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LS polls: Rajeev Chandrashekhar files nomination from Thiruvananthapuram

Earlier, Chandrasekhar also held a roadshow in Thiruvananthapuram before filing his nomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

Centre to develop non-personal data collection platform for India Inc

Govt plans to develop foundational models with a capacity of more than 100 billion parameters, said Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Tharoor challenges Chandrasekhar on constituency performance criticism

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor hit back at BJP's Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar on accusations of his non-performance and said that his 'ignorant rival' should first tell voters what the saffron party has done for the constituents when it was in power for the last 10 years. "I will turn the question around and ask what the BJP has done for Thiruvananthapuram in its 10 years in power. Even promises made on the floor of the Parliament have not been honoured," Tharoor told PTI here on Monday night. He said the NDA promised an AIIMS for Thiruvananthapuram, a National Institute of Ayurveda and many more. "They make promises left, right and center and they never fulfil them. That is the BJP's track record. Why should we trust any new promises from this party," Tharoor asked. However, Tharoor said he agreed with one statement of Chandrasekhar, which was that this election was not a fight between individuals. "It is a fight between ideologies. We know what we stan

Govt's AI advisory only for large platforms, not for startups: MeitY

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the advisory was aimed at preventing untested AI platforms from deploying on the Indian internet

Advisory on regulation of AI Platforms needs to be understood: IT Ministry

MeitY's advisory on the regulation of AI platforms, stipulates that large platforms seek explicit permission from the government to utilise AI in their software

Meity issues advisory, asks cos to take permit before launching AI products

The ministry has also asked platforms to ensure that the biases arising out of their AI models or platforms do not hamper the electoral process in India

Govt has received semiconductor proposals worth $26 billion: Chandrasekhar

The government will soon announce the Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre, according to the Minister

India now key semiconductor player, investment proposals received: MoS IT

India has made significant strides in the semiconductor sector in the last two years during which the government received investment proposals of Rs 2.50 lakh crore from global chip makers, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said. In the last 10 years, India has moved out of the league of 'Fragile Five' and become the world's fifth largest economy, the Minister of State for Electronics & Technology said. Speaking at the 'Viksit Bharat Ambassador Meet' organised in Pune on Wednesday, Chandrasekhar said India has become a source of inspiration for countries across the world in terms of its inclusive policies. "We have become a beacon of hope and inspiration for countries across the world in terms of our inclusive policies, in terms of how you transform governance and make governments work for people. In the next few years, the prime minister has set a target for India to become 'Viksit Bharat'," he said. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the event, Chandrasekhar said ...

'India key semiconductor player, Rs 2.50 trn investment proposals received'

India has made significant strides in the semiconductor sector in the last two years and during this period, Rs 2.50 lakh crore worth of investment proposals have been received by the government from global chip makers, said Union Minister of State for Electronics & Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday. He said India has become a source of inspiration for countries across the world in terms of its inclusive policies. Speaking at the 'Viksit Bharat Ambassador Meet' organised in Pune, Chandrashekhar said in the last 10 years, India has moved out of the league of 'Fragile Five' and become the world's fifth largest economy. "We have become a beacon of hope and inspiration for countries across the world in terms of our inclusive policies, in terms of how you transform governance and make governments work for people. In the next few years, the Prime Minister has set a target for India to become 'Viksit Bharat," he said. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the event, ...

Chandrasekhar slams Cong over 'Pro-Pak' slogans raised by MP's supporters

Chandrashekhar claimed that a video on social media showed Congress leaders chanting 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans

Why did Google face backlash against Gemini AI in India and the world?

Currently suspended, the image generation capability on Gemini is poised to make a return in the forthcoming weeks. Here is an analysis regarding shortcomings of Gemini and Google's subsequent actions

Digital 'nagriks' not to be experimented on with unreliable AI: Meity

Union minister said the safety and trust of Indian users is a legal obligation of internet platforms, and their actions can't be exempted from law

Digital nagriks not to be experimented with unreliable models: MoS IT

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday made it clear to Google that explanations about unreliability of AI models do not absolve or exempt platforms from laws, and warned that India's digital 'nagriks' "are not to be experimented on" with unreliable platforms and algorithms. The minister's comments came after Google, which is under fire over AI tool Gemini's objectionable response and bias to a question on PM Narendra Modi, said it has worked quickly to address the issue and conceded that the chatbot "may not always be reliable" in responding to certain prompts related to current events and political topics. Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for IT, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) said ensuring safety and trust are legal obligation of platforms. "Government has said this before - I repeat for attention of @GoogleIndia...Our DigitalNagriks are NOT to be experimented on with "unreliable" platforms/algos/model...'Sorry Unreliable' does not exempt from law," the minister .

Google AI tool's response on PM in violation of IT rules: Chandrasekhar

Google's AI tool Gemini's response to a question around Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in direct violation of IT rules as well as several provisions of the criminal code, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. The minister took cognizance of the issue raised by verified accounts of a journalist alleging bias in Google Gemini in response to a question on Modi while it gave no clear answer when a similar question was tossed for Trump and Zelenskyy. "These are direct violations of Rule 3(1)(b) of Intermediary Rules (IT rules) of the IT act and violations of several provisions of the Criminal code," Chandrasekhar said on social media platform X. The minister marked the post to Google and the Ministry of Electronics and IT indicating further action in the matter. The journalist has shared a screenshot in which a question was asked to Google Gemini about Modi. In response, Gemini made uncharitable comments about Prime Minister Modi but was circums

Gemini's answers vary when asked if Modi, Trump are fascists; MoS IT reacts

Google's Gemini chatbot is facing backlash for producing inaccurate and manipulated results when asked to furnish certain information

AI framework to be presented by July: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Chandrasekhar also added that there needs to be a more global consultative approach while coming out with regulations regarding AI

Byju's growth cautionary tale for young entrepreneurs: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar's statement comes at a time when some of the most highly valued startups have come under fire for a variety of concerns

Rules apply to firms of all sizes: MoS IT on RBI move on Paytm PB

Says have received two proposals for semiconductor fab units, entailing $22 bn investment

Two multi-billion dollar semiconductor plants to come up in India: MoS IT

Two full-fledged semiconductor fabrication plants are going to come up in India very soon entailing multi-billion dollar investment besides several chip assembly and packaging units, Minister of Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. In an interview with PTI, the minister confirmed that the two projects include a USD 8 billion proposal submitted by Israel-based Tower Semiconductors and the other from Tata Group. "I am happy to share this with you and you are probably the first one I'm sharing this with. In the near term, two full-blown fabs are going to come up in India. These are going to be multi-billion-dollar fabs in the 65, 40 and 28-nanometer technology and there are going to be a host of other packaging proposals that we are evaluating," Chandrasekhar said. He was responding to a question on USD 8 billion investment proposal submitted by Tower Semiconductors and the status of India's semiconductor roadmap. The minister said that the project will be approved in the thi

Looking forward to first LS battle; party will decide seat: Mos IT

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who is among the ministers not renominated to the Rajya Sabha, on Friday said he is raring to contest his first Lok Sabha polls and looking forward to "an even more exciting phase" in his political career. One needs to be extremely responsible and a very grassroots politician to be a Lok Sabha member and "I am deeply fortunate" that the prime minister and the BJP leadership considered him worth of it, the technology entrepreneur-turned-politician said. He said the constituency or the state from where he will fight the elections, due in April-May, will be decided by the party. "...I'm certainly looking forward to what I believe will be an even more exciting phase in my political career," the Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship told PTI in an interview. "I'm deeply fortunate that our prime minister and my home minister and my party president have said that they think me worthy enough or qualified enough