at AI Summit

At the India AI Impact Summit, Microsoft's Brad Smith said there is an urgent need to close the AI divide between the global north and south, calling for infrastructure, skills and investment

Ramzan fasting: How dehydration affects kidney and prostate health

As communities prepare for Ramzan, doctors emphasise a mindful approach to hydration to prevent kidney stones, UTIs, and prostate-related complications

L&T, Nvidia to set up gigawatt-scale AI data centre infrastructure in India

L&T said that the partnership will work on developing AI-ready data centre infrastructure to support large-scale workloads across sectors such as manufacturing and infrastructure

AI Impact Summit: Startup's stolen devices recovered after Day 1 chaos

A day after an AI startup reported theft at the India AI Impact Summit, its wearable devices were recovered, with the founder crediting Delhi police for quick action after day one chaos

AI Impact Summit: Scaling in primary healthcare for workforce readiness

India AI Summit 2026: Experts discuss what artificial intelligence readiness means for primary healthcare and how frontline workers can adopt it safely and effectively

US H-2B visa 2026: First allocation cap reached; Indians ineligible

USCIS holds lottery after demand exceeds 18,490 returning worker visas; Indian nationals remain excluded from H-2B programme

Snail that regrows its eyes could help restore human sight, find new study

A freshwater snail can regrow a complete camera-type eye in 30 days, prompting scientists to explore whether its Crispr-editable genetic toolkit could unlock future human eye regeneration

Can reading and learning languages delay Alzheimer's? New study offers hope

New research suggests that lifelong mentally stimulating activities, including reading, writing and learning languages, may lower Alzheimer's risk and delay symptoms by several years

Global coordination, clear standards key as AI scales: Experts at AI Summit

As deepfakes, misinformation and AI system failures rise, global experts call for coordinated oversight, standardised reporting and faster response frameworks to address growing risks

What a 'good death' means and why end-of-life planning changes everything

A good death, according to doctors, is not about stopping treatment but about shifting focus to comfort, dignity and patient wishes before crisis forces rushed decisions

AI key to faster decisions, smarter military sustainment: Defence experts

India-AI Impact Summit 2026: Defence experts said AI can help armies take faster decisions, predict equipment failures and boost readiness while keeping humans in control of critical operations

Thailand grants Indians 60-day visa-free stay, plus 30-day extension

Indian travellers can now stay in Thailand for 60 days without a visa, with a further 30-day extension available under new rules

Current AI systems lack consistency, continual learning, says DeepMind CEO

During a fireside chat at the AI Impact Summit, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says today's AI systems remain 'jagged intelligences' as he outlines gaps in planning, creativity and safety

Immigration crackdown linked to 88% fall in US job growth vs 2024: Report

US job growth 2025 vs 2024: A San Francisco Fed report finds slower unauthorised immigration is coinciding with weaker construction and manufacturing job growth in the US

Delhi wakes up to light rain, cloudy skies; air quality remains 'poor

Light rain and cloudy skies bring brief relief in Delhi-NCR, but air quality stays in the 'poor' category, with AQI at 227 and several areas recording elevated pollution levels

AI Summit Day 3: Delhi police issue traffic advisory amid VVIP movement

Traffic restrictions and diversions will be in place from 4 pm to 10 pm across key central Delhi roads due to VVIP movement for the AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam