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India’s infrastructure output rises 4.8% y/y in August

India’s infrastructure output rises 4.8% y/y in August

NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (Reuters) – India’s infrastructure output ​grew 4.8% year-on-year in ‌August, in the third release under ​a revised series ​with 2022-23 as the ⁠base year, ​government data showed on ​Monday. The new series replaced the 2011-12 base ​year in June ​and expanded the core ‌sector ⁠basket to nine industries from eight, with the inclusion ​of ​iron ⁠ore. Infrastructure output had grown a revised ​5% in ​July ⁠from a year earlier, according to ⁠data ​released by ​the government.

Gold falls Rs 200 in Delhi amid firm rupee, subdued global cues

New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) Gold started the week on a weak note, with its prices slipping by Rs 200 to Rs 1,56,400 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday amid subdued global trends and a stronger rupee. Gold of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,56,600 per 10 grams on Friday. Silver also took a sharp hit, falling Rs 5,000 to Rs 2.42 lakh per kilogram, inclusive of all taxes, according to local traders. The white metal had settled at Rs 2.47 lakh per kg in the preceding session. Gold and silver remained caught between

Could AI really kill all humans? Most scenarios require physical access, making AI armageddon unlikely

Sheffield (UK), Sep 21 (The Conversation) In August 2026, an experiment using “frontier”, or cutting edge, artificial intelligence models went further than planned. An AI agent (a system that performs tasks autonomously) fabricated online identities in order to pressurise a human to insert malicious computer code into software. The agents had been tasked with solving a cybersecurity challenge by human operators, but they hadn’t been instructed to do anything like this. The attempt was carried out by an agent based on Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 AI model. During the experiment, the AI agents were given open internet access, with safety

Sensex jumps 564 points, Nifty rallies for 4th day on easing oil prices, fresh foreign fund inflows

Sensex jumps 564 points, Nifty rallies for 4th day on easing oil prices, fresh foreign fund inflows

Mumbai, Sep 21 (PTI) Market benchmark indices ended higher on Monday, with the Sensex climbing 564 points and the Nifty rising for the fourth day, amid cooling crude oil prices, fresh foreign fund inflows and a positive trend in global equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 564.03 points, or 0.76 per cent, to settle at 74,858.99. During the day, it surged 692.44 points, or 0.93 per cent, to 74,987.40. Rising for the fourth day, the 50-share NSE Nifty was up 67.90 points, or 0.29 per cent, to end at 23,414.30. Among the 30 Sensex firms, UltraTech Cement jumped 4.11 per

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