Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Sunday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the latter took oath on the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi to kick-start a historic third time period. Modi is the second particular person in India’s historical past to turn into the Prime Minister for 3 successive phrases.
PM was sworn in by President Droupadi Murmu following the ruling National Democratic Alliance’s victory in a keenly contested Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Modi, 73, first turned prime minister in 2014 after which returned to workplace in 2019.
“Congratulations to @narendramodi on winning a third term as Prime Minister. You have strengthened India’s position as a source of innovation for global progress in sectors like health, agriculture, women-led development, and digital transformation. Look forward to a continued partnership to enhance the lives of people across India and the world,” mentioned Gates on X.
Gates final visited India and interacted with the PM earlier than the Lok Sabha elections. During the interplay on the PM’s residence, the 2 mentioned a spread of points together with the digital revolution in India and India’s perspective on the challenges and alternatives of AI. PM Modi additionally offered a ‘vocal for native’ present hamper to the philanthropist.
Modi additionally cautioned {that a} highly effective expertise like AI in unskilled, untrained palms holds important threat of misuse, as he advocated the necessity for clear ‘dos and don’ts’ and use of watermarks on AI-generated content material to curb misinformation and deepfake-related harms within the society. To forestall the unfold of misinformation, Modi instructed that clear watermarks needs to be positioned on AI-generated content material.
Ruling NDA chooses cupboard
Along with PM Modi, NDA leaders together with members of alliance companions, additionally took the oath of workplace as Cabinet and council of ministers. With the help of Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), and Jayant Chaudhary’s Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) amongst different alliance members, the BJP-led NDA authorities has taken form.
Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar returned to the Cabinet, whereas Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Manohan Lal Khattar, Suresh Gopi, Sukanta Majumdar and others have been new entrants. Newly elected Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Chirag Paswan, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary, five-time MLA and JD(S) chief H D Kumaraswamy have been additionally amongst NDA events who took oath as Cabinet ministers.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay and Vice-President of Seychelles Ahmed Afif additionally attended the glittering occasion held on the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Leaders of the BIMSTEC international locations attended Modi’s swearing-in ceremony, in 2019 when he turned prime minister for the second consecutive time period.
Source: www.indiatvnews.com
