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BUSINESS DEL28 BIZ-PM-GATES-AI PM cautions significant risk of misuse of AI and other powerful tech in unskilled, untrained hands New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday cautioned that a powerful technology like AI in unskilled, untrained hands holds significant risk of misuse, as he advocated the need for clear dos and donts and use of watermarks on AI-generated content to curb misinformation and deepfake-related harms in the society.

Following are the top stories at 1 pm: NATION: DEL22 PM-LD GATES **** Tech can play big role in agri, education, health: PM Modi in interaction with Bill Gates New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday identified agriculture, education and health as three sectors where he is most excited about the use of technology, and highlighted related efforts of his government in these fields. **** DEL16 PM-GATES-CLIMATE **** Current parameters to map progress anti-climate: PM Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said parameters used to measure progress are detrimental to the climate and suggested developing the concept of a green gross domestic product. **** DEL26 UP-2NDLD MUKHTAR **** Security tightened in several parts of UP after Mukhtar Ansari's death Lucknow: Security personnel in several districts of Uttar Pradesh remained on alert on Friday, a day after jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda. **** DEL23 CONG-TAX **** Cong gets fresh IT notice of Rs 1,700 cr, say party insiders New Delhi: The Income Tax department has served a fresh notice of Rs 1,700 crore to the Congress for discrepancies in tax returns for previous years, dealing another blow to the cash-strapped party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, sources said on Friday. **** MDS3 KL-CONGRESS-NOTICE **** Narendra Modi govt trying to make Congress party bankrupt, says AICC gen secy Venugopal Alappuzha: The Congress on Friday sharply reacted to the Income Tax Department's notice to the grand old party to pay a penalty of over Rs 1,750 crore and said the officials were being used as the ''gundas'' of the ruling BJP. **** CAL3 ELECTIONS-JH-BJP **** Jharkhand: BJP to face tough fight in LS polls this time Ranchi: Despite its dominance in the last three Lok Sabha elections, the BJP in Jharkhand is poised for a tough battle this time due to internal rumblings, resentment among the rank and file of the party over ticket distribution and tribal opposition in pockets, leaders of the saffron camp said. **** CAL2 AS-AFSPA **** AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam Guwahati: The Assam government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in four districts for six months from April 1. **** DEL27 DL-KEJRIWAL-WIFE **** Kejriwal's wife launches WhatsApp campaign to garner support for AAP leader New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita launched a WhatsApp campaign on Friday, urging people to support her husband, who is in the ED's custody in an excise policy-linked money-laundering case. **** BOM2 MH-RAUT-AVIATION-CBI-BJP **** CBI clean chit over Air India-Indian Airlines merger: BJP must apologise to ex-PM Singh, says Raut Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday asked the BJP to apologise to former prime minister Manmohan Singh after the CBI filed a closure report in its Air India-Indian Airlines merger case. **** BUSINESS: DEL28 BIZ-PM-GATES-AI **** PM cautions 'significant risk of misuse' of AI and other powerful tech in unskilled, untrained hands New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday cautioned that a powerful technology like AI in unskilled, untrained hands holds significant risk of misuse, as he advocated the need for clear 'dos and don'ts' and use of watermarks on AI-generated content to curb misinformation and deepfake-related harms in the society. **** DCM13 BIZ-REALTY-RESIDENTIAL **** Fresh housing supply drops 15pc in Jan-Mar to 69K units across top 8 cities: Report New Delhi: New supply of residential properties fell 15 per cent during January-March across eight major cities at 69,143 units despite high demand, according to Cushman & Wakefield. **** DCM18 BIZ-BYJUS-BOARD MEET **** Byju's shareholders raise no objection to board's resolution, miffed investors skip meeting: Sources New Delhi: Shareholders of edtech major Think and Learn, owner of Byju's brand, raised no objection to the resolution to increase authorised share capital of the company in the extra-ordinary general meeting held on Friday, company sources said. **** FOREIGN: FGN13 UN-KEJRIWAL **** Hope that in India 'everyone's rights' are 'protected', people are able to vote in 'free & fair' atmosphere: UN Spokesperson United Nations: A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the world body ''hopes" that in India and any country that is having elections, people's ''political and civil rights'' are ''protected'' and everyone is able to vote in a ''free and fair'' atmosphere. ****

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