NEW DELHI: India’s cybersecurity agency has called for testing whether AI agents can leak confidential data or take unauthorised actions, putting permissions and human oversight at the centre of its audit guidelines.CERT-In’s AI Security Auditing Guidelines, dated Nov 4, specify limits on agents’ access to business systems, records of their actions and emergency interruption mechanisms…

NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel Thursday reported a profit of Rs 10,710 crore this Q2, up 24% from the same period last fiscal, thanks to strong revenue growth across its India and Africa businesses. The company reported an average revenue per user (ARPU) at Rs 271, up 5.8% from Rs 256 in last Q2. Its consolidated…

MUMBAI: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) reported a 20.1% year-on-year increase in net profit to Rs 12,076 crore in Q2 FY27 ended Sept 30, 2026, compared with Rs 10,053 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.Total premium income increased 11.6% to Rs 2,74,269 crore during H1 FY27. Individual new business premium income rose 14.9%…

Rupee gains against US dollar MUMBAI: The rupee gained 16 paise to close at 94.48 against the dollar Thursday, its strongest level in two weeks and fifth consecutive session of gains, as foreign investor buying resumed and crude oil prices fell below $100 a barrel. Dealers attributed the improvement in inflows partly to portfolio reallocation,…