Open-source ATMs and UPI credit tools bring banking innovation closer to Bharat

A new wave of fintech innovation is targeting one of India’s biggest financial inclusion challenges — making banking, credit and cash services available faster and closer to customers. At Global Fintech Fest 2026, Department of Financial Services Secretary Sanjay Lohiya launched three technology-led solutions, in the presence of UIDAI CEO Saurabh Vijay. The first is…

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Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Brings Major Thermal, Performance, and Camera Breakthroughs

Apple has official launched the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max alongside its foldable iPhone Duo, bringing major advancements to performance, mobile photography, and artificial intelligence. The flagship 2026 Pro series introduces Apple’s first variable-aperture 48MP Fusion main camera, utilizing six laser-cut blades to smoothly adjust lighting and depth-of-field, with full manual control…

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Strong Rooms Under Armed Guard for TTAADC Polls in Tripura

Around 1,200 security personnel will be deployed across South Tripura district for the Village Committee elections under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), scheduled for September 28. Security arrangements were reviewed at a crime conference chaired by South Tripura Superintendent of Police Mourya Krishna C, IPS, along with Additional SP Suman Majumder, at…

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TCS Opens Robotic Facility to Drive Autonomous Manufacturing

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched an Industrial Autonomy & Engineering Lab at its Sahyadri Park campus in Pune, describing it as India’s first “lights-out” factory lab designed to advance artificial intelligence-led manufacturing. A lights-out factory uses autonomous technologies to operate production processes with minimal human intervention. The new facility features a fully robotic battery…

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ICICI Prudential Life turns its insurance distribution stack into an AI-powered innovation platform

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance is expanding the use of artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure in insurance distribution with the launch of ‘ICICI Life Partner Stack 2.0’, an upgraded platform designed to equip advisors and distribution partners with technology across sales, onboarding and customer servicing. The platform’s eQuote App uses an AI-based product recommender to identify…

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