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Jaishankar held «productive and deep» conversations with his United Arab Emirates counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on India and UAE's «ever-growing» comprehensive strategic ties and discussed regional and global issues. Jaishankar, who was in the UAE on Sunday, visited the iconic BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi and participated in the 10th International Yoga Day celebrations before meeting Al Nahyan. «Very pleased to meet UAE FM @ABZayed today in Abu Dhabi,» he said in a post on X after meeting his UAE counterpart. «Productive and deep conversations on our ever-growing Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Appreciated the discussion and his insights on regional and global issues,» he said.

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BJP MP Bhratruhari Mehtab was appointed as pro-tem Speaker, instead of Congress leader K Suresh, who is an eighth-term MP, the MPs of the India bloc have decided not to sit on the speaker's chair to assist the pro-tem Speaker during the oath-taking ceremony of MPs, sources said. According to the sources, Congress and India Bloc parties are upset with the fact that tradition has been broken as Mehtab was made the Protem Speaker instead of the 8-time Congress MP K Suresh. The Congress has reacted sharply to the central government's decision to appoint Mahtab as Pro-tem Speaker of Lok Sabha over senior-most Dalit MP Kodikkunnil Suresh of Congress, saying that the appointment by the BJP deviates from the traditional practice of appointing the senior member.

Adani Ports, Cipla, Prestige Estates, MCX, and Lupin among others will be in focus due to various news developments. Thomas Cook India Thomas Cook (India) said the demand and spending in the travel industry will continue to grow at the current pace for the next four to five years and only a black swan event could derail the momentum.

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Reserve Bank of India's gold reserves parked overseas dropped to a six-year low at the end of March — 47% of total. This is the lowest since it started accumulating the precious metal in December 2017. Data shows that the RBI started bringing the gold to India in March 2022, coinciding with the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. This is in line with the trend of central banks globally that have turned cautious after the US government froze Russian foreign currency assets as the conflict began in February 2022.

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is aiming to more than triple investments in India’s renewable energy sector to over $10 billion in the next three-four years. It’s also looking at acquisitions in the segment besides exploring opportunities in electric vehicles (EVs) and green hydrogen. Brookfield is the second-largest investor in India’s green energy assets. “In terms of size and scale, we are close to $3 billion AUM (assets under management),” Nawal Saini, managing director of Brookfield’s renewable power and transition group, said in an interview. “We think this will be well over $10 billion in the next three-four years as we deploy more capital in just these existing platforms.”

Nigerien military authorities have withdrawn the operating permit for a large uranium mine from the French company Orano

Ukraine is experiencing rolling blackouts as Russia intensified strikes targeting energy infrastructure over the past three months

Former President Donald Trump’s proposal to exclude tips from federal taxes is getting strong reviews from some Republican lawmakers

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is off to Germany next week to strengthen the business ties that have fueled an economic boom this century in the formerly struggling Southern state

The cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has denied it is a security threat after the U.S. Commerce Department banned the use of its software in the United States

A major power outage has hit the Western Balkans as the region swelters in an early heat wave that has sent temperatures soaring to up to 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 degrees Fahrenheit

An influential politician in the Philippines, who has been a cheerleader for natural gas power, is behind a company that planned to make a fortune from it, an Associated Press investigation has found

Democrats are putting a spotlight on more than 1 million union workers and retirees whose pensions are being saved under a 2021 law

The Treasury Department has fleshed out its proposed rule that would restrict and monitor U.S. investments in China for artificial intelligence, computer chips and quantum computing

A pipeline project built with China's support that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighoring Benin

India and Bangladesh bolster ties as New Delhi tries to become a regional power.

Most of India’s 120 million farmers depend on rain from monsoons for a good harvest

Prices are surging in Bolivia, dollars are scarce and lines snake away from supply-strapped gas stations

electric vehicles (EVs) being imported into the European market, senior officials of both sides said on Saturday. Germany's Economy Minister Robert Habeck said he had been informed by EU commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis that there would be concrete negotiations on tariffs with China.