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Tesla chief Elon Musk to meet PM Modi during India visit from April 22, announce investment plans As per the Hindu Businessline report, Tesla has been scouting for a local partner to establish an EV unit in India. Citing sources, the English daily said, Tesla is in talks with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries (RIL) to form a joint venture to set up a EV facility in the country. Besides, Financial Times earlier this month reported that Elon Musk had sent a team to India in April to scout for sites for a proposed $2 billion to $3 billion electric car plant.

Six northern Europe countries bordering the North Sea have signed an agreement to work together to protect underwater infrastructure in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean from an increased risk of sabotage

Investors in Germany are regaining optimism and confidence in crypto following a challenging period for the market last year. Still, some reservations persist.

Bharatiya Janata Party – seeking a record third term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the seven-phase elections beginning April 19. The visitors are expected to observe the scale of the elections, billed as largest voting exercise in the world, and understand the ruling party’s campaign strategies, according to a report in the Indian Express. Follow Live Updates on Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Here As of now, the BJP has sent invitation to political parties of at least 25 nations who have been requested to send their representatives to witness the India’s electioneering.

China's insatiable territorial ambitions and blatant disregard for the sovereignty of other nations have become a grave threat to global peace and stability. The country's recent audacious move to assign Mandarin names to 30 locations in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh is a stark reminder of its brazen tactics to lay claim to territories beyond its borders. This cartographic aggression is part of Beijing's long-standing strategy to rewrite history and normalize its illegitimate territorial claims. It is the fourth such list of names released since 2017, following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Arunachal Pradesh in March – a move that prompted China to lodge a baseless diplomatic protest, asserting that the state belongs to them. China's claims over Arunachal Pradesh stem from its belief that the state is part of «Zangnan» or «Southern Tibet,» a region it considers an integral part of its territory. However, this belief is rooted in a flawed understanding of history and a blatant disregard for India's sovereignty.

Germany strongly denied allegations that it was supporting genocide in Gaza by providing Israel with arms, Al Jazeera reported. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) was informed on Tuesday by Tania von Uslar-Gleichen, the legal adviser for the German Foreign Ministry, that Nicaragua's lawsuit was hurried and based on thin evidence, and that it ought to be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

metals prices extended their gains on Tuesday with expectations of a worldwide manufacturing rebound, while Asian shares crept up a little more cautiously ahead of this week's U.S. inflation data and a crucial European Central Bank meeting. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2%. Japan's Nikkei rose 0.6%.

The move is a further blow for the controversial initiative which has already been hit with multiple bans around the world.

Arsenal will play host Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals first-leg on Tuesday. While Arsenal are very much in contention for Premier League, Bayern Munich's proposition in German Bundesliga is all but over. UEFA Champions League quarterfinals game between Bayern Munich and Arsenal is scheduled to kick off on Tuesday, April 9 at 3 pm (ET). The soccer match will be live streamed on Paramount+.

Panama Papers" money laundering started Monday in a Panamanian criminal court. Those on trial include the owners of the Mossack-Fonseca law firm that was at the heart of the 2016 massive document leak.

Google's smart speakers and other devices do not violate Sonos' patent rights and can be imported into the United States, a U.S. appeals court affirmed on Monday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a U.S. trade tribunal's decision that Google's redesigns of products, including Google Home speakers, Pixel phones and Nest Hub smart displays, were sufficient to avoid infringing Sonos' multi-room wireless audio patents.

Investor interest in digital asset investment products remains strong as evidenced by the recent inflows into various digital asset investment products. 

Simon Harris became Ireland's prime minister-in-waiting in March, he turned to a favoured platform to express himself: TikTok. In a video with 'THANK YOU' written in yellow lettering, the man who will be Ireland's youngest Taoiseach told his 95,000 followers of his rise from an «opinionated, moody teenager» bristling at lack of educational help for his autistic brother.

Coffee shipments from India rose 13.35 per cent to 1,25,631 tonnes during January-March period of this year on higher demand for Robusta coffee, according to the official data. The country had exported 1,10,830 tonnes of coffee in the same period in 2023. India, Asia's third-largest producer and exporter, grows Arabica and Robusta varieties of coffee. Arabica coffee bean has lesser caffeine content than the Robusta. Arabica has a sweet and smoother taste, while the Robusta is generally more bitter and harsher on the taste buds.

European Central Bank policy decision later in the week. The continent-wide STOXX 600 index was trading flat by 0713 GMT on Monday.

Panama Papers Scandal: Twenty-seven people are set to go on trial on Monday for money laundering in connection with the "Panama Papers" tax evasion scandal, which revealed how many of the world's wealthy stashed assets in offshore companies. The 2016 revelations rocked governments, exposed high-profile personalities, triggered scores of investigations around the world and dealt a blow to Panama's reputation as an offshore financial hub. The defendants due to go on trial in a Panamanian criminal court include Jurgen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca Mora, the founders of the now-defunct law firm at the centre of the scandal.

money laundering in connection with the «Panama Papers» tax evasion scandal, which revealed how many of the world's wealthy stashed assets in offshore companies. The 2016 revelations rocked governments, exposed high-profile personalities, triggered scores of investigations around the world and dealt a blow to Panama's reputation as an offshore financial hub.

Mint’s Plain Facts section brings out an update on key global economic data to thread together the biggest developments in the world that are worth paying attention to. The accompanying analysis and charts explain how each story is creating ripples on the global stage, where it is headed in the coming weeks, and whether it can impact India. This time, we explain why the Bank of Japan has ended a long era of negative interest rates and what is causing financial stress to citizens of several countries.

Truth be told, though, there can be no excuses this time around. Even a tiring Liverpool should easily beat a mediocre Manchester United. TOP SIDE AT HOME

If you're an investment banker who's been waiting for deals and hiring to revive so that you can find a new job, your time may soon come. Figures from Dealogic indicate that the first quarter of 2024 wasn't bad, but the recovery is geographically patchy and sector specific.

Tesla has pivoted from rapid-fire price-cutting this time a year ago to heavily discounting cars now piling up in inventory. The automaker offers consumers two ways to buy new vehicles online: to place custom orders, selecting the vehicle type, paint colour, wheels and other options, or to peruse pages where Tesla lists the cars it has in inventory. While Tesla started charging $1,000 more to custom order its best-selling vehicle, the Model Y, at the beginning of the month in the US, it's offering much bigger markdowns on the SUVs it has in inventory.