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India has vowed to stand firm on a multi-billion dollar deal to buy warplanes from France's Dassault Aviation, as the opposition Congress party called on Monday for an inquiry into allegations of wrongdoing. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2pvLlQb

Maldives opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the Indian Ocean archipelago nation's presidential election on Monday, delivering a possible blow for China which has invested millions of dollars in projects under the outgoing administration. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2xAyhh8

United Arab Emirates-based ride-hailing app Careem has acquired Commut, the Hyderabad-based mass transportation app, marking its entry into India, the firm said on Monday. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2QRDwRn

With oil traders forecasting crude oil to rise to $100 a barrel by the end of the year, Indian refiners are considering cutting back their imports and relying more on cheaper crude already stored in inventories, according to industry executives. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2Q5kIgz

India's June-September monsoon rains are likely to start withdrawing from the northwest from Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2zqaKR2

An Indian sailor injured in a solo round-the-world race has been rescued, the Indian Navy said on Monday, after Australian authorities said a French ship was nearing his storm-damaged yacht off Australia's west coast. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2MRshoZ

A French ship heading to the rescue of an Indian sailor injured in a gruelling round-the-world race is expected to reach his storm-damaged yacht off Australia's west coast on Monday, Australian officials said. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2QWylj0

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday the government is ready to ensure credit is available to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), just a day after the market regulator and the central bank sought to calm skittish investors. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2xLDbqP

Maldives opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has won the island nation's presidential election, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Twitter on Monday. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2QURUZm

Oil prices could rise towards $100 per barrel towards the end of the year or by early 2019 as sanctions against Iran bite, commodity merchants Trafigura and Mercuria said on Monday at the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) in Singapore. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2xBjaUv

The deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned U.S. and Israeli leaders on Monday to expect a "devastating" response from Tehran, accusing them of involvement in an attack on a military parade in the city of Ahvaz. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2MXVcaJ

The deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned U.S. and Israeli leaders on Monday to expect a "devastating" response from Iran, accusing them of involvement in Saturday’s attack on a military parade in the city of Ahvaz that killed 25 people. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2DocEGb

Thousands of people packed the streets of the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz on Monday to mourn the victims of an attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, including 12 members of the elite Revolutionary Guards. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2NDSI6Y