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Milky Mist IPO fully subscribed on Day 2, retail portion booked 1.26 times

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T05:24:30+00:00

The IPO will close on August 13, with the price band fixed at ₹133-140 per share; The issue comprises a fresh issue of up to ₹1,428 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to ₹125 crore

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TD Power Systems stock rallies 19% after strong Q1 results

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T05:13:19+00:00

The company posted a 72% rise in consolidated net profit to ₹86.29 crore in the June quarter compared with the year-ago period

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US Dollar holds firm as markets await inflation data for Fed clues

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T05:09:46+00:00

Focus shifts to US inflation data due later on Wednesday for clues to the direction of US Fed’s interest rates, as last week’s softer-than-expected jobs report did little ‌to dispel doubts.

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Australia politics live: Albanese says Coalition’s request that police investigate Japanese melon memo leak is a ‘stunt’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T05:08:35+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEducation minister says funding agreement with Victoria ‘very close’The education minister, Jason Clare, says a funding deal with Victoria to get public schools funded to Gonski levels over the next decade is “very close”.We’re very close, mate. I know [Victorian premier] Ben Carroll gets this, and I’m optimistic that we’ll get this across the line. He understands how important it is that teachers are paid well, that they do the best or do the most important job in the country, but how important it is that we fi

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Ardee Industries shares trades at ₹69 level after nearly 40% premium listing

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T05:08:27+00:00

The non-institutional investors’ category was subscribed 255.24 times, while the Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) segment was booked 197.77 times; the retail quota was subscribed 45.71 times

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All-British chocolate bar made by scientists using Reading-grown cocoa

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T05:00:19+00:00

Master’s student made first bar with 100% UK ingredients since 1932 to highlight affect of climate crisis on cocoa plants The late queen was the only person in history to have ever eaten a chocolate bar made with 100% British ingredients, after she was given one as a six-year-old in 1932 by the confectioner Rowntree’s.The bar was created from a glasshouse-grown cocoa plant, at Rowntree’s headquarters in York. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex slips 325 points, Nifty below 24,400 amid weak global cues

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T04:44:57+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: Indian equities traded lower on Wednesday as rising crude oil prices, weak global cues and geopolitical uncertainty weighed on sentiment. Investors remained cautious ahead of US inflation data, while developments around US-Iran negotiations and the Strait of Hormuz remained in focus.

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Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to China

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T04:43:19+00:00

Forecasters warned the Chinese capital could receive more than one-third of its average annual rainfall over 24 hoursThousands of people have been evacuated from areas at risk of flooding and landslides in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Dolphin continue to bring torrential rain to northern and central China.Forecasters warned on Tuesday that the Chinese capital could receive more than 150mm of rain over the following 24 hours, with some districts forecast to exceed 200mm – more than one-third of Beijing’s average annual rainfall of 528mm. Continue reading...

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US consumer prices likely increased moderately in July as gasoline prices eased

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T04:41:13+00:00

Economists said the United States' position as a net ⁠oil exporter and the drawing down of petroleum inventories had cushioned the hit on the economy from the oil price shock sparked by the Middle East conflict

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Rupee falls 6 paise to 95.42 against US dollar in early trade

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T04:40:11+00:00

Rupee pushed lower as crude oil spikes up on fading hopes of a quick US-Iran agreement and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

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Australia politics live: Taylor asks PM if he will ‘man up’ and apologise over melon comments; Bragg wishes he’d done more to stop Morrison’s budget ‘madness’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T04:39:23+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEducation minister says funding agreement with Victoria ‘very close’The education minister, Jason Clare, says a funding deal with Victoria to get public schools funded to Gonski levels over the next decade is “very close”.We’re very close, mate. I know [Victorian premier] Ben Carroll gets this, and I’m optimistic that we’ll get this across the line. He understands how important it is that teachers are paid well, that they do the best or do the most important job in the country, but how important it is that we fi

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Au Venezuela, un chef indigène enlevé par des guérilleros colombiens retrouvé mort

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-12T04:36:13+00:00

Le leader autochtone Julio Rodriguez avait été kidnappé, le 2 août, dans une localité minière du sud du pays, près de la Colombie. Le territoire de son peuple, les Jivi Ekunay, abrite une partie des richesses souterraines du Venezuela.

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Де пенсіонерам потрібно платити за проїзд у серпні: без цього документа пільга не діє

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-12T04:30:00+00:00

Розповідаємо, де пенсіонерам потрібно оплачувати проїзд, які документи слід мати при собі та в яких випадках пільговику загрожує штраф.

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Massive bailout for Australia’s largest aluminium smelter expected to be announced by PM and NSW premier

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T04:29:45+00:00

Rio Tinto said in December it may cease operations at the Tomago aluminium smelter at the end of its current electricity supply contractAnthony Albanese and the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, are preparing to mount a major bailout of Australia’s largest aluminium smelter, in a deal worth as much as $2.5bn.Resources giant Rio Tinto said in December it was contemplating ceasing operations at the Tomago aluminium smelter in NSW at the end of its current electricity supply contract. Continue reading...

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Australia politics live: Taylor asks PM if he will ‘man up’ and apologise over melon comments as question time begins; Bragg wishes he’d done more to stop Morrison’s budget ‘madness’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T04:25:26+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEducation minister says funding agreement with Victoria ‘very close’The education minister, Jason Clare, says a funding deal with Victoria to get public schools funded to Gonski levels over the next decade is “very close”.We’re very close, mate. I know [Victorian premier] Ben Carroll gets this, and I’m optimistic that we’ll get this across the line. He understands how important it is that teachers are paid well, that they do the best or do the most important job in the country, but how important it is that we fi

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Markets open flat as crude stays near $90, inflation data in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T04:25:26+00:00

Tuesday's session ended on a weak note, with the Nifty shedding 112.10 points or 0.46% and the Sensex falling 388 points, as a sharp rise in crude oil prices dragged both indices below key psychological levels

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Francesca Hong aims to ride progressive wave in Wisconsin primary for governor

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T04:13:59+00:00

Democratic socialist is frontrunner in four-way race to face Republican Tom Tiffany in test of anti-establishment moodWisconsin voters will decide on Tuesday whether to nominate a democratic socialist for the state’s highest office in the latest test of an anti-establishment wave among Democratic primary voters.Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist state lawmaker, emerged as the frontrunner in a four-way race to succeed Tony Evers, the Democratic governor who is not seeking another term. Continue reading...

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