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Discussions on how to scale up resources to deliver efficient and affordable clean cooking to all are on the table at the 9th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency by the International Energy Agency

presidential election this year ahead of the parliamentary election. Sources confirmed that he told the Cabinet meeting earlier in the day that financial allocations have only been reserved so far for the conduct of the presidential poll. Despite speculation that a General Election will precede a Presidential election, Wickremesinghe informed the Cabinet that the Presidential election will be held first this year.

Mint. The Mumbai-based company has a strong foothold in the southern and western parts of the country, and is planning to bolster its presence in the northern and eastern regions. It's targeting Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Assam, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh (AP).

kaner or kanakambaram. The stringing technique in the South is very different from the North. So people are mixing techniques and flowers and even including fabrics, gota and ghungru," says Narain.

Shares of Balkrishna Industries Ltd.(up 2.0 per cent), Apollo Tyres Ltd.(up 1.69 per cent), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.(up 1.3 per cent), Eicher Motors Ltd.(up 0.49 per cent) and Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 0.47 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

IRCON International in a year, brokerage house Axis Securities has chosen it as one of its top 'momentum picks'. The brokerage has set target of ₹313-325 for the stock, implying an upside of up to 17 percent. As per the brokerage, IRCON on a daily chart has broken above the "Rounded Bottom" pattern at ₹282, signaling a continuation of its medium-term uptrend.

Maldives on Wednesday said both India and China have agreed to cooperate in efforts to pay for imports in their respective countries' currency instead of the US dollar, which is likely to help Male save almost 50 per cent of the annual USD 1.5 million imports bill from the two countries. Maldives' Economic Development Minister Mohamed Saeed said he met with the Indian High Commissioner Munu Mahawar two weeks ago, who in turn, said that New Delhi would support and cooperate in arranging for the settlement of import payments in Indian Rupee. Similarly, Saeed said, he received a letter from China's Commerce Ministry, two days ago, in which Beijing provided assurance it will cooperate in allowing the option to settle import payments in Yuan, the Chinese currency, as requested by President Mohamed Muizzu. Annually, Maldives imports goods worth USD 780 million and USD 720 million from India and China respectively, the minister had said in April when he had first announced that the Maldives was discussing with India and China if the island nation can make payments for its imports from the country in Maldivian Rufiyaa.

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Yuvraj Singh has come out in support of Pandya, stating that he is happy that the 30-year-old has found a place in India's T20 World Cup squad despite his mediocre IPL form. Yuvraj also stated that the all-rounder's bowling will play an important role in India's T20 campaign. In an interaction with ICC, Yuvraj said, “Well, the good thing is that the selection has been made.

Gopichand Thotakura made history as the first Indian tourist to journey into space, during Sunday's Blue Origin's New Shepard-25 mission, organized by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. A video shared on Blue Origin's official Instagram account captured the moment Thotakura showcased a small tricolour flag.

Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal, saying only the bomb-making industry is flourishing in the state. Addressing a public meeting in Kanthi Lok Sabha seat, the BJP leader said, “TMC has turned Bengal into a safe haven for infiltrators." “Mamata Banerjee is compromising national security for the sake of the vote bank. Once BJP gets 30 Lok Sabha seats in Bengal, TMC will disintegrate, and the exit of Mamata Banerjee's government is certain," Shah said at the Kanthi rally today.

Afghanistan's Taliban have confirmed the resumption of Turkish Airlines flights to Kabul’s international airport

The European Union has reprimanded Kosovo over the unilateral closure of six branches of a Serbia-licensed bank

The shutdown and seizure by Israel of an Associated Press video camera that provided a live glimpse into Gaza raised concerns about how a new media law could be used to restrict war coverage

Indo Tech Transformers Ltd.(up 5.01%), Suzlon Energy Ltd.(up 5.00%), GE T&D India Ltd.(up 4.99%), RattanIndia Power Ltd.(up 4.19%), Adani Power Ltd.(up 2.70%), India Power Corporation Ltd.(up 2.57%), Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.(up 2.06%), JSW Energy Ltd.(up 1.98%), Reliance Power Ltd.(up 1.92%) and Voltamp Transformers Ltd.(up 1.79%) were among the top gainers.

Nithin Kamath engaged with followers on the social media site X (formerly known as Twitter), stating that he saw an increased number of advertisements by a brokerage firm during the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. "I watched a cricket match after a long time, and damn! Every fourth ad is that of a brokerage firm. Sign of good times for the markets," he quipped.

London Drugs has confirmed that the cybersecurity breach that forced it to close stores across Western Canada for more than a week was a ransomware attack.

Dammu Ravi, Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs, represented India at the meeting of the SCO council of foreign ministers in Kazakhstan's capital Astana on Tuesday. One of the main items on the agenda were the comprehensive preparations for the upcoming meeting of the SCO Heads of States Council, which is to be held in July 1st week. Tuesday's meeting discussed preparations for the upcoming Summit of the SCO council of heads of state, reviewed ongoing cooperation in the SCO, and exchanged ideas on regional and global developments of common concern including extremism.

MUMBAI : With silver trading at higher than ₹90,000 a kg on commodity bourse MCX, market stakeholders warn that any increase toward the psychological ₹1 lakh level could result in a profit-booking spree. The white metal has risen 26% from ₹73,501 a kg to a record ₹92,475 in the year-to-date, MCX’s spot price index shows.

₹30,000-31,000 crore in fiscal 2025," the first person said. APSEZ’s consolidated revenue in FY24 grew 28% year-on-year to ₹26,711 crore, and net profit jumped 50% to ₹8,104 crore. Both are record highs.

government has issued mandatory quality norms for asbestos or fibre cement-based products to curb the import of sub-standard goods and boost domestic manufacturing. A notification 'Asbestos or Fibre Cement based Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024 ' was issued in this regard by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on March 6 this year. Under these orders, items cannot be produced, sold, traded, imported and stocked unless they bear the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) mark. «It shall come into force on the expiry of six months from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette,» the DPIIT notification said.