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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicElon Musk

Topic: Elon Musk

Looking forward to visiting India later this year, says Elon Musk, day after phone call with Modi

The tech billionaire and the Indian Prime Minister discussed the potential for collaboration in technology and innovation in a telephone conversation the previous day.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, 2 partners are frontrunners to develop Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield

Musk’s rocket and satellite company is partnering with software maker Palantir and drone builder Anduril on a bid to build key parts of the Golden Dome.

Not just ‘trade war’, Trump tariffs have also fuelled a meme fest—’$112 MAGA hats’ to ‘penguin protest’

Although the tariffs have sparked strong criticism from economists across the globe, they have triggered a wave of internet memes, with even diplomats joining the online banter.

Nationwide protests start against Trump, Musk’s govt policies

Some 150 activist groups had signed up to participate, according to the event's website. Protests were planned in all 50 states plus Canada and Mexico.

SpaceX launches private astronauts in novel polar-orbiting mission

Maltese investor Chun Wang, a Chinese-born magnate who founded a bitcoin mining company, is the bankroller & commander of the SpaceX mission, named Fram2.

Govt asked X to take down Oppn posts on Amit Shah’s Ambedkar remark, ‘fabricated’ content on Jay Shah

A submission by the Centre before the Karnataka High Court in response to a challenge by 'X' against govt take-down orders details 66 notices sent over the past year.

Stalin’s struggle against ‘BJP’s drive to crush Tamil identity’ & Elon Musk’s tightrope walk in India

The Economist also reports on Nagpur riots, highlighting PM Modi’s silence, and again throws its weight behind Nitin Gadkari as a potential successor to PM.

Why Elon Musk has got his wires crossed in India & an ‘epidemic’ of unique IDs

International media also reports on the latest data from Carnegie Endowment that shows that Indian Americans are still wary of Trump, despite his efforts to woo them.

‘Unlawful content regulation & arbitrary censorship,’ Musk’s X sues Indian govt over IT Act violations

The lawsuit alleged the government is using Section 79(3)(b) to create a parallel content-blocking mechanism, bypassing the structured legal process outlined in Section 69A of the Act.

On Camera

US intervention in Venezuela is about MAGA anxiety, not just drugs or oil

MAGA’s opposition to H1-B visas for Indians has become rather well known, but compared to Hispanic immigration, the India question pales into relative insignificance.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.