Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has received substantial financial support from the Centre since Congress came to power in 2022, yet it keeps criticising it and the prime minister to divert public attention, Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur said on Thursday. Addressing a press conference in Shimla, Thakur said that ever since the Congress government assumed office…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said artificial intelligence must be democratised and become a tool for inclusion and empowerment, particularly for the Global South. Addressing the India AI Impact Summit, Modi said the expo is taking place in India, which represents one-sixth of humanity, a country with the world’s largest young population…
New Delhi: Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, has withdrawn from the Indian AI Impact Summit, the Gates Foundation India said on Thursday. According to the statement, Gates, who was scheduled to deliver the keynote address on 19 February, will no longer deliver his address. However, the Gates Foundation will be represented by Ankur Vora, President…
New Delhi: Amid global fears of an AI bubble, Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended the massive spending around Artificial Intelligence, likening tech infrastructure being built to the historical expansion of railroads and highways, which became essential foundations for long-term economic value and growth. Fielding questions on how CEOs can overcome boardroom scepticism regarding AI returns,…
New Delhi: Supported by a deep talent pool and strong digital public infrastructure, India is well-positioned to be a leader in AI and demonstrate its mass adoption and deployment in society, former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday. At an interactive session at the ongoing AI Impact Summit here, Sunak also said there…
New Delhi: India wants to diversify its sources of crude oil and coking coal and would “love” to source high-quality coking coal from the US, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. He also said that the US can provide certain goods that India needs desperately for its economic growth. These goods can…
Lucknow: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday took a swipe at the US and China, alleging that they tend to “finish those who come in their way” and asserting that India has the solutions to many of the challenges confronting the world. Addressing a Shodharthi Samvad programme at the Malaviya Auditorium of…
New Delhi: Private university Galgotias on Wednesday apologised for “confusion” after a controversy arose over the display of a made-in-China robotic dog as its own innovation during the India AI Impact Summit and said one of its representatives manning the pavilion was “ill-informed”. The controversy erupted after Neha Singh, a professor of communications at the University,…
New Delhi: Congress veteran Mani Shankar Aiyar on Wednesday said he is a “Gandhian”, a “Nehruvian” and a “Rajivian”, but not a “Rahulian” because Rahul Gandhi “is far too much younger than me and far too distant from me in his political life.” Aiyar added that he did not say that he is an “Indiravian”…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held separate meetings with the President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, and the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo, and said the India-EU Free Trade Agreement has ushered in a golden era in India-Europe relations. Modi said he had a productive meeting with President Pedro Sánchez and discussed…
