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IT stocks power Nifty out of slump; Jackson Hole in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-28T13:22:32+00:00

The Nifty 50 closed at 24,175, up 84 points or 0.35 per cent, while the Sensex settled at 77,264, gaining 0.43 per cent

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Rob Reiner’s son Jake gives first interview after parents’ deaths: ‘I will never understand why this happened’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T13:20:56+00:00

Jake says his parents ‘never stopped helping’ his brother Nick, who has pleaded not guilty to murdering both of them at their Los Angeles homeJake Reiner has given his first interview since the killing of his parents, the film-maker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, saying: “I will never understand why this happened.”Reiner, who directed films including The Princess Bride, This is Spinal Tap and Stand By Me, was found dead alongside Singer Reiner from apparent stab wounds in their home in Los Angeles in December. Continue reading...

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US ICE agency to spend $16.7m on electric shock gloves

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-28T13:15:38+00:00

The much-criticised immigration agency has agreed a contract for 6,000 pairs of gloves that will deliver painful shocks.

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Україна вже виконала базовий план накопичення газу на зиму, – міністр енергетики

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-28T13:04:38+00:00

Україна накопичила 14,6 млрд кубометрів газу, розповів Денис Шмигаль / фото УНІАН, Дмитро КлючкоУкраїна достроково накопичила обсяг газу, необхідний для базового сценарію проходження опалювального сезону...

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Asda returns to growth after more than two years

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T13:00:02+00:00

Chair Allan Leighton says lower prices and an improved online service are attracting more shoppersAsda has heralded its first quarterly growth in more than two years as the supermarket’s boss said it was attracting more shoppers with lower prices and an improved online service.Allan Leighton, the executive chair of the UK’s third-largest grocer, said a 0.2% rise in sales at established stores, excluding fuel, in the three months to the end of June was “a huge milestone” which was “psychologically important for the business”. In the previous quarter sales had fallen 2.3%. Continue reading...

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Le calvaire des agriculteurs ukrainiens, entre céréales bloquées et fermes bombardées : « Ils frappent délibérément nos silos, nos hangars, ils visent les fermiers »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-28T12:55:42+00:00

Les exploitants s’efforcent de survivre face au goulet d’étranglement de leurs ventes à l’étranger et au blocus imposé par la Russie aux ports de la mer Noire, alors que l’Ukraine joue un rôle critique dans la sécurité alimentaire mondiale.

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Broker’s call: Tata Power (Buy)

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-28T12:53:18+00:00

JM Financial

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EN DIRECT, inondations au Népal et au Tibet : le bilan grimpe à 552 morts et plus de 1400 disparus ; des secouristes ont réussi à accéder au cœur de la zone dévastée

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-28T12:49:52+00:00

Au Népal, la catastrophe a causé la mort de 547 personnes. Les autorités chinoises ont, pour leur part, fait état de 5 morts sur leur territoire du Tibet. Par ailleurs, sept corps de victimes présumées de la crue ont été récupérés en aval dans l’extrême-nord de l’Inde.

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TalkTV under fire for not disclosing reporter’s ties to Reform UK in Channel crossing film

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T12:49:16+00:00

Christian Drogan’s Invading Britain shows former builder turned journalist trying to travel from France to England in small boatRupert Murdoch’s online channel TalkTV is facing criticism after it did not disclose that a journalist who travelled to Britain in a small boat for a documentary was a Reform party member and activist.The channel revealed the “world exclusive” this week, stating that the treacherous journey had made the former builder turned journalist Christian Drogan the first British man “to invade his own country”. Continue reading...

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Hero MotoCorp invests ₹1,758 crore to acquire more stakes in Ather

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-28T12:45:45+00:00

The transaction is expected to close by September 3, 2026, and does not require any governmental or regulatory approvals, according to the filing, it added

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : cinq morts à travers le pays après les frappes russes nocturnes ; les attaques se poursuivent à Kiev

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-28T12:41:08+00:00

Dans la capitale ukrainienne, « l’alerte aérienne retentit presque sans interruption », a affirmé le service d’Etat pour les situations d’urgence ukrainien, qui ordonne aux habitants de ne pas quitter leurs abris, « sauf en cas de nécessité absolue ».

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