OpenAI, Meta in talks with Reliance Industries for AI partnerships in India: Report
New Delhi: In a move to expand their Artificial Intelligence (AI) offerings in India, OpenAI and Meta Platforms are reportedly in discussions with Reliance Industries regarding potential partnerships.
According to a report from The Information, cited by Reuters, OpenAI has discussed with employees the possibility of lowering the subscription price for its ChatGPT service, potentially reducing the monthly fee from $20 to a few dollars. However, it remains unclear whether OpenAI has directly discussed such pricing changes with Reliance.
Sources familiar to the matter mentioned that a possibility is being explored involving a relationship between Reliance Jio and OpenAI to distribute ChatGPT.
As part of the discussions, Reliance Industries has reportedly proposed selling OpenAI’s models to its enterprise customers via an Application Programming Interface (API). According to the report, the Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate has expressed interest in hosting and running OpenAI's models locally in India, which would ensure the privacy and security of Indian data.
Additionally, Reliance has discussed running the Meta and OpenAI models in a three-gigawatt data center that the company is planning to build, which it claims will be the largest data center in the world, located in Gujarat’s Jamnagar.
While Meta declined to comment on The Information report, OpenAI and Reliance have not yet responded to requests for comment on the report.
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Evading BNSS notice can lead to arrest: Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has ruled that an accused can be arrested if they evade a notice issued under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and fail to cooperate with the investigation, The New Indian Express reported.
In an order dated March 25, Justice M. Nagaprasanna dismissed a petition filed by Yugadev R, a resident of Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu. The petitioner had challenged the arrest order issued on January 19 by an additional chief judicial magistrate in connection with a criminal case registered by Adugodi police in Bengaluru.
The case involves alleged offences under Section 66C of the Information Technology Act 2000 and Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, relating to identity theft and cheating.
According to the prosecution, the petitioner and his wife, who identified themselves as yoga teachers, started a company named Jai Bhairavi Devi Financial Solutions and collected investments through a website. Several complainants reportedly invested around Rs 39.20 lakh. Following complaints, a case was registered in December 2025 for criminal breach of trust and related offences.
The prosecution stated that the police made repeated attempts over a period of more than 40 days to serve notice on the accused under Section 35(3) of BNSS. However, he allegedly evaded service. He was eventually traced to Cuddalore, where he reportedly refused to cooperate with the investigation, leading to his arrest on January 17.
The petitioner argued that the arrest was illegal, claiming that the notice was not properly served in compliance with Supreme Court guidelines. However, the prosecution submitted call records and geo-location data to show repeated attempts to contact him.
After examining the submissions, the High Court held that Section 35(3) requires notices to be served in person and not through electronic means such as WhatsApp or other digital platforms. The court further observed that evasion of notice and failure to cooperate with the investigation justified the arrest.
