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GST collections rise 15% to touch ₹2 lakh crore in August

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-01T08:19:39+00:00

Domestic GST revenue rose 9.3%, while revenue from imports jumped 29% in August, signalling continued strength in manufacturing and the formal economy.

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Anger as BBC withdraws jobs promise for apprentices amid sweeping cuts

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-01T08:14:30+00:00

Exclusive: Some staff call decision a betrayal of young apprentices who are often selected to increase diversityThe BBC is facing internal anger after a group of apprentices were told they could no longer expect jobs they had been promised, as a result of the corporation’s sweeping cuts programme.In a sign of the pressure the BBC is under to find savings, apprentices working with BBC News were told that “exceptional circumstances” meant the broadcaster could no longer stand by its pledge to find them permanent positions. Continue reading...

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Albanese has everything to lose engaging in a fight with Hanson, but he may be drawn in anyway | Analysis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-01T08:11:06+00:00

The PM wants to combat One Nation through core Labor values such as education and health, even as his popularity takes a beatingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt the height of her 1998 re-election fight, Pauline Hanson was challenged to give her honest assessment of John Howard.Two years on from her firebrand maiden speech, the One Nation leader was contesting the Queensland seat of Blair when she was bailed up by a group of punters at a country race meeting. The men had been drinking and one demanded to know if Howard was “a prick”. Continue reading...

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Shaun the Sheep hailed on latest list of storm names

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-01T08:10:12+00:00

Meteorologists release list of monikers for potential storms this season after 40,000 suggestions from publicFrom a five-year-old weather enthusiast to a beloved animated sheep – the inspiration for the list of storm names for this autumn and winter is wide and varied.Austen, Boelo and Chloe will be the first named storms of this winter, meteorologists have revealed, after more than 40,000 suggestions were submitted by the public.Austen IrelandBoelo (Boo-loh) NetherlandsChloe UKDano (Dah-noh) NetherlandsEvelyn IrelandFinn UKGwendolyn NetherlandsHeather IrelandIvy UKJade NetherlandsKilian Irela

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Burnham to say he wants to unlock ‘positivity’ in first statement to MPs since becoming PM – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-01T08:04:48+00:00

Prime minister will bring upbeat message to adversarial Commons after a summer of policy announcements and improved poll ratingsGood morning. Andy Burnham became prime minister six weeks ago, but today will be the first time he addresses MPs in the Commons. It will be the first time he has spoken as a minister from the dispatch box in more than 16 years. As MPs return to Westminster, they will be telling each other about how they spent the summer holiday and, for Burnham, it has undoubtedly gone well. He has unveiled a blitz of announcements which, broadly, have gone down quite well and he has

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At least 12 people killed in Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-01T07:58:28+00:00

Zelenskyy says dozens more injured as strikes leave thousands without electricity in Odesa regionOn behalf of the Irish presidency in the EU Council, Ireland’s defence minister Helen McEntee said the talks in Wicklow come “at a moment of profound challenge for all of us in terms of defence and security,” with closer cooperation needed “more than ever.”Ukraine, maritime security, and resilience against hybrid and cyber threats will be top of the agenda today, she says. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex down 20 pts, Nifty falls 30 pts as markets trade in a narrow range; ITC, HCL Tech top gainers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-01T07:54:42+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Markets were trading in a narrow range at midday Tuesday, with the Nifty 50 at 24,091.20, up just 10.80 points or 0.04 per cent as of 12.55 pm, while the Sensex recovered to 77,098.16, gaining 140.89 points or 0.18 per cent

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Ather Energy surges 130% in 2026, outpacing Tesla, BYD

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-01T07:54:40+00:00

Ather Energy’s strong stock performance reflects growing investor confidence in its expansion plans, new products and prospects in India’s electric two-wheeler market

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Charles Perrottet told fugitive developer plan at Nobu dinner to have NSW MP ‘on his knees’, Icac hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-01T07:49:22+00:00

Liberal party figure tells inquiry he never asked Jean Nassif ‘for payments for political outcomes’ as lawyer tells him she is ‘gobsmacked’ by his ‘obfuscation’The younger brother of Dominic Perrottet has insisted he never asked a fugitive property developer for money for political outcomes – including at a meeting at fine-dining restaurant Nobu in Crown Casino, an inquiry has heard.On Tuesday, the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) heard that developer Jean Nassif had withdrawn from a scheduled videolink appearance from Lebanon later this week, after Charles Perr

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