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Dow closes at record high, Nasdaq turns lower

Business Standard 

Sentiments were mixed for the US stocks as tech counters came under some selloff following recent gains. While the Dow hit a new record closing high, the tech-heavy Nasdaq dipped after posting a strong gain last week. The Dow closed up 65.44 points or 0.2 percent at 41,240.52. However, the Nasdaq slid 152.03 points or 0.9 percent to 17,725.77 and the S&P 500 fell 17.77 points or 0.3 percent at 5,616.84.

Excise policy cases: What material do you have to show K Kavitha's involvement, SC asks probe agencies

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to present evidence proving BRS leader K Kavitha's involvement in the Delhi excise policy scam. Kavitha's legal team, led by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, argued for bail, noting the probe's completion and referencing a similar bail granted to AAP leader Manish Sisodia.

Narbaeva: Uzbekistan prioritizes cooperation with Belarus

BelTA (en) 

Uzbekistan attaches great importance to cooperation with Belarus, Chairperson of the Senate of Uzbekistan Tanzila Narbaeva said as she met with Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova.

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan visits Beijing

Voice of America 

Beijing — A top White House official has arrived in China for talks on a relationship that has been severely tested during President Joe Biden's term in office. Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, has been Biden's point person for often unannounced talks with the Communist Party's top foreign policy official to try to manage the growing differences between Washington and Beijing. On landing, Sullivan was greeted by Yang Tao, the Chinese foreign ministry's chief for the North America and Oceanian department... Читать дальше...

Israeli strike kills five Palestinians in occupied West Bank refugee camp - Al Jazeera English

Sports - Google News (uk) 

  1. Israeli strike kills five Palestinians in occupied West Bank refugee camp  Al Jazeera English
  2. Six killed in West Bank strike and settler attack, Palestinian ministry says  BBC
  3. In initial ruling, judges tell Levin to arrange vote for Supreme Court president  The Times of Israel
  4. IDF drone eliminates five terrorists in Tulkarm operations room  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Five Palestinians Killed in IDF Strike in West Bank  Haaretz

Biodiversity: Roll Up the Sleeves and Do Something, says Astrid Schomaker, New UNCBD Head

Inter Press Service 

“We are living in a time where nature is regularly raising its hand and saying, ‘Look, I’m here and I’m in trouble,’ and then bringing us all sorts of natural disasters to the table,” says Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD), in an exclusive interview with IPS.  “And,” […]

When citizen's liberty is in question, lower courts should decide pre-arrest bail pleas quickly: HC

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

​​If the lower courts do not decide such matters, then the high court is burdened with them, the court said. A single bench of Justice Sandeep Marne made these observations while expressing displeasure with a lower court at Kalyan in Thane district for not deciding expeditiously the pre-arrest bail plea of Waman Mhatre, a local leader of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.