#1 Narendra Modi at BRICS: Prime minister meets China's Xi Jinping; trade, peace at border among issues discussed
In a significant development, China invited India to attend a summit of Asia and Pacific (APEC) leaders as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Xi Jin Ping on Tuesday and discussed various issues including the need to resolve the boundary question in an amicable manner. The two leaders, who arrived almost at the same time in Fortaleza on Monday evening to attend the BRICS summit, engaged shortly thereafter for what was described as "good discussions and good meeting". Read more
#2 What is the BRICS Summit and why is it important
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Brazil to attend a summit meeting of the BRICS nations that will address regional crises and security threats to restore a climate of peace while advancing global economic stability. Here's all you need to know
#3 Oil ministry asks GAIL, CPCL to stop payment to Reliance
In what could be another major blow for Reliance Industries (RIL), oil ministry has directed the company's customers GAIL India and Chennai Petroleum Corp (CPCL) to deposit their next payment for purchase of crude oil and natural gas from the KG D6 basin to the government accounts instead of remitting it to the company in an attempt to recover the government's profit share due from the Mumbai-based company. Read more
#4 No place for Chhagan Bhujbal in Shiv Sena, says Uddhav Thackeray
Dismissing rumours that PWD minister and former dissident Chhagan Bhujbal was on his way to join Shiv Sena, party president Uddhav Thackeray said those who had troubled late Sena chief Bal Thackeray would not be accepted in the party. He was speaking on Monday at a function where Bhujbal's lieutenant in Vidarbha, Kishor Kanhere, joined Sena. Based in Nagpur, Kanhere was a functionary of Bhujbal's Mahatma Phule Samata Parishad, a front of the other backward classes (OBCs), especially the Mali (gardener) community to which Bhujbal belongs to. Read more
#5 Laptops, hard disks seized from houses of youths 'fighting' for ISIS in Iraq
The special branch of Mumbai police has seized laptops, notebooks and computer hard discs from the houses of four youngsters from Thane and Kalyan, who are said to have flown to Baghdad on May 23 to join the ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria), which is fighting for a Sunni Muslim-dominated Caliphate in the region. The four, who are in their 20s are Fahad Shaikh, Arif Majeed, Aman Tandel and Shaheen Tanki. Apparently the Iraqi special forces too have no clue on their whereabouts. Read more
#6 Gold retailers winding up installment schemes, to reintroduce them
The 5-lakh odd members of the two 'gold / jewellery purchase schemes' operated by India's largest jewellery retailer Titan Company Ltd is a disappointed lot. This is because the Tata Group company that owns the Tanishq, Zoya and GoldPlus jewellery brands has decided to wind up its 'Golden Harvest' and 'Swarna Nidhi' schemes to comply with the government's new Companies Act. Read more
#7 Microsoft expected to announce job cuts this week -Reports
Microsoft Corp is planning its biggest round of job cuts in five years as the software maker looks to integrate Nokia Oyj's handset unit, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the company's plans. The reductions, expected to be announced as soon as this week, could be in the Nokia unit and the parts of Microsoft that overlap with that business, as well as in marketing and engineering, Bloomberg reported. Read more
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