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Europe emerges top destination for India's electric car shipments in Q1

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-16T15:46:08+00:00

India's exports of electric motor cars surged in the first quarter of 2026-27, with export earnings rising sharply to $369 million from $22.2 million a year earlier, while shipments jumped to 10,802 vehicles from 1,309 units

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The origins of Indian liberalism

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-16T15:44:58+00:00

This important book overturns the assumption that Indian liberalism was merely derivative of western ideas

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Suspect in Virginia State University shooting found hiding in dorm closet

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-16T15:42:53+00:00

Suspect, 19, who is not enrolled at the university arrested in connection with shooting of five people, authorities sayA young man suspected in connection with the shooting of five people on Saturday on the campus of Virginia State University (VSU) hid in a dormitory closet for more than 14 hours being found and arrested, according to authorities.The suspect – identified as 19-year-old Camron Harris – was found in Seward Hall on VSU’s campus at 4pm, local police Lt James Lamb said, according to the Virginia news outlet WTVR. The shooting occurred at about 1.30am on Saturday. Continue reading..

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Slicing it right

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-16T15:42:47+00:00

5G network pathways need sensible regulation

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Why the world may need an AI stewardship treaty

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-16T15:39:52+00:00

Should a cabal of countries and corporations become permanent custodians of the world’s most powerful intelligence?

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E-commerce order volumes up 31% during Independence Day sales

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-16T15:36:12+00:00

The insights, derived between August 6 and 14, also revealed a 30% jump in total sales value, or gross merchandise value (GMV), compared to the same period in 2025

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Nuclear energy’s import dilemma

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-16T15:32:03+00:00

N-plan. India’s nuclear power target of 100 GW by 2047 will require huge uranium imports. Going ahead uranium imports will become as crucial as crude oil

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Lala weakens to tropical storm as it lashes Hawaii with heavy wind and rain

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-16T15:18:07+00:00

Hurricane Lala downgraded after skirting Big Island as one person dies and over 130,000 households are without powerHurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn’t done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts. Total rainfall of nearly 3ft (one meter) was expected on the higher windward slopes, turning rivers into raging torrents and threatening mudslides.The Hawaii governor, Josh Green, said at least one person died in a car accident in the South Point area of the Big Island. More than 130,000 households were withou

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Greek island wildfire kills two people as helicopters called in to tackle Belgium forest blaze

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-16T15:16:45+00:00

Belgium battling biggest fire in more than a century as flames near German border and 600 people told to evacuateTwo people have died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis as firefighting aircraft were called on to help tame the biggest blaze in Belgium in more than a century in the latest wave of wildfires in Europe.The bodies of two people were recovered from the Peristeria beach area of Salamison Sunday after two fires broke out on the island, a fire department spokesperson told AFP. Hundreds of people have been ordered to evacuate. Continue reading...

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Greek wildfire kills two people as aircraft deployed to Belgian forest blaze

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-16T15:16:45+00:00

Belgium battling biggest fire in more than a century as flames near German border and 600 people told to evacuateTwo people have died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis as firefighting aircraft were called on to help tame the biggest blaze in Belgium in more than a century in the latest wave of European wildfires.The bodies of two people were recovered from the Peristeria beach area of Salamis on Sunday after two fires broke out on the island, a fire department spokesperson told Agence France-Presse. Hundreds of people have been ordered to evacuate. Continue reading...

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Greek wildfire kills two people as aircraft deployed to blaze at Belgian nature reserve

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-16T15:16:45+00:00

Belgium battling biggest fire in more than a century as flames near German border and 600 people told to evacuateTwo people have died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis as firefighting aircraft were called on to help tame the biggest blaze in Belgium in more than a century in the latest wave of European wildfires.The bodies of two people were recovered from the Peristeria beach area of Salamis on Sunday after two fires broke out on the island, a fire department spokesperson told Agence France-Presse. Hundreds of people have been ordered to evacuate. Continue reading...

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Nazi artefacts still being sold online years after trade outlawed across Australia

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-16T15:00:30+00:00

One seller says second world war memorabilia containing banned Nazi symbols is legal under exemptions to the lawsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNazi artefacts bearing prohibited symbols are being openly sold in Australia three years after the federal government made it illegal to do so, with vendors saying they are doing so for “educational” reasons.The government in 2023 outlawed the display and trade of items bearing the Nazi Hakenkreuz (swastika) and double-sig rune that was the logo of the Schutzstaffel (SS), after multiple states passed similar laws that banned

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Australian health experts fear US vaccine scepticism is catching on as ‘anything Trump says filters through’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-16T15:00:29+00:00

Australia records 3% fall in one-year-olds fully immunised against hepatitis B as downward trend continues, expert saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian medical experts have warned a shift in child vaccination advice in the US is not grounded in science and could undo decades of public health advances.The US president, Donald Trump, signed an unprecedented executive order calling for American children to be vaccinated against fewer diseases, suggesting a link to autism despite no evidence. The official number of recommended immunisations for children would d

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The PM called Sally McManus a giant of the Labor movement. Now she just wants to go birding

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-16T15:00:28+00:00

After securing wage rises for low-paid workers, weathering death threats and working with three PMs – the ACTU secretary is ready for a breakGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSally McManus started her job as the country’s most powerful trade union leader amid howls of criticism.Shouted down for suggesting union members were right to break “unjust” industrial laws in a live TV interview, McManus quickly adjusted to the high decibel work of being secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Continue reading...

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The PM called Sally McManus a giant of the labour movement. Now she just wants to go birding

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-16T15:00:28+00:00

After securing wage rises for low-paid workers, weathering death threats and working with three PMs – the ACTU secretary is ready for a breakFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSally McManus started her job as the country’s most powerful trade union leader amid howls of criticism.Shouted down for suggesting union members were right to break “unjust” industrial laws in a live TV interview, McManus quickly adjusted to the high-decibel work of being secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Continue reading...

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Europe’s tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in small Polish village

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-16T15:00:04+00:00

Hundreds watched the 56-metre monument’s consecration, including anti-communist leader Lech WałęsaAn enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe’s tallest was inaugurated on Saturday in a small Polish village, in the presence of the anti-communist leader Lech Wałęsa.Hundreds of people took part in the consecration of the monument, which towers 55.6 metres (182ft) over Konotopie in central Poland, a village of fewer than 150 people. Continue reading...

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Mastering Derivatives: Model vs actual volatility

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-16T14:58:20+00:00

Traders prefer implied volatility instead of calculating volatility from a data set of underlying returns

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En Corée du Sud, des manœuvres américano-sud-coréennes pour faire face à l’« évolution de la nature de la guerre »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-16T14:30:12+00:00

Les traditionnels exercices conjoints entre Américains et Sud-Coréens sont programmés du 17 au 27 août. La priorité va à la réponse aux évolutions de la guerre moderne, intégrées par la Corée du Nord au fil de son engagement en Ukraine aux côtés de la Russie. Il s’agit aussi de préparer la Corée du Sud au commandement opérationnel en temps de guerre.

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En Corée du Sud, malgré les atermoiements des Etats-Unis, des manœuvres conjointes pour faire face à l’« évolution de la nature de la guerre »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-16T14:30:01+00:00

Les traditionnels exercices conjoints entre Américains et Sud-Coréens sont programmés du 17 au 27 août. Même si Donald Trump a justifié leur réduction, le 16 août, par son « excellente relation » avec le dirigeant nord-coréen, la priorité va à la réponse aux évolutions de la guerre moderne, intégrées par la Pyongyang au fil de son engagement en Ukraine aux côtés de la Russie.

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