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From trade to Russia arms deals, Pompeo faces thorny issues on India visit

Pompeo is expected to raise some of the concerns U.S. companies have about new rules on local storage of data as well as restrictions on foreign companies' online operations in India

Mike Pompeo promises better relations with India, but plays down trade spat

trade disputes have led to higher tariffs by the two countries and created unease over the depth of their security alliance

Photo of drowned father, child triggers debate over Trump's asylum policies

Deaths are not uncommon, with travellers exposed to violence from criminals as well as the treacherous waters of the Rio Grande and desert heat

Bitcoin climbs to 18-month high, soars past $13,000 as Libra spurs interest

Bitcoin last traded up 14.7% at $13,475

Gold demand could fall to three-year low as prices hit record high

Local gold prices hit a record Rs 35,960 per 10 grams on Tuesday, having jumped more than 10% over the past month

Trump says 'absolutely possible' he may make trade deal with Xi Jinping

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are expected to meet at the G20 summit in Japan this weekend.

Payment firms must return data to India for storage within 24 hours: RBI

RBI sticks clarifies that payment transactions can be processed outside the country.

Gold slides over 1% as Fed dashes imminent rate-cut hopes

Gold prices hit their highest level since May 14, 2013 at $1,438.63 in the previous session

Investors with $34 trn demand action on climate change ahead of G20 summit

Almost 200 nations agreed in Paris in 2015 to limit the global average temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times

India warns foreign e-commerce firms like Amazon, Flipkart over discounts

Goyal said while govt was prepared to listen to concerns about its new FDI rules, it was committed to protecting small traders from predatory behaviour by foreign-funded companies

In 'climate apartheid', rich will save themselves while poor suffer: UN

An over-reliance on the private sector could lead to a climate apartheid scenario: UN

L&T set to control Mindtree, increases stake to 51%, says report

In March, Mindtree ditched a plan to buy back shares in a bid to counter L&T's hostile takeover approach

India plans to add 500 GW renewable energy by 2030 in a bid to clean up air

"By 2030 India plans to establish 500 GW of Renewable Energy capacity," said Anand Kumar, senior official at India's renewable energy ministry

India becomes investment darling for sovereign wealth, pension funds

Wealth and state pension funds are expanding their horizons to private markets, to complement an existing focus on stocks and bonds

Trump administration has no plans to cap H-1B work visa program: US

Reuters reported on Wednesday that the United States had told India it was considering restricting the H-1B visa programs for countries with the data storage requirement

Oil jumps 5% on Iran tension, potential US Federal Reserve rate cut

The security premium built into oil prices could rise further as tensions between the US and Iran heat up

S&P 500 hits record high as US Federal Reserve signals rate cuts

The S&P 500 index, which has risen 7% so far in June and is on track to recoup its previous month's losses, hit an intraday record high of 2,956.20 on Thursday

BOJ joins Fed in signalling easing, keeps monetary rate steady for now

The BOJ is in a bind

Oil rises 3% to $63 after Iran shoots down US drone raising conflict fears

Brent crude, the global benchmark, was up $1.73 at $63.55 a barrel at 1218 GMT, having earlier gained 3.3% to $63.88. US West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.84 to $55.60

Monsoon hits drought-hit Maharashtra, says IMD

Maharashtra is the country's second biggest producer of cotton, sugar cane and soybeans, and top producer of onions and summer-sown pulses.