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Heritage Foods Q2 PAT down by 39% at ₹31 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-15T15:05:19+00:00

The average landed cost of milk procurement rose 11% year on year to ₹47.73 a litre, driven by sustained demand, limited improvement in arrivals, and higher feed and fodder costs

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Lisa Nandy ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky’s £1.6bn purchase of ITV

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T15:03:10+00:00

Culture secretary’s move paves way for deeper scrutiny of deal that would create UK’s biggest commercial broadcasterThe culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has said she is “minded to intervene” in Sky’s £1.6bn purchase of ITV, in a move that paves the way for deeper scrutiny of a deal that would create the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster.Sky announced over the summer that it had reached a deal to buy ITV’s broadcasting and streaming arm, representing a major shift in the ownership of Britain’s public service media. Continue reading...

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Russia and Ukraine trade strikes as Trump ‘energy ceasefire’ collapses

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T15:01:10+00:00

Moscow sends swarms of drones to attack infrastructure in central Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Kyiv will restart strikes on Russian oil refineriesEurope live – latest updatesThe White House’s unilateral effort to negotiate an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has collapsed as Moscow sent a record swarm of drones overnight to attack infrastructure in central Ukraine and Kyiv appeared to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries despite warnings from Donald Trump.Moscow accused Ukraine of launching a strike against a Russian oil refinery in the Ryazan region, its first since Trump abruptly

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Milei adviser claims UK being ‘colonised by Islam’ as Falklands row grows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T15:00:23+00:00

Santiago Caputo cites election of Sagal Abdi-Wali as MP and calls UK a threat to the west in post shared by Argentina’s presidentThe chief adviser to Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has cited the election of Sagal Abdi-Wali to the UK parliament as evidence of the Islamisation of Britain and further reason for Argentina to take sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.In a post on social media, Santiago Caputo, who is reportedly taking a key role in Argentina’s strategy over the Falklands, suggested that the taking of the south Atlantic islands was necessary to prevent the “interference of an

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Au Brésil, le succès dans les urnes et sur les réseaux d’antiféministes et de masculinistes pro-Bolsonaro

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-15T15:00:05+00:00

Forts de millions d’abonnés, plusieurs candidats du Parti libéral au discours antiféministe ou masculiniste sont arrivés en tête des suffrages, le 4 octobre, au niveau fédéral comme dans l’Etat de Sao Paulo. Une percée qui met en lumière la misogynie assumée de l’extrême droite, arrivée en tête au premier tour de la présidentielle.

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Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial gives first interview since mistrial

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T14:58:36+00:00

Michael Desronvil tells Fox News he never had reasonable doubt Clancy was guilty but didn’t back up his claimsMichael Desronvil, the sole holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial has spoken in his first interview since a mistrial was declared.Desronvil spoke of “tense deliberations” in the jury room, and about how his strong Christian faith helped prepare him for those discussions. Continue reading...

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Wipro Q2 profit falls 4.7% sequentially; large-deal bookings plunge 59%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-15T14:53:41+00:00

The IT services major’s outlook for the December quarter remains subdued, with revenue expected to decline by up to 1.5% or grow by a maximum of 0.5 per cent in constant currency (cc) terms

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12-й КМЕФ: про те, як бізнесу й економіці вистояти в нових умовах

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-10-15T14:35:00+00:00

26 жовтня у Києві пройде 12-й Київський міжнародний економічний форум (КМЕФ). Цьогоріч 1+1 media – титульний медіапартнер події.  Очікується понад 500 учасників – власників і керівників українських...

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Top health civil servant urged to play no role in clampdown on ADHD clinics

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T14:34:30+00:00

Four MPs raise conflict of interest concerns over Samantha Jones’s past links to a big provider of ADHD assessmentsA senior civil servant should play no part in ministers’ crackdown on private ADHD and autism clinics because of her recent ties to the industry, MPs have said.Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs are demanding that Samantha Jones, the Department of Health and Social Care’s permanent secretary, steps away from any role in plans to toughen regulation of the booming market in private neurodiversity assessments. Continue reading...

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Monet, cent’anni di buone vibrazioni

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-10-15T14:31:00+00:00

Il 5 dicembre 1926 moriva il padre dell’impressionismo, maestro della luce e del colore, pittore tra i più rivoluzionari della storia. Ha cambiato per sempre il nostro modo di guardare scogliere e cattedrali, nuvole e ninfee. E, un secolo dopo, continua a nutrire la nostra immaginazione

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A Madagascar, l’ascension de l’ambitieux colonel Michaël Randrianirina

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-15T14:30:06+00:00

« Madagascar, un an après le coup d’Etat » (2/4). Depuis son arrivée au pouvoir, le « colonel Michaël » tente de rassurer ses partenaires et multiplie les promesses aux Malgaches, dans l’optique du scrutin présidentiel attendu d’ici à novembre 2027. Des observateurs indépendants alertent toutefois sur une opposition et une justice muselées.

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Insurance reforms: IRDAI chief says job loss concerns are misplaced

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-15T14:28:31+00:00

The regulator says proposals to overhaul the insurance sector are intended to improve the system while creating opportunities for businesses and policyholders

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