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MEA budget cut: Chidambaram wonders if FM doing an Elon Musk on Jaishankar

MEA budget cut: Chidambaram wonders if FM doing an Elon Musk on Jaishankar

New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI) Claiming that the budgetary allocation of the Ministry of External Affairs has been reduced every year, Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday wondered if Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is doing an Elon Musk on the external affairs minister S Jaishankar. Initiating discussion on the Union Budget 2025-26, Chidambaram sought to know the reasons for the reduction in allocations for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and if the government is closing down embassies and consulates and shrinking India’s presence across the world. “The finance minister has asked this house to appropriate Rs 20,517 crore

World leaders, CEOs and scientists from about 100 countries are meeting for a high-stakes AI summit

World leaders, CEOs and scientists from about 100 countries are meeting for a high-stakes AI summit

PARIS, February 10, 2025 (AP) — Major world leaders are meeting for an AI summit in Paris, where challenging diplomatic talks are expected as tech titans fight for dominance in the fast-moving technology industry. Heads of state, top government officials, CEOs and scientists from around 100 countries are participating in the two-day international summit from Monday. High-profile attendees include U.S. Vice President JD Vance, on his first overseas trip since taking office, and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing. “We’re living a technology and scientific revolution we’ve rarely seen,” French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday on national television France 2. France

Rupee settles flat at 87.50 against USD after inching close to 88-level in intra-day trade

Rupee settles flat at 87.50 against USD after inching close to 88-level in intra-day trade

Mumbai, Feb 10 (PTI) The rupee on Monday plunged 45 paise and moved closer to the 88 per US dollar-level, weighed down by the strength of the American currency tariff concerns, but settled on a flat note at 87.50 (provisional) on suspected RBI intervention. The American currency gained in the overseas market after US President Donald Trump’s plans to impose 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, along with reciprocal tariffs targeting countries taxing US exports. The move has added jitters over the global trade war with China’s reciprocal duties coming into effect, they said. At the interbank

Sonia Gandhi demands govt to conduct population census at earliest

Sonia Gandhi demands govt to conduct population census at earliest

New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Monday asked the government to complete a population census at the earliest, claiming that around 14 crore people in the country are being deprived of the benefits under the food security law. In her maiden Zero Hour intervention in the Rajya Sabha, Gandhi said beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) are being identified as per the 2011 Census, and not the latest population numbers. The senior Congress leader called the NFSA introduced by the UPA government in September 2013 a landmark initiative aimed at ensuring food and

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