TUESDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2025 www.thestatesman.com Pages 12 |` 5.00|LC X.com/thestatesmanltd. Fb/thestatesman1875 SINCE 1818 KOLKATA | NEW DELHI | SILIGURI | BHUBANESWAR FADNAVIS SLAMS YOUTUBER ALLAHBADIA FOR CRUDE REMARKS AERO INDIA: DEFENCE MINISTER INVITES GLOBAL OEMS P8 SENSEX 77,311.80 q548.39 WEATHER SMOG/SHALLOW FOG LIKELY IN THE MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR SKY. SMOG/MIST LIKELY IN THE NIGHT. THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WOULD BE AROUND 28 AND 11 DEGREES CELSIUS RESPECTIVELY. TEMPERATURE ` vs $ 87.46 P9 GOLD 88,245.00 P12 SILVER 99,500 Looking forward to meet my friend Trump, says PM BRENT CRUDE (IN $) 75.70 Buzz over Delhi CM pick intensifies in BJP STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE Modi will be amongst the first few leaders to visit the US following Trump’s inauguration for a 2nd term NEW DELHI, 10 FEBRUARY After the BJP's remarkable victory in the Delhi Assembly elections on February 8, senior party leaders including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, party’s national president JP Nadda and state unit president Virendra Sachdeva are in touch with victorious candidates and have started high-level meetings to discuss the selection of the next chief minister of Delhi. The BJP is yet to announce the Chief Ministerial face for Delhi. There are, however, also speculations about the possibility that the next Chief Minister of Delhi could be a woman. According to the sources, a woman MLA could also be under consideration for the CM's post. Among the BJP's 48 newly elected MLAs are four women--Rekha Gupta, Neelam Pahalwan, Poonam Sharma and Shikha Roy. Speculation is rife that party leader Parvesh Verma, who earned the tag of ‘giant killer’ after defeating AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal from PM Modi reaches France to co-chair AI Action Summit NEW DELHI, 10 FEBRUARY Min. 27 % Max: 28.0 °C (+4.6) SUN RISES 07:02 hrs MOON RISES 17:00 hrs P5 ASHOK TUTEJA RAINFALL: NIL RELATIVE HUMIDITY Max. 97 % NIFTY 23,381.60 q178.35 BCCI EXPECTED TO TAKE A CALL ON BUMRAH BY TUESDAY ‘WILL ANNOUNCE 25 PC TARIFFS ON STEEL & ALUMINUM’ Min:09.7°C (-0.5) SUN SETS 18:08 hrs MOON SETS 06:58 hrs THUMBNAILS A hawker walks past the blooming Tulips at Shantipath lawns in New Delhi on Monday. n ANI Rising gold reserves not intended to replace any international currency: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday clarified in the LS that India's rising gold reserves, including those held by the RBI, is not intended to replace any international currency. “Gold is also kept in the Reserve Bank and gold is also being bought by the Reserve Bank. But beyond that, as regards an international currency or potential currency, there is not much for me to comment at this stage,” the Minister said. P rime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he is looking forward to his meeting with ''my friend'' US President Donald Trump in Washington later this week. ''We will work together for the mutual benefit of the people of our two countries and shape a better future for the world,'' he said in a statement ahead of his departure on a five-day visit to France and the United States. Mr Modi said that although this will be their first meeting following President Trump's historic electoral victory and inauguration in January, he has a very warm recollection of working with the American leader during the latter's first term in building a Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership between India and the US. He said the visit to the US on February 12-13 will be an opportunity to build upon the successes of their collaboration in President Trump's first term and develop an agenda to further elevate and deepen the bilateral partnership, including in the areas of technology, trade, defence, energy, NIKHIL VYAS NEW DELHI, 10 FEBRUARY and supply chain resilience. The PM will be amongst the first few world leaders to visit the US following President’s Trump inauguration for a second term. President Trump spoke with Mr Modi on January 27 when he discussed immigration and stressed on the importance of India buying more Americanmade security equipment and fair bilateral trading ties. On his visit to France from February 10-12, the PM said he looks forward to co-chairing the AI Action Summit, a gathering of the world leaders and global tech CEOs, where there will be exchange of views on collaborative approach to AI technology for innovation and larger public good in an inclusive, secure and trustworthy manner. The bilateral segment of his visit, Mr Modi said, will provide an opportunity to review the progress on the 2047 Horizon Roadmap for India-France strategic partnership along with ''my Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in France to co-chair the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit. Modi is on a three-day France visit from February 10 at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. He will co-chair the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit with Macron on February 11. Modi will be co-chairing the AI Action Summit, a gathering of the world leaders and global tech CEOs, to exchange views on collaborative approach to AI technology for innovation and larger public good. After the AI summit on February 11, there will be a bilateral component to the visit and PM Modi and President Macron will address the India-France CEOs forum. friend'' French President Emmanuel Macron. the New Delhi constituency, is also being seen as a strong contender for the top post. Meanwhile, BJP's winning candidate from Moti Nagar, Harish Khurana, said the selection of Delhi's Chief Minister is the responsibility of the top leadership and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while his priority remains serving the people of his constituency and addressing its issues. "The selection of the Chief Minister is the responsibility of the top leadership and the Prime Minister, so let them handle it," he told a news agency. A crucial meeting was held here at the residence of the Union Home Minister on Sunday, where discussions were held regarding the government formation in Delhi. The high-level meeting at Shah's residence also discussed who will be the next Chief Minister of Delhi, sources said. Meanwhile, according to the sources, the swearing-in ceremony of the new Delhi Chief Minister is likely to be held after February 13 When Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns from the United States.