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Longest serving BBC Indian correspondent retires
NEW DELHI: Satish Jacob, who is the BBC Delhi deputy bureau chief and BBC News’ longest serving correspondent in India, has announced his retirement from the Bureau after 20 years of service.
Jacob will take up his retirement on his 63rd Birthday which falls next month but will maintain his links with the corporation as a commentator and correspondent on a freelance basis. Jacob joined the BBC in 1970’s as a stringer in Addis Ababa. Five years later, he moved to Delhi where he teamed up with Mark Tully. Together they covered the most dramatic events in modern Indian history.
Satish reported for the BBC on stories ranging from the defeat of Indira Gandhi in the 1977 general elections; Sanjay Gandhi’s death; the Punjab violence; Operation Bluestar; the assassination of Mrs Gandhi and the uprising of Kashmiri separatists in 1990. He worked his way up in the organisation until he became the Deputy Bureau Chief in the early nineties. Satish Jacob made his announcement to colleagues on Wednesday, according to a press release from BBC.
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India Today Group debuts AI anchor ‘Sutra’ at AI Impact Summit 2026
Sutra aims to simplify live policy debates using sovereign AI models
NEW DELHI: India Today Group has unveiled Sutra, an AI-driven news anchor designed to deliver real-time, contextual reporting, marking the group’s latest push to integrate artificial intelligence into mainstream journalism.
The AI anchor was introduced at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi and developed in collaboration with BharatGen, with the initiative showcased by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
India Today Group said Sutra is built to navigate complex policy discussions and fast-moving developments by synthesising information into concise, accessible insights, aimed at narrowing the gap between high-level debates and public understanding. The AI anchor was used to surface live takeaways from key sessions at the summit.
India Today Group chief AI officer Nilanjan Das, said the project was focused on clarity and accessibility without diluting editorial rigour. He added that working with BharatGen aligned the group’s AI ambitions with India’s broader push towards sovereign technology capabilities.
BharatGen CEO Rishi Bal, said the partnership reflected a shift from basic automation towards deeper contextual intelligence in media. He emphasised the importance of indigenous, multimodal AI models capable of understanding Indian languages, regional dialects and cultural nuance, particularly as AI-driven news formats gain traction.
The launch positions India Today Group among the first major Indian media houses to deploy an AI anchor backed by home-grown technology, underscoring a growing convergence between journalism, public policy and sovereign AI infrastructure.
