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Comet laces up for a bigger retail push after ₹100-cr funding

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-04T14:17:00+00:00

The company plans to deploy the funds towards accelerating retail expansion, strengthening product development and technology capabilities

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Dadachanji group gets back into pharmaceutical glass packaging with Kaisha Pharma

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-04T14:15:14+00:00

The Group has made an initial investment of €45 million to scale up its operational capabilities, a note from the company said, adding that it would be more global in its approach, as compared to its earlier India-focussed operations

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U.A.E. Pardons Egyptian Dissident Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-04T14:14:29+00:00

Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi was extradited from Lebanon to the Emirates, a close U.S. ally, after criticizing its government, in a case that alarmed human rights experts.

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У Києві відбулась експертна дискусія, як підвищити результативність боротьби з корупцією та економічними злочинами

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-04T14:14:00+00:00

В рамках заходу було оприлюднено результати загальнонаціонального опитування щодо ставлення українців до корупції та оцінки роботи антикорупційних і правоохоронних органів, проведеного дослідницькою компанією...

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Syrma SGS weighs semiconductor opportunity with caution

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-04T14:08:08+00:00

“The long-term success of the companies will be dependent on what is the ability of the management to say no to a particular opportunity. Saying yes is very easy,” says Managing Director Jasbir Singh Gujral

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AI2379 probe: AAIB flags multiple issues; pilot sacked

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-04T14:06:40+00:00

Preliminary report finds loss of all three hydraulic systems, autopilot disengagement and non-negative psycho-active substance test of the PIC.

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Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s security services HQ is a ‘major escalation’, says Ukraine’s foreign minister – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-04T14:02:54+00:00

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported a Russian drone hit the headquarter of the security service of Ukraine, in Kyivin Magdeburg, Saxony-AnhaltPolls have suggested that the election on Sunday could yield Germany’s first-ever state government led by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), shattering a postwar taboo and leaving minorities’ fate in the hands of a party that has promised to launch deportations “from day one”. Continue reading...

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Axis Bank, Scapia launch no-fee travel credit card

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-04T13:57:41+00:00

Offers zero foreign exchange markup, airport privileges and rewards on both travel and everyday spending

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Woman, 45, killed in Florence in seventh alleged femicide in Italy since mid-August

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-04T13:56:14+00:00

Lorena Isceri was thrown off a motorway bridge, allegedly by ex-boyfriend Federico VellaA 45-year-old woman has been killed and thrown off a motorway bridge near Florence, in the seventh alleged femicide in Italy since mid-August.Lorena Isceri was abducted on Thursday afternoon, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, Federico Vella, in the Rifredi area of Florence, before being forced into the boot of his car and driven towards the bridge on the A1 motorway.In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123 and the domestic abuse helpline is 0808 2000 247. In the US, the suicide prevention li

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Star Health settles 17 lakh+ claims worth ₹5,800 crore in Keralam

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-04T13:54:43+00:00

In Q1FY27, the company recorded GWP of ₹518 crore in the State and covered 5.3 lakh+ lives, with over 99% of its portfolio comprising retail health

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Colombian president posts video purporting to show 23 ‘neutralised’ guerrillas in body bags

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-04T13:50:43+00:00

Footage provokes outrage, as bellicose and performative far-right politics continue to spread across AmericasColombia’s hardline president, Abelardo De La Espriella, has provoked outrage after posting a social media video in which he strides through rows of white body bags that he said contained the corpses of 23 “neutralised” guerrillas.De La Espriella took power last month vowing “all-out war” against illegal armed groups and he published the footage on Thursday in an apparent attempt to show he was fulfilling that pledge. Continue reading...

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Colombia president provokes disgust by posing with bodies of guerrillas

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-04T13:50:43+00:00

Abelardo De La Espriella posts video of himself with rows of body bags as performative populism continues to sweep AmericasColombia’s hardline president, Abelardo De La Espriella, has provoked outrage after posting a video on social media in which he strides through rows of white body bags that he says contained the corpses of 23 “neutralised” guerrillas.De La Espriella took power last month vowing “all-out war” against illegal armed groups and he published the footage on Thursday in an apparent attempt to show he was fulfilling that pledge. Continue reading...

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Colombia president provokes disgust by posing with bodies of ‘terrorists’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-04T13:50:43+00:00

Abelardo De La Espriella posts video of himself with rows of body bags as performative populism continues to sweep AmericasColombia’s hardline president, Abelardo De La Espriella, has provoked outrage after posting a video on social media in which he strides through rows of white body bags that he says contained the corpses of 23 “neutralised” guerrillas.De La Espriella took power last month vowing “all-out war” against illegal armed groups and he published the footage on Thursday in an apparent attempt to show he was fulfilling that pledge. Continue reading...

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Populism poses serious challenge to independent central banks, Bailey says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-04T13:44:00+00:00

Bank of England governor says central bankers must explain decisions or risk being seen as ‘unrepresentative elite’The governor of the Bank of England has said the rise of populist politicians presents a serious challenge to independent central banks.As Nigel Farage’s Reform UK gathered for its annual conference in Birmingham, Andrew Bailey said central bankers must be prepared to explain their decisions to the public or risk being attacked as an “unrepresentative elite”. Continue reading...

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