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BAPS Mandir’ in Abu Dhabi. He will also meet the top leadership of one of India's closest strategic partners in West Asia. The temple, the first traditional Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates, sits on 27 acres of land generously gifted by the UAE leadership.

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) won a clear majority in the 336-member National Assembly. Here are top 10 updates on Pakistan general election results, 1) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and PPP President Asif Ali Zardari held a meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday.

Joe Biden hit back at predecessor and Republican presidential hopeful, Donald Trump, over his mockery of fellow party candidate Nikki Haley's husband, saying that the latter thinks that the country's troops are 'suckers', adding that «this guy wouldn't know service to his country if it slapped him in the face.» Taking to his official X handle, President Biden posted, «The answer is that Major Haley is abroad, serving his country right now. We know he thinks our troops are „suckers,“ but this guy wouldn't know service to his country if it slapped him in the face.»

Indian Navy veterans, previously sentenced to prison terms in Qatar, have been released and returned to India, marking a significant diplomatic achievement for New Delhi. The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed the return of seven out of the eight veterans, who had faced dire legal circumstances in Qatar. Who are the eight ex-Navy veteran? The roster of the detained veterans comprises esteemed naval officers and a sailor, each with a distinct professional journey.

Amazon Seller Services, the entity that runs the Amazon marketplace in India, said its US parent infused Rs 830 crore into the company. Amazon Seller Services said it allotted 830 million equity shares to Amazon Corporate Holdings Ltd and Amazon.com.inc as part of the fund infusion.

1,340-kilometer (832-mile) border with Russia. Unlike in most European countries, the president of Finland holds executive power in formulating foreign and security policy together with the government, especially concerning countries outside the European Union such as the United States, Russia and China.

(Reuters) — German software company SAP has nominated Finnish businessman Pekka Ala-Pietila to stand for election as chair of its supervisory board after current chair designate Punit Renjen decided to resign, SAP said on Sunday. Ala-Pietila, a former president of Nokia (HE:NOKIA) Corporation who sat on SAP's supervisory board from 2002 to 2021, will stand for election at the next general meeting, the company said in a statement.

Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that Israel should not proceed with a military operation in Rafah without a plan to ensure the safety of the roughly 1 million people sheltering there, the White House said. Biden's call with Netanyahu happened days after the U.S. leader told reporters that Israel's military response in the Gaza Strip was «over the top,» reflecting growing concern and frustration over the rising death toll of civilians in the Palestinian enclave. The U.S. president reaffirmed the shared goal of seeing Hamas defeated and ensuring the long-term security of Israel, but also called for «urgent and specific steps» to increase the throughput and consistency of humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians trapped in Gaza, the White House said in a statement.

Nitish Kumar's JD(U) on Sunday exuded confidence that its national president, who was sworn in as Bihar CM for a record ninth time after forming a new government with the BJP, will win Monday's trust vote. State parliamentary affairs minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, who convened a meeting of the JD(U) legislative party, downplayed the absence of «two or three MLAs,» attributing it to «unavoidable circumstances about which they had given prior information.» He emphasised that the absentees would be present in the assembly during the floor test. «We in the NDA have a total strength of 128 MLAs. In the 243-strong assembly, we are comfortably placed. All our MLAs will be present inside the House where a no-confidence motion against the Speaker will precede the trust vote», said Chaudhary.

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and PPP President Asif Ali Zardari held a meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday. The two parties have agreed «in principle to save the country from political instability.» The leaders of two parties spoke about the overall situation of the country and political cooperation in the future, according to the statement released by PML-N President on X. Shehbaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari agreed to cooperate politically to bring the nation to political stability.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday called on snack companies to stop shrinkflation, which is when businesses cut product sizes but keep prices the same, describing the practice as «a rip-off.»

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) may have to hear afresh cases involving Sahara India, Bombay Dyeing and Franklin Templeton among several others, as two of its three members including the presiding officer retired before the final orders could be delivered. The two members retired last year, and the government has yet to appoint their replacements. Lawyers expect potential delays in the appellate body pronouncing its orders in these cases, which will have to be heard again when the new members come in.

Amit Shah has asked Karnataka’s BJP unit that it must win all 28 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming elections with a 10% increase in the party’s vote-share at each booth compared to 2019. The political environment across the country was favourable to the BJP. The State unit must work hard to convert Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity into votes with increased vote-share, Shah said, at strategy meetings he held in Mysuru with the BJP core committee leaders as well as with the cluster leaders of Mysuru-Kodagu, Mandya, Hassan and Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha seats. Shah’s meeting to get the election preparations rolling comes amid Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President DK Shivakumar targeting to win 15-20 seats on the back of five-guarantees it has rolled out.

BJP on Sunday named 14 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls including former Union minister R P N Singh and outgoing MP Sudhanshu Trivedi from Uttar Pradesh and its Uttarakhand unit president Mahendra Bhatt from the hill state. None of the Union ministers, whose terms are coming to an end, were named in the list amid a strong possibility that many of them will contest the Lok Sabha polls. However, the party is yet to name many candidates. Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who represents Karnataka in Rajya Sabha, and BJP chief spokesperson and media head Anil Baluni, the outgoing MP from Uttarakhand, have not been nominated.

Arvind Kejriwal -led party said it would be fighting the polls solo in the nothern state and neighbouring Chandigarh. Leaders from both parties however reiterated their commitment towards the INDIA bloc in spite of recent developments. “Mallikarjun Kharge has also said today and our party has also said to make preparations on all 13 seats.

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Investing.com — Tuesday’s U.S. inflation figures will be in focus as markets look for clues on the timing of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Earnings season continues, oil prices look set to remain choppy, while the UK and Japan are to release what will be closely watched economic data. Here’s what you need to know to start your week.

Democrats have been reassuring themselves that President Biden’s cognitive decline is no obstacle to his re-election, but perhaps this week will be a tipping point. Special counsel Robert Hur’s report about the President’s failure to recall basic facts of his life and Mr. Biden’s multiplying public lapses are ample reason for urging him to withdraw from the 2024 race.

PTI. Citing sources, the report said the Sri Lankan government is in touch with IIT Madras for the ambitious project. “A high-level delegation had recently visited the Chennai campus to discuss the future roadmap.