The Daily News Pulse | Feb 20, 2026: Reliance Industries Pledges ₹10 Trillion to Build India’s AI...

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Title: Reliance Industries Pledges ₹10 Trillion to Build India’s AI Infrastructure Sub-headline: Chairman Mukesh Ambani announces a seven-year mega-investment to create a “sovereign compute infrastructure,” aiming to drastically reduce the cost of intelligence just as Jio did with data.


Title: PM Modi Champions Human-Centric ‘MANAV’ Vision at Global AI Summit Sub-headline: Addressing global tech leaders, the Prime Minister calls for the democratization of artificial intelligence, emphasizing ethical guidelines, inclusion, and data sovereignty over closed, monopolistic models.


Title: Geopolitical Tensions Drag Markets to Steepest Fall Since Union Budget Sub-headline: Escalating fears of US intervention in Iran and surging global Brent crude prices spark a massive market selloff, even as shares of local oil explorers like ONGC and Oil India surge.


Title: FPIs Record Highest Fortnightly Buying Since April 2025, Yet IT Stocks Suffer Sub-headline: While foreign investors pump capital into capital goods and financials, fears of AI-led disruption trigger a massive selloff in the IT sector, marking the worst fortnightly exit from software stocks since July 2025.


Title: New Labour Codes Deal ₹17,600 Crore Blow to Nifty 100 Companies Sub-headline: IT, banking, and aviation firms take the biggest financial hit in Q3 as mandatory provisions for higher gratuity, social security, and retirement benefits inflate wage bills.


Title: Global FMCG Giants Unilever, Coca-Cola, and Mondelez Prioritize India Growth Sub-headline: Top consumer brands outline aggressive strategies to expand their footprint in India, focusing on premiumization, quick commerce, and robust capital allocation in what they view as a critical global market.


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