Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram criticized Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget speech, specifically calling out the brief mention of inflation. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi met with farmer leaders from various states, including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab, to discuss the promised MSP. In world news, Donald Trump shared a letter from Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Truth Social before his meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Indian American tech billionaire Vinod Khosla endorsed Kamala Harris, welcoming all non-MAGA folks to support her against what he called Trump’s dictatorship. The Supreme Court proposed forming a panel to address the demands of farmers at the Shambhu border, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price.
In other news, a shocking video emerged of a Philadelphia woman shooting at an infant, leading to her arrest. A Saurya Airlines aircraft crash in Nepal left at least 18 people dead, and the SC directed Haryana and Punjab to maintain status quo at the Shambhu border. Air India Express launched international flight service between Bengaluru and Abu Dhabi, and a Chinese immigrant described a horrifying attack by a drug addict in NYC. In India, Umar Khalid’s bail plea is under review, Elon Musk praised Mark Zuckerberg for open-sourcing an AI model, and there were updates on various other news stories. The Pet cafe culture has caught up in Lucknow, and INDIA bloc MPs protested against the ‘Kursi-Bachao’ budget in Parliament, alleging discrimination against opposition-ruled states.
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