The apology came weeks after the US Department of Justice made public documents that indicated meetings took place between Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein after the latter was jailed for sex offences.
Sources indicate that major changes are likely in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s council, as well as in the team of newly-appointed BJP president Nitin Nabin, “anytime after Holi, around March–April.” They also point out that Puri’s second Rajya Sabha term is scheduled to end on November 25, 2026.
The foundation said Ankur Vora will represent it at the summit, reiterating its commitment to ongoing health and development initiatives in India.
Amid reports about his name being dropped from the Global Visionaries list of the India AI Summit, a Gates Foundation spokesperson clarified that the Microsoft co-founder will deliver his keynote address as per the schedule.
Gates was initially listed among key participants alongside OpenAI's Sam Altman and Google's Sundar Pichai.
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra and co-founder and CMO of boAt Aman Gupta on Sunday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he assumed office for a record third term.
Meta's new policy is a response to feedback from its independent Oversight Board, which urged an update to the current policy.
In a free-wheeling interaction with Microsoft co-founder, Modi recalled what he had told G20 leaders in Indonesia, curious to know about India’s digital success.
Gates is in India from March 1–3 to take part in Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's pre-wedding celebrations.
During a conversation with comedian Trevor Noah on his podcast, titled ‘What Now? With Trevor Noah,’ Gates shared the 1997 incident.
