The UAE-India Economic Forum meet opens today in Dubai. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will showcase investment opportunities in India. The two countries had agreed to set up the UAE-India Infrastructure Investment Fund with a target of $75 billion to finance core sector projects in India. He will also hold meetings with UAE’s finance minister and take part in a Ficci conference.

AP is expected to take a final call on bauxite mining in forest land at a cabinet meeting today. On November 5, the State government had allowed the AP Mineral Development Corporation to take up mining in the eastern ghats of Visakhapatnam district, triggering massive protests.

The CISF is set to take charge of security of Madras High Court from today. On October 30, the High Court, rejecting reservations by the Tamil Nadu government, had ordered that CISF security cover be operational by November 16. The SC refused to interfere when the State government went for an appeal.

Social Media Week, the fifth edition of the global digital conference, opens today in Mumbai. The city is among the 12 to host the week-long event. This year’s theme is Upwardly Mobile: The Rise of the Connected Class. The event, started in 2012, has turned into a keenly followed global movement.

Lenovo is likely to launch its Vibe X3 handset today. Gionee, another Chinese handset maker, is also expected to unveil its Elife S6. This is likely to heat up competition in the mid-range market where the buyers are already spoilt for choice.

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