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China has set up the country's largest-ever semiconductor investment fund to propel development of the domestic chip industry, the latest effort from Beijing to achieve self-sufficiency as the US seeks to restrict its growth. The third phase of National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund has amassed 344 billion yuan ($47.5 billion) from the central government and various state-owned banks and enterprises, including Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd, according to Tianyancha, an online platform that aggregates official company registration information. The fund was incorporated on May 24.

Lok Sabha member Prajwal Revanna on Monday said that he would appear before the police on May 31 to face investigators in a case of alleged sexual abuse of women registered against him. In a video message from an undisclosed location, the MP who is seeking re-election from Hassan in Karnataka, said he would appear before the special investigation team (SIT) probing the case at 10 am on that day. Grandson of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and son of senior JDS leader HD Revanna, the sitting MP fought the April 26 Lok Sabha polls as NDA candidate. He said he left the country on April 26, as per his scheduled tour plans, and a few days later, on learning about the developments from news channels, decided to seek a week's time to appear before the investigators.

Narendra Modi's infamous "mujra" jibe, former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi on Monday sought to pay him back in the same coin. «And what does Modi do? Play the tabla?», quipped the once shy homemaker, who reacted with horror when journalists drew her attention to the remark, before responding with a sarcastic smile. Modi had used the colourful imagery at rallies in Bihar addressed on Saturday when he accused the INDIA bloc, in general, and RJD in particular, of Muslim appeasement and keeping mum on the humiliation of migrants from the state by leaders of parties other than the BJP. Rabri Devi, whose husband Lalu Prasad is the RJD's founding president, also claimed that the BJP-led NDA will be routed in the elections, a reason why they had «gone crazy and taken to blabbering».

Mexico. Women like her play a fundamental role in Mexican society, picking up the burden of domestic labor as a growing number of women professionals enter the workforce. Despite reforms under the current government, many domestic workers continue to face low pay, abuse by employers and long hours.

the forecast comes as a relief after uneven precipitation and prolonged dry spell last year due to El Nino weighing on farm output that pushed up food prices and led the central bank to cut interest rates.“A normal monsoon forecast by IMD this year will bode well for Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha," Pushan Sharma, director-Research, Crisil Market Intelligence and Analytics, told Mint. However, statistically normal monsoon may not be enough and its spatial and temporal distribution will be critical. “For example, last year while monsoon was only 6% lower than LPA (long period average), its onset was delayed, and the spatial and temporal distribution was erratic.

Click here to read more Mukesh Ambani is set to enter Africa with a telecoms venture, seeking to win mobile broadband customers in a high-growth market, Bloomberg reported.Radisys Corp., a unit of Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd., will provide key network infrastructure, applications and smartphones for Ghana-based Next-Gen InfraCo., according to Harkirit Singh, the executive director of NGIC. He described the plans ahead of NGIC’s launch announcement on Monday in Mumbai, India’s financial hub.

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Mint that further investments will be made in the coming years.“The Ghanaian government is an enabler of this initiative, which will bring digital services, e-learning and mobile finance products to the country. It will not be the one fuelling investments though—that will be enabled through the PPP model of NGIC," Owusu said.

Electric-vehicle charging infrastructure is having a hard time keeping up with EV sales.

injunction was filed on Monday against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) leader and Prime Minister Modi Narendra Modi over defamatory remarks on the Indian corporate house, Adani Group. This comes amid heavy campaigning by both star leaders, who have time and again included Adani Group in their election campaign speeches. The plea in Delhi Court seeks to restrain alleged defamatory statements including when Rahul Gandhi accused the Centre of waiving loans worth Rs 15-16 lakh crore for industrialists, including Gautam Adani.

counter-space weapon into the Low Earth Orbit by Russia last week has turned the spotlight on a race that is developing in outer space between different countries. War is not just fought on Earth but has now expanded to cyberspace and outer space. This was demonstrated by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine. A cyber-attack crippled the defense forces in Kyiv and other European capitals that were dependent on a communication satellite.

Pakistan's security forces were conducting several raids in the country's volatile northwest, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, when shootouts ensued leaving seven soldiers and 23 militants dead, the army said Monday. The first exchange of fire occurred overnight on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing six militants and two army officers who «embraced martyrdom,» according to a statement by Pakistan's military. A second shootout happened during another security operation on Monday in the district of Tank, leaving 10 militants dead, the statement said, adding that five soldiers and seven militants were also killed during a separate fire exchange in the district of Khyber.

With the dollar on the rise, American tourists can outspend the locals in some of the world’s top travel spots. Visitors to Asia, South America and Eastern Europe are upgrading their accommodations and enjoying fine dining at prices that can’t be matched back home. The strong dollar, bolstered by high interest rates and a strong economy, allows those who normally scour for budget deals to feel rich enough to reserve tables at Michelin-recommended restaurants.

₹242, the NTPC Ltd stock fell out of favour with investors, just ahead of the initial public offering (IPO) of Reliance Power. What then followed seemed like a never-ending lull until recently. Over the past one year, NTPC’s shares have more than doubled to ₹370 per share on the back of talk about the unlocking of value in NTPC Green Energy, its renewable (RE) power generation subsidiary.

Suzlon Energy with a price target of ₹58 apiece, emphasising the company's notable market position in India's wind turbine sector and the company's achievement with net cash totaling ₹11.4 billion in FY24, marking the first instance since FY06. The brokerage said that the country's wind capacity installations are on track to rise to 8–9 GW by FY27, given the government’s insistent thrust and traction from commercial and industrial demand.The brokerage said that the company has faced turbulence in the past due to weak demand and high debt, hurting its prospects.

health cooperation, India and Japan have agreed to advance their collaborative efforts during a meeting on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, officials on Monday said. The two nations emphasised their commitment to building on the Memorandum of Cooperation signed in 2018, they said. The key areas of focus included expanding cooperation into new domains such as digital health, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, elderly care, and tackling non-communicable diseases. This initiative aims to leverage technological advancements to improve health outcomes and address the growing challenges posed by an ageing population and lifestyle-related diseases, the officials said.

Tamil Nadu government has cautioned job seekers regarding the risks associated with accepting deceptive job offers from overseas, particularly from countries in Southeast Asia like Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos. The Non-Resident Tamils’ Welfare Department has emphasized the importance of vigilance among the state's residents, urging them not to fall prey to fraudulent schemes promising lucrative employment opportunities abroad. Highlighting the severity of the situation, the government has underscored its commitment to taking legal action against any individuals or agencies within Tamil Nadu found to be complicit in the illicit practice of facilitating unauthorized employment abroad without proper registration with the Union government.

India Meterological Department boss Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Monday announced that the heatwave currently affecting large swathes of North India would likely abate over the next three days. «Expect relief from heat wave in northwest India and central parts of country after three days,» Mohapatra said. The IMD chief's statements come alongside the weather office's predictions for the monsoon season. The IMD expects Central India to see above normal monsoon in 2024, with the entire country set to recieve above average rains.

Also Read: Rahul Gandhi takes ‘paramatma’ jibe at PM Modi during Bihar rally: ‘If ED asks him about Adani then…’"In the first year, they will revoke the abrogation of Article 370. In the second year, they will bring back triple-talaq.

Africa as in India. It is the second-biggest telecom company in the continent after South Africa's MTN. Fourteen years ago, Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal took the brave decision to go to Africa and it has been a perilous journey for his company. Africa, where Mittal had expected to map India's telecom growth story onto the continent, turned out to be little like India with its sparse population as well as political volatility which would discourage any pioneer telecom company. Now that Airtel Africa seems to be out of the woods, and having acquired an elephantine footprint in 14 countries across the continent, a big challenge might be shaping up. Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries (RIL), who disrupted India's telecom market with low tariffs and cheap handsets by launching Reliance Jio in 2015 and swept aside Airtel to become the market leader, is acquiring a tiny foothold in the African telecom market as a telecom tech and equipment vendor. Also Read: RIL's Mukesh Ambani set for African safari with 5G tech solutions

green card) from the US or a residence visa from the United Kingdom or any European Union country enables you to obtain a 14-day entry visa upon arrival in the UAE. The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs Dubai (GDRFAD), Dubai's immigration authority, offers a service that allows you to request pre-approval for this visa, facilitating your immigration procedures upon arrival in the UAE. Here’s how you can avail this service: