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India’s GDP growth accelerates to 7.8% in Q1 FY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-31T12:11:46+00:00

Manufacturing surges 9.2%, investment demand jumps 11.9% as growth withstands West Asia disruptions and elevated energy prices

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Grand Canyon braces for more storms after flash flood leaves one person dead

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T12:03:06+00:00

National park officials say body of a man, 46, was recovered and about 15 others remain missing or unaccounted forThe Grand Canyon area braced for more rain and thunderstorms on Monday after a flash flood that left one person dead and about 15 others missing or unaccounted for – with scores of visitors evacuated and the only water pipeline for tourists and residents destroyed.Emergency water restrictions that began on Monday prevented tourists from staying overnight at lodges and hotels within the park. Year-round residents were asked to conserve water. Continue reading...

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The London office, the empty boxes and the £1bn tax loophole

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T12:00:25+00:00

Exclusive: How a court case over an unoccupied office block could end a widely used tax avoidance schemeFrom the outside, the seven-storey building at 2 America Square looks like any other office block in the heart of London’s financial district.Located about half a mile from Tower Bridge, one might expect it to be a hive of commercial activity, teeming with employees holding important meetings. However, much of the property is home not to staff vying for their next bonus, but to stacks of nondescript black boxes arranged in neat lines. Continue reading...

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Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T11:54:16+00:00

Guidance says states must implement ‘comprehensive measures’ to address legacy of racial discriminationA UN committee has said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other ⁠measures to address the enduring ⁠legacy of racial ​discrimination.Guidance published on Monday by the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (CERD) said the obligations arose from ⁠a legally binding 1965 convention on racial discrimination, not from the legal standards that existed when the slave trade took place. Continue reading...

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Cross-party talks needed to tackle climate crisis, say Lib Dems

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T11:48:23+00:00

Andy Burnham urged to seek consensus over response to extreme heat and forthcoming ‘super El Niño’Andy Burnham should call a cross-party meeting to discuss the UK’s response to worsening extreme weather, including the forthcoming ‘super El Niño’, the Liberal Democrats have said.The prime minister chaired a Cobra emergency meeting on the drought earlier this month but there has been little from the government on the wider threats posed by five successive heatwaves since May and expected global issues with food shortages and inflation. Continue reading...

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Why Larak Island Is Strategically Important for Iran

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-31T11:38:03+00:00

The roughly 30-square-mile island serves as a foothold for Iran’s military to advance its control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

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UAE intercepts drone after US and Iran exchange attacks

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-31T11:25:43+00:00

The UAE says it intercepted a drone coming from Iran and rejected 'false' reports of an attack on its Al Menhad airbase.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Highlights: Benchmark indices trade in the red in late session, Sensex down 307.24 points at 76,957.27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-31T11:25:02+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The benchmark indices traded in the red ahead of the close on Monday. At 3.40 pm, the BSE Sensex was at 76,957.27, down 307.24 points or 0.40% lower. The Nifty 50 was at 24,080.40, down 95.25 points or 0.39% lower. 

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