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Anil Ambani's wife Tina Ambani skips ED summons

Reliance Group chairperson Anil Ambani's wife Tina Ambani on Tuesday (February 17) skipped the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons for the second time on Tuesday.

The former actor, summoned in connection with a money laundering case, did not appear before the federal probe agency on February 10 following which she was issued the fresh notice.

It was not immediately known if she furnished some grounds to the investigating officer of the case for her non-appearance. The ED may issue her fresh dates, officials said.

Once she deposes, Tina Ambani will be questioned and her statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.

Anil Ambani, 66, has also been asked to depose before the agency on Wednesday for the second time as part of the investigation linked to multiple Reliance Group companies and their bank loans. He first appeared before the ED in August 2025.

It is understood that Tina Ambani has been called for questioning with regard to a money trail linked to the purchase of a luxury condominium in Manhattan.

The ED recently arrested former RCOM (Reliance Communication) president Punit Garg in the case.

The New York property was "fraudulently" sold in 2023 during the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) ofOM by Garg, the ED claimed in a statement earlier.

It is understood that RCOM informed the stock exchange about this "fraudulent" sale in 2025.

"The sale proceeds of USD 8.3 million (about Rs 69.55 crore in 2023) were remitted from the USA under the guise of a sham investment arrangement with a Dubai-based entity controlled by a Pakistan-linked individual, without the knowledge or consent of the Resolution Professional (RP)," the ED said in the statement.

The agency recently constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe multiple cases of alleged bank fraud and linked financial irregularities against the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) on the directions of the Supreme Court.

It has attached assets worth Rs 12,000 crore as part of the probe and filed three complaints called ECIRs (Enforcement Case Information Reports) against Reliance Group companies.

T20 World Cup: Zimbabwe enter Super 8

 Zimbabwe on Tuesday entered the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup after their crucial Group B match against Ireland was washed out due to rain, a result that also eliminated former champions Australia and Ireland from the tournament.

Both teams were awarded one point each. The shared points took Zimbabwe to five, enough to secure a Super 8 berth. They will face India in their opening Super 8 match on February 26 in Chennai.

Zimbabwe became the seventh team to get a ticket to the Super 8s, completing group G1 also comprising India, South Africa and West Indies.

Zimbabwe will play their final group match against co-hosts Sri Lanka on February 19.

With table-toppers Sri Lanka (6) already qualified for the Super 8s, the contest was significant for Zimbabwe and Ireland, who came into the game with four and two points, respectively.

Australia were also on two points following their defeats to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.

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Apologies for any issue on Day-1; team working round-the-clock for smooth Summit: Vaishnaw

Amid reports of long queues and heavy crowds on the opening day of the India AI Impact Summit, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday (Feburary 17) apologised for the inconvenience faced by attendees, and said the organising team is working round-the-clock to ensure smoother operations.

AI will change tech forever, coding not the core any longer, says Nandan Nilekani

Artifical Intelligence is rewriting the grammar of software development. And writing codes will no longer be the central role for tech professionals, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani said Tuesday.

AI, he said, is being adopted faster than any previous technological transition, from the internet to smartphones, and is poised to fundamentally reshape how businesses operate.

"Talent will have to deal with a world where writing code will not be the goal. It'll actually be making AI work, orchestration, and those kinds of things," Nilekani said at Infosys' Investor Day. "Customer journeys, operating models, and mental models all have to change. Every enterprise must rethink how it operates." While coding may end, new jobs will be created.

The talent transformation is huge, he said adding there will be a need for AI engineers, forward deployment engineers, forensic analysts - roles that didn't exist a few years ago.

Greenfield coding productivity is not the real challenge. The real world is managing trillions of dollars in legacy systems with undocumented dependencies, he said.

He highlighted the unprecedented speed of AI adoption, noting that while the internet took over a decade to reach a billion users and smartphones five years, AI adoption is happening in just a couple of years, enabled by the infrastructure of prior tech eras.

"While the internet took over 10 years to reach a billion users and smartphones five years, AI adoption is occurring in just a couple of years," he said. "Each technology transition has had implications, but this time, it's a fundamental change in the way businesses operate. Customer journeys, operating models, talent - everything has to change." Nilekani stressed that legacy system modernization can no longer be deferred, citing high maintenance costs, siloed data, and rising security risks.

"Accumulated tech debt over decades must be paid. You no longer have the option to defer this," he said, noting that AI provides tools to modernize faster and more economically, though implementation remains complex.

He also emphasized the shift from buying software to building AI solutions, with enterprises layering agentic AI interfaces on existing systems to simplify customer journeys. "Foundational systems will increasingly become systems of record, but the interface will be agentic," Nilekani said.

On legacy systems and modernization, he said accumulated tech debt over decades must be paid. Many large companies spend 60 per cent to 80 per cent of their IT budget on maintenance. That has zero business value. It’s time to flip the ratio.

AI gives us the tools to modernize fast, economically, and at scale - but implementation is the hard part, he said.

Highlighting the deployment gap between AI capabilities and enterprise implementation, he noted the urgent need for talent transformation, change management, and cleanup of technical debt. "It’s not about using AI tools. It's about productivity out of those tools. Otherwise, you'll get false productivity," he said.

Nilekani concluded that enterprises must adopt first-principle thinking, agnostic system design, and cross-firm collaboration to harness AI successfully. "The opportunity is bigger than ever before, but the risk is in execution, not in the opportunity itself," he said. 

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Assam elections: Major parties want polls to be either single or double phase

Recognised national and state political parties of Assam, during their meetings with the EC on Tuesday, asked for holding the assembly polls in Assam in either a single or a maximum of two phases in Assam, officials said.

The full bench of the EC, led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, is on a visit to Assam to review preparedness for the forthcoming assembly elections in the state.

Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, along with Assam Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel, held meetings at a hotel here on the second day of their three-day visit to the state.

Among the national parties, Aam Aadmi Party, BJP, CPI(M) and Congress attended the meeting, while among the state parties, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) and United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) held separate meetings with the Commission.

Majority of political parties demanded that the polls be conducted in a single phase or a maximum of two phases. They also urged the EC to schedule the election dates keeping in mind the Bihu festival, an official release said.

The political parties, in general, appreciated the conduct of the Special Revision of the electoral rolls in Assam.

The parties also gave suggestions for ensuring the peaceful conduct of elections in the state, the release added.

The CEC is also scheduled to hold meetings with the chief secretary, home secretary, director general of police, chief electoral officer, police nodal officer and other senior officials of the state government during the day.

Elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly were likely to be held in March-April, with the term of the current assembly ending on May 20.

Kannada TV actress alleges secret filming in stadium washroom, blackmail; FIR filed

Police have registered an FIR after a Kannada television actress alleged she was secretly filmed inside a stadium washroom during a celebrity event and later blackmailed with threats to circulate the video online.

The incident reportedly took place during the three-day Celebrity Women Cricket Tournament at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium. In her complaint, the actress--who has also appeared on a reality show--said that on February 7, the second day of the event, an unknown person recorded an “obscene and indecent” video of her without her knowledge while she was using the women’s restroom.

According to the FIR, the alleged video was sent from an Instagram account to her friend’s Instagram handle, apparently under the mistaken belief that it belonged to the actress. The accused allegedly threatened to release more private videos, demanded money, and attempted to initiate video calls, blackmailing her friend.

The complainant alleged that the accused warned that if the money was not paid, the video would be circulated on social media and made public. She has submitted related photos and videos in a pen drive as evidence.

Based on her complaint, a case has been registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station on February 13 under relevant sections of the IT Act and Sections 77 (voyeurism), 351 (criminal intimidation), and 308 (extortion). Police said further investigation is underway to identify and arrest the accused.

Fire breaks out in coach of New Delhi–Chennai GT Express in Maharashtra

A coach of the New Delhi–Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra’s Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said. No casualties were reported.

Train 12616 had left Nagpur and was heading towards Sindi station when smoke was detected in the last guard coach at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.

The train was stopped between Sindi and Tuljapur, and the affected coach was immediately detached. Fire brigade personnel were called to the spot. All passengers, including those in the affected coach, were safe.

Officials said the cause of the fire will be determined after a detailed investigation. The train is expected to resume its journey shortly without the damaged coach.