Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated new Indian consulate.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Marseille war cemetry and paid homage to Indian jawans. He bowed to the hereos of world war 1 and world war 2.

On the last day of his three-day France visit, on the agenda are programmes to deepen India-French ties, like the opening of India's second consulate in the country and a ceremony to pay homage to soldiers who died in First and Second World Wars at the Mazargues War Cemetery.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai highlighted the "incredible opportunities" that artificial intelligence (AI) will bring to India, following his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris.

The Alphabet CEO also noted the potential for close collaboration between "we" (Google) and India to advance the country's digital transformation.

He said," Delighted to meet with PM Narendra Modi today while in Paris for the AI Action Summit. We discussed the incredible opportunities AI will bring to India and ways we can work closely together on India's digital transformation."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Marseille in southern France and paid homage to the memory of freedom fighter V D Savarkar, who attempted a "courageous escape" at the port city.

"Landed in Marseille. In India's quest for freedom, this city holds special significance. It was here that the great Veer Savarkar attempted a courageous escape,” Modi said in a post on X after arriving there Tuesday night (local time).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that this is the right time for businesses to come to India as the country works towards the goal of becoming 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047.

India is developing its own large language model in a public-private partnership (PPP) mode, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the AI Action Summit in Paris.

The PPP model is used to bring resources together and make them available to startups, he said.

"India is building its own large language model considering our diversity. We also have a unique public-private partnership model for pooling resources like compute power. It is made available to our startups and researchers at an affordable cost. India is ready to share its experience and expertise to ensure that the future of AI is for good and for all," PM Modi said.

Hailing the development of artificial intelligence (AI) around the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said we are at the dawn of the AI age, with technology already reshaping economies and society as we know it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a global AI summit organised in Paris. He spoke extensively about how Artificial Intelligence is playing a crucial role in daily lives of humans. While he advocated sharing the benefits of AI with all, especially the Global South, he cautioned about the biases in Artificial Intelligence. PM Modi also spoke about the concern of job losses due to AI and highlighted how this must be tackled.

"We must pull together our resources and talent and develop open source systems that enhance trust and transparency and develop quality datasets, free from biases, in order to benefit the world. AI must be about people-centric applications. We must address concerns related to cyber security, disinformation, and deep fakes," PM Modi said.

On Monday (February 10), Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed with a hug by French President Emmanuel Macron at a welcome dinner ahead of co-chairing the AI Summit in Paris.

On the last day of PM Modi's three-day France visit, on the agenda are: