Sensex, Nifty tank over 1% amid foreign fund exodus
Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty tanked more than 1% on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) amid unabated foreign fund outflows and fresh U.S. tariffs that reignited trade war fears. Declining for the fifth day running, the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 1,018.20 points or 1.32% to settle at a two-week low of 76,293.60. During the day, it tumbled 1,281.21 points or 1.65% to 76,030.59.
PM addresses AI Action Summit, says India ready to share expertise
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the AI Summit in Paris, an event he is co-chairing with French President Emmanuel Macron on February 11, 2025. In his address, he stressed the need for AI governance, tapping its potential and India’s willingness to share its experience and expertise “to ensure that AI future is for good and for all.”
Punjab CM Mann dismisses dissent rumours after meeting AAP chief Kejriwal
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) rubbished Congress’s claim of dissent in the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) State unit, asserting the dedication of its leaders and workers. His remarks come after AAP’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with CM Mann, Punjab Ministers and MLAs at Kapurthala House in Delhi amid rumours of dissent in the party’s Punjab unit.
Three soldiers critically injured in explosion near LoC in Jammu
Three Army personnel were critically injured in a powerful explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector near Jammu on Tuesday (February 11, 2025), officials said. The troops were on patrolling duty when they were hit by the powerful explosion in the Bhattal area, they said.
At least 55 civilians killed by militia fighters in northeastern Congo
Militia fighters killed at least 55 civilians in an attack on a cluster of villages and a camp for displaced people in northeastern Congo, local authorities said Tuesday (February 11, 2025). Violence has surged across eastern Congo, where conflict has raged for decades. More than 120 armed groups are fighting in the region, most for land and control of mines with valuable minerals, while some are trying to protect their communities.
CBI books former Coast Guard Director-General Natarajan
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against the former Indian Coast Guard Director-General K. Natarajan and unknown others for alleged tampering/alteration of the Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs)/dossiers of senior officers.
Parliamentary proceedings: Only authentic version of Constitution be promulgated, any violation serious, says Dhankhar
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) said the Constitution signed by its framers includes 22 miniatures together with amendments by Parliament is the only authentic one that needs to be promulgated and any violation be taken seriously and dealt with sternly.
Mumbai Police visit Ranveer Allahbadia’s house over complaint on inappropriate remarks
Mumbai Police on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) visited YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia’s house in connection with a formal complaint regarding the contentious comments he made during an episode of the YouTube program ‘India’s Got Latent’. The complaint accused Mr. Allahbadia and others of using language that was deemed offensive and contrary to societal norms of decency. The Assam Police too registered a case against them on Monday (February 10, 2025).
Bangladesh EC says preparations underway for general elections in December
Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) said preparations were underway to stage general elections by December as nationwide vandalisms over the past week prompted the interim government chief Muhammad Yunus to agree to the proposal.
Military exercise between India, Egypt begins in Rajasthan
An almost fortnight-long joint military exercise between Indian and Egyptian armies began at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Jaipur, a military spokesperson on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) said. Colonel Amitabh Sharma said that the third edition of the exercise ‘Cyclone’ of Special Forces of the two countries will conclude on February 23.
Can’t strengthen alliance at party’s cost, say TMC MPs after Mamata announces going solo in 2026
The Congress has no base in West Bengal and the TMC will not try to strengthen the opposition alliance at its own cost, leaders from the Mamata Banerjee-led party said on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) after she declared it will go solo in the 2026 Assembly polls. On Monday, Ms. Banerjee told party lawmakers at a meeting in Kolkata that the Trinamool Congress would fight alone in the 2026 Assembly elections in the State, dismissing any possibility of forging a coalition with the Congress or any other party.
AI Action Summit: Vance rails against ‘excessive regulation’ of Artificial Intelligence
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance warned global leaders and tech CEOs at a Paris summit on artificial intelligence on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) that “excessive regulation” would kill the rapidly growing AI industry. In his first foreign trip as Vice-President, Mr. Vance also said the Trump administration will “ensure that AI systems developed in America are free from ideological bias,” and that the United States would “never restrict our citizens’ right to free speech.”
Published - February 11, 2025 06:26 pm IST
