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Funskool India acquires rights to sell Paw Patrol toys in India

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T14:31:50+00:00

Funskool has obtained the license to launch collectible toys associated with the Canadian children’s television series from Toronto-based toy and entertainment Spin Master

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DSP Finance buys lending platform Volt Money

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T14:31:39+00:00

Volt Money, an early player in the digital LAMF market, enables customers to borrow against their mutual fund holdings seamlessly, with funds disbursed in five minutes.

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Blue Cloud Softech Solutions begins trading on NSE

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T14:29:24+00:00

A total of 92 crore equity shares of face value Re 1 each were admitted for trading with effect from Tuesday

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Wipro Consumer Care joins beauty M&A rush with ₹387-crore Dermatouch buy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T14:29:09+00:00

The deal is Wipro Consumer Care’s third acquisition this year as it looks to build scale in beauty and personal care, one of the more attractive pockets of India’s FMCG market

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ABC is ‘right to stand up to pressure tactics’ from Trump administration, say media advocacy organizations – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T14:20:49+00:00

Brendan Carr has ‘shown he won’t hesitate to weaponize FCC against outlets administration dislikes’, says Foundation for Individual Rights and ExpressionA tale of two Dan Sullivans: Republicans with same name contest Alaska primarySign up for the US Breaking News emailPresident Donald Trump posted an image of a map of the strait of Hormuz on his social media platform Truth Social, with a circle around the strait and the words “New US Territory” as the title on Tuesday morning.This follows comments made on Friday at a speech at a police academy on Long Island, New York, where Trump said “After

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Funskool India acquires rights to sell Paw Patrol toys in India

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T14:15:54+00:00

Funskool has obtained the license to launch collectible toys associated with the Canadian children’s television series from Toronto-based toy and entertainment Spin Master.

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Sunshine Pictures IPO sees strong retail demand on Day 1

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T14:15:12+00:00

As of close on August 18, the IPO received bids for 2,37,74,711 shares against 54,86,051 shares on offer

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Lalithaa Jewellery IPO Day 2: Subscribed 3.07x overall

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T13:51:02+00:00

Total bids reached 19,26,08,310 shares for 6,27,61,403 shares on offer by August 18’s close, indicating a significant increase in investor interest across all categories

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Heavy rain forecast will not reverse widespread drought conditions in UK

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T13:44:49+00:00

Forecasters say intense showers might cause flooding as rain falls on dry, hard groundFloods and drought could hit the UK at the same time this week, with heavy rain forecast to fall on hard, parched soil.While some parts of the UK will have the “first meaningful rain for a long time” in the coming days, it will not reverse widespread drought conditions that have put pressure on wildlife, farmers, firefighters and water resources. Continue reading...

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MAHE ranking improves in Academic Ranking of World Universities

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T13:41:16+00:00

A media statement announced that MAHE ranks 779th globally and seventh in India, improving by 36 positions globally and three nationally since 2025

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Old laws, new assets

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T13:38:19+00:00

India still lacks a comprehensive statute defining the legal status of crypto-assets or the conditions under which they may legally operate

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UK risks running out of gas by 2030s, ministers told

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T13:34:12+00:00

Government assessment warns of supply shock that could leave homes and businesses without gas within a decadeGreat Britain risks running out of gas in the 2030s despite its growing clean energy sources, unless ministers take “unprecedented” action to guard against a future gas supply shock, according to an official assessment of the country’s gas security.The government is considering plans to provide direct financial support to safeguard the country’s ageing gas infrastructure after a consultation found that a “high stress scenario” could mean homes and businesses run out of gas within the ne

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Labour urges Gambling Commission to investigate firms linked to Reform UK donors

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T13:30:49+00:00

Bridget Phillipson writes to watchdog asking it to look into claims Tether.bet and Fispay operated without a licenceThe Gambling Commission has been urged to investigate claims that companies linked to Reform UK donors and allies of Nigel Farage have been operating without a licence.The Labour party’s chair, Bridget Phillipson, has written to the watchdog asking it to look into Tether.bet, a Montenegro-based gambling company, and Fispay, a UK company owned by Reform’s data protection officer, Mowbray Jackson.Whether Tether.bet, and its operators, provided or advertised remote gambling faciliti

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