During the meeting, PM Modi and Musk discussed strengthening collaboration between entities of India and the US in innovation, space exploration, artificial intelligence, and sustainable development.
Elon Musk, accompanied by his four-year-old son X, appeared in the Oval Office alongside President Donald Trump. In the Oval Office, President Trump signed an executive order instructing federal agencies to collaborate with the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
The judge's order, issued on Saturday (local time), temporarily halts access to a sensitive payment system that distributes Americans' tax returns, Social Security benefits, disability payments and federal employees' salaries, CNN stated.
A fresh row has erupted in the US after Elon Musk said that he would rehire a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee who had earlier been fired for racist posts, the Hill reported.
The US Department of the Treasury on Tuesday clarified that it is neither halting nor denying federal spending and remains committed to protecting the nation's payment infrastructure, according to a report by the New York Times.
He made the statement in response to a post which mentioned that USAID senior officials put on leave after physically trying to stop Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing agency systems.
Musk's ability to ice out Ramaswamy, who for a variety of reasons had irked some Republicans in Trump's circle, is the latest sign of his influence in the incoming administration. It presages an encore of all of the infighting that marked Trump's first term.
According to the executive order signed by Trump, the United States Digital Service has been renamed as the United States DOGE Service (USDS) and shall be established in the Executive Office of the President.
Musk and Ramaswamy -- both foreign origin leaders heading Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) -- have reignited the debate on H-1B visas, while reflecting a divide over immigration policy as Trump prepares to assume office.
Democratic Party's senator from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren wrote a letter to President-elect Donald Trump requesting clear and transparent conflict-of-interest rules to bind Elon Musk, the Washington Post reported.
Following his appointment to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Tuesday for the Trump Administration, along with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Indian-origin Vivek Ramaswamy has said that he will be withdrawing his nomination from the Senate appointment in Ohio.