Ankit Sahni

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[Aravind @aravind]

International media in the last 30 days: "India Hunger strike", "protests in India", "Floods in India."

🇮🇳India in the last 30 days:

July 19, 2026: Indian Gen-Z team wins 4 gold medals (top rank) at International Chemistry Olympiad and medals at the International Biology Olympiad.

July 18, 2026: Young Indians working at Skyroot Aerospace successfully launch Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, from Sriharikota, placing payloads into Low Earth Orbit.

July 17, 2026: PM Modi flags off India’s first indigenous hydrogen-powered passenger train (10-coach set) from Jind station, Haryana, on the Jind-Sonipat route as an inaugural service.

July 14, 2026: DRDO completes successful military field trials of an indigenous scalable fiber-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system for secure strategic communications.

July 13, 2026: Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway (63 km), India’s first barrier-free expressway with satellite-based tolling, opens to traffic.

July 12, 2026: Young Indian team wins 5 gold medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2026) in Colombia, securing joint world #1 rank.

July 11, 2026: RM Rajnath commissions INS Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A stealth frigate, in Visakhapatnam (~75% indigenous content).

Early–mid July 2026: Vimag Labs (Bengaluru) secures its 5th Indian patent for the Virtual Magnet Synchronous Motor (VMSM), a software-defined rare-earth-free electric motor platform.

Early July 2026: ISRO announces plans for a new Satellite Earth Station campus near Ledo in Assam to strengthen space communication in the Northeast.

Early July 2026: IIT Gandhinagar team wins a grant for developing indigenous liquid cooling plates for AI data centres, EVs, and high-performance electronics.

June 26, 2026: Nuclear heat-based hydrogen production facility (copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle) commissioned at Kalpakkam using Fast Breeder Reactor process heat.

June 24, 2026: ISRO successfully conducts hot test of semi-cryogenic engine power head at 175 tonnes thrust level.

June 24, 2026: RDSO (with ARAI) successfully conducts full-scale crashworthiness testing of LHB coaches for enhanced passenger safety.

June 21, 2026: PM Modi commissions three indigenously built warships in Kolkata: INS Dunagiri (Project 17A stealth frigate), INS Sanshodhak (hydrographic survey vessel), and INS Agray (ASW shallow water craft).

June 15, 2026: DRDO successfully flight-tests the indigenous Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from Odisha; all objectives met.

June 10–11, 2026: DRDO conducts successful Phase-2 Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) trials and anti-ship missile tests, demonstrating capabilities against long-range ballistic threats including ICBM-class.

Mid-June 2026: India’s defence production reaches a record ₹1.78 lakh crore in FY 2025-26.

Mid-June 2026: Maiden flight of the indigenous C-295 military transport aircraft highlighted as a major self-reliance milestone in aviation (with 40 aircraft under production in India).

June 13, 2026: First batch of women cadets trained at NDA commissioned into the defence forces. Marking the start of an women empowered era in defence.

[ANI @ANI]

After arriving at Delhi Airport at 1:15 PM today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose to wait at the airport instead of heading directly to his residence.

With the NEET examination was scheduled to begin at 2 PM, he delayed his departure to ensure students faced no inconvenience in reaching their examination centres and that traffic movement remained smooth: Sources

[Modi Story @themodistory]

A few years ago, India woke up to images of PM Modi inspecting Varanasi at 1 AM - walking through streets and railway station when the city slept.

Why at that hour?

So that his security arrangements wouldn't inconvenience ordinary citizens.

And it wasn't a one-off. He has consistently tried that his movement should not disrupt the lives of common people.

Here's another instance:
During a visit to Chandigarh for a university convocation, the local administration declared a school holiday citing security concerns.

The moment he learnt about it, PM Modi asked: “Was a school holiday declared because of me?”

When officials said yes, he was not pleased. Former Governor of Haryana Kaptan Singh Solanki recalls Modi's clear message: students should not lose a day of learning because of the Prime Minister's visit.

His instruction was simple: Treat the Prime Minister's arrival like that of any ordinary citizen. If someone has to wait, let it be me - not the people.

Today was no different.

A small incident. A powerful principle.

[Yogi Adityanath @myogiadityanath]

Had a constructive exchange of views with H.E. Mr. Lawrence Wong, Hon. Prime Minister of Singapore, today.

Discussed strengthening Uttar Pradesh-Singapore relations under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with focus on investment, infrastructure collaboration, skill development and digital economy initiatives.

Reaffirmed commitment to advancing India-Singapore ties under the visionary leadership of our Hon. PM Shri @narendramodi Ji.

@LawrenceWongST

[Federation of Indian Publishers @FIP_India]

Our VP, @ipranavgupta, along with President - Ramesh Mittal Ji & GS - @PushpitaGhosh Ji, participated in an important dialogue with WIPO leadership on AI & Intellectual Property at AI Impact Summit. We thank Shri Ankit Sahni Ji for convening this timely & meaningful discussion.

[Pranav Gupta @ipranavgupta]

Privileged to join a closed-door roundtable with Mr Ken-Ichiro Natsume (Assistant Director General, WIPO) and Dr. Ulrike Till (Director – AI & Frontier Technologies, WIPO) along side AI Impact Summit, India.

[Aditya Raj Kaul @AdityaRajKaul]

#BREAKING: EU Council President @eucopresident proudly displays his Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card.

“I am President of the European Council but I am also an Overseas Indian Citizen. As you can imagine, it has a very special meaning. I am very proud of my roots in Goa.”

[Sunil Deodhar @Sunil_Deodhar]

आज @BJP4India मुख्यालय में राष्ट्रीय कार्याध्यक्ष मा. @NitinNabin जी से भेंट हुई। उन्हें भविष्य के उज्ज्वल यश एवं सफल कार्यकाल हेतु हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ देते हुए मेरे द्वारा संपादित मा. @narendramodi जी के चुनिंदा भाषणों का संकलन #NamoSamvad भेंट स्वरूप प्रदान की।

[Malay Shukla @malaytshukla]

Great to have IPR stalwarts like @bpsramanIP sir, Dr Sheetal Chopra, Ankit Sahni, Namrata Trivedi, Aayush Modi and Heena Patel as speakers of upcoming #Course on #IPR

Apply now on https://t.co/NLaTxKNWuS

#FDP #Patent #Startup

[AIC GUSEC @aicgusec]

We’re elated to congratulate Mr Ankit Sahni, a notable mentor to @aicgusec & @GUSECIndia startups who was named as one of the Top Individual Lawyers under the IPR category by the recently published @Forbes Legal Powerlist 2021.

[IP Osgoode @IPOsgoode]

New post: A.I. Paintings: Registrable Copyright? Lessons from Ankit Sahni https://t.co/CbNviVG1JD

[Franklin Graves 🚀 @franklingraves]

🚨 Breaking 🚨

@CopyrightOffice rejects Ankit Sahni's 2nd request for consideration of registering an image created using an #AI painting app.

The work had previously been recognized for #copyright protection in India.

#generativeAI

[Darius C. Gambino @PhillyIP]

The US Copyright Office has refused to register AI-generated art on a request for reconsideration - a 'van Gogh' inspired piece by Ankit Sahni titled "Suryast." The artwork was created using AI software called RAGHAV. #copyright https://t.co/OVrB3LVwhG

[著作権情報センター【公式】 @CRIC_official_]

米国著作権局は、Ankit Sahni氏による「SURYAST」というタイトルのAIツールを利用したアート作品の著作権の登録出願に対し、当該作品には著作権保護を主張するために必要な「人間の著作権」が欠けていると結論づけた意見書を公表したとのことです。https://t.co/Gbk2meHa69

[Matthew Hersh @Matthew_Hersh]

To me the most interesting part of the story is that we now have a very direct—maybe our first?—international split of conflict over registration of AI works. The author in this case, Ankit Sahni, used an artificial intelligence program entitled RAGHAV to create his work. /6

[CryptoPopTrip @CryptoPopTrip]

Are AI-generated works eligible for copyright protection? Dive into Ankit Sahni's copyright struggle and the complexities of AI authorship in this thought-provoking read. #AI #CopyrightProtection #ArtisticBoundaries
https://t.co/V2tZH1RAqp

[Science&Technology🖖 @sakhaleta]

@franklingraves @CopyrightOffice That's a bummer! It's surprising that the @CopyrightOffice rejected Ankit Sahni's request for registering his AI-created image. It's disappointing, especially since it was recognized for copyright protection in India. #generativeAI

[Millennial Brunch @MillennialBrnch]

On 12/11/23, the U.S. Copyright Office continued chain of rejections as it denied—2nd time—Ankit Sahni's request for registration in work titled "SURYAST" https://t.co/ptO2c7LrZF #tech #technology #AI #ethics #society #future #WritingCommunity #art #writers #publishing #copyright

[Kean Miller @keanmiller]

On December 11, 2023, the Copyright Review Board affirmed the Copyright Office’s decision to reject Ankit Sahni’s application to register the AI-generated work depicted above. Learn more at https://t.co/jMOwSnEf7t by Devin Ricci

[IPNews® @ipnews]

Recent 2023 U.S. Copyright Office guidance allows AI copyright protection, but challenges persist. Ankit Sahni's case highlights these uncertainties. Can AI artists improve registration odds? Learn more on our blog:https://t.co/KVQpQCBJWU
#trademark #ipnews #intellectualproperty