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China visit, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke highly of the people-to-people ties between the two countries, saying that the Russians and the Chinese are "brothers forever", state news agency TASS reported. Weighing in on the relations between Moscow and Beijing, the Russian President compared it to a song from the 1940s.

Dow topped 40,000 for the first time on Thursday in an all-time high, giving U.S. President Joe Biden an opening to prove his Republican election rival's 2020 predictions wrong. The state of the U.S. economy looms as one of the larger factors weighing on the Democratic president's bid for reelection. Persistently high prices have hindered Biden's efforts to win credit from voters for his handling of the economy, although inflation in recent months has been easing.

U.S. Federal Reserve good news on two fronts but policymakers haven't openly shifted views yet about the timing of rate cuts investors are convinced will start this year. Comments from Fed officials including the vice chair of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee, New York Fed President John Williams, acknowledged the positive turn this week when U.S. government agencies reported that consumer prices rose more slowly than expected in April, and that retail spending had not increased at all during the month in a possible sign consumers are pulling back.

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to formally disapprove the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) controversial staff accounting bulletin SAB121, which will now go to President Joe Biden’s desk.

Cetera Financial is beefing up investment in its advisory business with a raft of key appointments.

The Justice Department has formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy

discussed measures to “deepen" their strategic cooperation and partnership. A lot happened on the first day of Putin's visit to China. Here's all you need to know: Xi Jinping welcomed Putin, saying, “Dear President Putin, my old friend, we welcome your participation in the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation." Later, the two leaders held a key meeting on Thursday.

Authorities say a truck driver has been killed after a tank holding waste material depressurized at a Phoenix facility that is being built for a Taiwanese semiconductor giant

Bar and Bench, Pradeep Kumar Rai received 689 votes. This is the fourth time, Kapil Sibal will serve as the president of the SCBA. Sibal had announced his candidature for for the post of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president on May 8.

TSN broadcaster Darren “Dutchy” Dutchyshen, long-time host of SportsCentre, has died. He was 57.“Darren Dutchyshen was a legend of Canadian sports broadcasting, a great teammate, and an essential part of TSN for the last three decades,” said Stewart Johnston, Senior Vice President, Sales & Sports, Bell Media, in a statement to TSN.“A larger-than-life personality, Darren’s incredible sense of humour and magnetic energy made him a natural broadcaster who connected easily with viewers.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has removed the requirement of linking permanent account number (PAN) with Aadhaar, providing some relief for mutual fund investors to obtain a “KYC-registered” status for mutual fund transactions. However, investors require a “KYC-validated” status, which is only possible after linking PAN with Aadhaar, for unconstrained transactions across all fund houses. A KYC-registered status allows investors to only transact with the fund houses they already have investments with.

India Today said that the world leaders are confident that his party's government will be formed in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024. «I got a call from (Russian) President Putin for an invitation to a September meeting. I got a call from G-7 as well. The world is fully confident that our government will be formed,» the Prime Minister said in the interview. Although the PM said, «We should never go into the comfort zone. If this becomes comfortable, I will start challenging myself. You must have noticed that there are more accidents on straight highways and where there are curves, there are fewer accidents. I want to keep my team alert and awake. I want to keep them running,» during the interview.

Yogi Adityanath on Thursday attacked AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, asserting that the Delhi CM has lost his mind after going to jail. Adityanath made the remarks in a response to the claims by Kejriwal that the UP chief minister will be removed from the post if the BJP retains power. At a joint press conference along with Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav here this morning, Kejriwal reiterated his claim that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be made the next prime minister and Yogi Adiyanath will be removed as UP chief minister if the BJP comes to power again. Adityanath said, «Kejriwal has lost his mind after going to jail. The Delhi CM, who shattered Anna Hazare's aspirations and sided with the corrupt, is now targeting me. He has embraced the Congress, against whom Anna protested, like a necklace.»

Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for China’s proposals on ending the war in Ukraine, which have been rejected by Ukraine and its Western supporters as largely following the Kremlin’s line

Arvind Kejriwal's residence. An official told news agency ANI, “The police team left Swati Maliwal's house after over four hours following a visit in connection with alleged assault by Delhi CM's aide." Visuals a team of police personnel standing outside her residence in Delhi. Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Women's Wing president Richa Pandey Mishra and other members of the wing also reached outside her residence in an attempt to meet her.

and otherCentral Bank purchases are the key drivers of gold prices. Demand in India has remained resilient despite higher prices. These two countries together account for approximately half of the global physical demand.

ANI: “...If any atrocity happens to any woman anywhere, we stand with the woman. I always stand with women - irrespective of which party they belong to.

Google I/O keynote, the email service unveiled the changes. Participating in the program, Vice President and General Manager of Google Workspace, Aparna Pappu said that the new features will be based on Artificial Intelligence, reports 'New York Post'. She announced three features coming to Gmail that would use a Gemini-powered Side Panel Assistant.

FIEO) on Thursday stated that it expects merchandise exports to reach $500-510 billion for the year. In FY24, goods exports had fallen to $437.06 billion. FIEO also said that while meeting the ambitious target of $2 trillion exports by 2030, requiring a CAGR of 12.7%, is challenging, it is within reach and can be achieved. Demand, it stated, is slowly improving and continues to be robust for technology driven sectors such as electronics, machinery, high and medium technology, pharmaceuticals, medical and diagnostic equipment. Expressing concern over the growth of the labour-intensive sectors, FIEO President Ashwini Kumar said we lost the market to competitors in categories like knitted and woven garments, made-ups, footwear, gem and jewellery. “In the knitted garment sectors, for example, India added $200 million to its exports during calendar years 2019-2022, whereas, Bangladesh added $10 billion in the same period. In the footwear sector, while global imports grew at a CAGR of 5%, our exports contracted. Bangladesh exports grew by $750 million in the same period. We need to look into global demand and accordingly modify our manufacturing,” he said at a media interaction in the capital.

Pop superstar Beyoncé gave Vice President Kamala Harris tickets worth $1,656 to one of her shows in 2023, according to financial disclosures released by the White House that provide detailed information on the finances of President Joe Biden, his running mate, first lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.

Former President Donald Trump has been dubbed “America’s first crypto president” ever since his first year in office in 2017, according to Chris Giancarlo, a former CFTC commissioner. This designation came about when his administration approved the introduction of Bitcoin futures contracts, he said.