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Spotify rolls out Premium Rewards programme in India

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-05T15:44:18+00:00

Programme gives subscribers access to curated deals from brands including MakeMyTrip, Tira, Nykaa, Ajio Luxe, Gully Labs and Airbnb

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Germany investigates drone carrying ‘explosive device’ near Ukrainian plane at busy cargo airport – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T15:40:56+00:00

German state prosecutors including units working on extremism and terrorism prevention take over investigation into Leipzig incidentFor what it’s worth, DHL Group CEO Tobias Meyer said the German logistics firm was studying ​the overnight incident which also involved an object clashing with one of its planes near Leipzig.“We’ve ‌got plans for cases ​like this, and ​we’ll try to make sure that the influence on our customers will be as low as possible,” Meyer said during a quarterly results call earlier this morning, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

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Berger Paints Q1 net jumps 28.6% at 405 crore, revenue up 12%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-05T15:40:23+00:00

The Kolkata-based company had posted a net profit of Rs ₹315.04 crore for the first quarter last fiscal. Its revenue from operations in Q1FY27 rose to Rs ₹3583.75 crore from Rs ₹3200.76 crore in Q1FY26.

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Top Business & Market Headlines Today — BL Morning Report, August 6, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-05T15:37:36+00:00

BL Morning Report August 6, 2026: Get today’s top business news, market headlines about the Stock Market, Sensex & Nifty trends, key market insights, economic highlights, and the latest updates from India and global markets.

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SC grants States six weeks to respond to plea on disclosure of identity of shop owners

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-05T15:36:58+00:00

The petition has sought directions requiring shops to prominently display at their entrance details including the name and address of the establishment, contact information, registration particulars and the number of employees, in a manner clearly visible to consumers.

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Sanguine note

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-05T15:33:35+00:00

Surprising optimism from RBI on growth and inflation

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MPC’s latest forecasts reflect positive sentiment

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-05T15:33:15+00:00

It has raised GDP growth and pared CPI inflation projections. This reduces the likelihood of rate tightening in October policy

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Service charge on UPI transactions makes sense

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-05T15:32:49+00:00

The current zero-MDR regime puts pressure on govt finances and limits the ecosystem’s ability to invest in long-term infrastructure

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Progressive climate organizer William Lawrence wins Michigan Democratic House primary

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T15:31:28+00:00

Activist who rallied around a datacenter moratorium will face incumbent Republican Tom Barrett in NovemberUS politics live – latest updatesWilliam Lawrence, a prominent environmental organizer who foregrounded his support for a datacenter moratorium, has won the Democratic primary in Michigan’s seventh congressional district in a victory for progressives.Lawrence was a co-founder of the youth-led climate justice organization the Sunrise Movement, the group that in 2018 mainstreamed calls for a Green New Deal to battle economic injustice while rapidly phasing out planet-warming fossil fuels. Th

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"Через війну у хімічному "бульйоні" Чорного та Азовського морів вже загинули 120 тисяч дельфінів", - науковець Іван Русєв

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-05T15:31:00+00:00

Доктор біологічних наук Іван Русєв в інтерв’ю УНІАН розповів про вплив війни на тварин та птахів у єдиному неокупованому нацпарку України, масову загибель дельфінів і чим це загрожує морській екосистемі.

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Abdul El-Sayed’s win proves change is possible for Democrats. His next fight may determine their future

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T15:30:25+00:00

If the progressive wins Michigan’s general election, it could redefine the 2028 presidential contest. If he fails, the establishment will call him a cautionary taleUS politics live – latest updatesIn the final stretch of the state’s Democratic primary for US Senate, Abdul El-Sayed challenged voters at a small event in rural Michigan to think about the message they could send the rest of the country when they cast their ballots.“Who are we? Who do we want to be?” El-Sayed said. “Do we want a state that’s defined by how much money corporations brought in to tell us what we couldn’t have? Or do w

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Київ профінансує проєкти Плану стійкості на 22 млрд грн, а держава - на 15,5 млрд: Кличко про засідання РНБО

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-05T15:30:10+00:00

Київ взяв підвищені фінансові навантаження з виконання Плану стійкості, повідомив мер / фото t.me/vitaliy_klitschkoКиїв бере на себе підвищені фінансові навантаження з виконання Плану стійкості. Частка...

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RBI to re-start issuing fresh licences for setting up Urban Co-op Banks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-05T15:27:00+00:00

Only existing multi-state Credit Co-op Societies with at least 10 years of operations, having a deposit size of at least ₹10,000 crore and minimum net worth of at least ₹300 crore are eligible to apply

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Climate Change Comes to Sesame Street

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-05T15:25:39+00:00

An episode this week focuses on the dangerous effects of warming, without mentioning climate change.

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Joshua Bonehill-Paine quits as Tory council candidate– as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T15:25:28+00:00

Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council to meet with Tory party but decline meeting with Joshua Bonehill-PaineBadenoch defends decision to allow man jailed for antisemitism to stand as councillorMinisters will scrap the requirement for companies to prove their green and progressive values before they are awarded government contracts, and instead ask firms to prove they will help young people back into work.As part of a government push to reduce the number of people not in education, employment or training (Neets) in the UK and boost regional growth, public sector bu

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Pakistan precinct suspends all 78 officers and staff over alleged rape at police station

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T15:23:06+00:00

Lahore police official says all personnel were responsible for preventing and reporting wrongdoing at stationThe alleged rape of a 20-year-old woman with intellectual disabilities in a police station in Lahore, Pakistan has prompted authorities to suspend all 78 police officers and staff at the precinct, in one of the country’s biggest-ever disciplinary actions against its police force.The woman alleges that an assistant sub-inspector apprehended her, took her to Ghaziabad police station, and raped her in a room on the second floor. The woman’s family said she disappeared on the street, before

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Middle East crisis live: Iran and Oman agree on coordinates of route through strait of Hormuz, says Iranian foreign ministry

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T15:18:43+00:00

Joint announcement for geographic coordinates being finalised, says spokesperson, adding that it would not guarantee security in waterwayThe ⁠geographic coordinates for a shipping ⁠route ⁠through the ​strait of Hormuz ⁠have been agreed by Iran and ⁠Oman, and ​a ‌joint announcement ‌is being ‌finalised, provided no third parties interfere, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei ‌said on Wednesday.Baghaei added ​that any such agreement between Iran and ⁠Oman would not, ​by itself, ​guarantee security ​in the ​strategic waterway. Continue reading...

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In aula torna il cappio (33 anni dopo), ma stavolta è agitato contro la Lega

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-05T15:15:38+00:00

Il deputato di Futuro nazionale Edoardo Ziello esibisce la corda bianca all’indirizzo del ministro Giorgetti, accusato di strozzare l’economia italiana. Era accaduto nel 1993 al tramonto della Prima Repubblica: allora l’iniziativa del parlamentare del Carroccio Leoni

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AI models shock UK testers by using fake identities to trick developers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T15:15:05+00:00

AI Security Institute says models by OpenAI and Anthropic went rogue during a cybersecurity test and showed a new type of riskAdvanced artificial intelligence models have stunned the UK’s AI Security Institute by carrying out a hacking campaign against real people during a cybersecurity test.The institute (AISI) said the incident was unprecedented and involved sending targeted emails to software developers in an attempt to pass a cyber challenge. Continue reading...

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War on Iran: US-Iran deal edges closer

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-05T15:12:34+00:00

A deal between the US and Iran could be signed within 48 hours, according to US officials.

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CDC reportedly expands scope of US cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states, including Arkansas and Missouri

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T15:11:18+00:00

Six additional states caught up in investigation after Michigan reported first two US deaths linked to diseaseThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reportedly expanded the scope of the largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to more states, including Arkansas and Missouri.A spokesperson from Arkansas’s health department confirmed the outbreak expansion to their state in a statement to the Guardian: “Arkansas is one of the states the CDC is adding to the multi-state outbreak for cyclosporiasis.” Continue reading...

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Can Opposition benefit from NEET movement?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-05T15:05:29+00:00

Poll bugle. With Assembly elections happening in 2027, it is hard to say now whether the angst over education can lead to a vote swing in the Opposition’s favour

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‘AI can help companies personalise products at scale’

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-05T15:01:56+00:00

The oration was in the memory of CK Prahalad, an internationally renowned management consultant, professor and the author of several best-selling management and corporate strategy books

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Nearly 1,500 properties bought using Australia’s first home buyers' 5% deposit scheme converted into investments

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T15:00:23+00:00

New data shows the federal government scheme has been used by high-income borrowers, including one couple earning an annual $674,000Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe government’s 5% deposit scheme for first home buyers has enabled the purchase of nearly 1,500 properties that were turned into investments, new data shows.The scheme is also helping hundreds of Australians earning more than $300,000 a year, after Labor stopped excluding high-income borrowers. Continue reading...

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‘Just an easy cash grab’: why Jetstar is charging customers for carry-on luggage

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-05T15:00:21+00:00

Add-on fees such as the new overhead locker baggage charge can make it harder to compare air fares, experts sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCut-price fares may now be merely a facade for seemingly endless add-on fees after Jetstar’s new carry-on luggage charge meant the airline joined a growing number monetising basic services in the sky.The new structure, announced by Qantas’s low-cost carrier on Wednesday, will mean from next year tickets will only include one “under seat bag”, such as a backpack, handbag or laptop bag. Continue reading...

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En Afghanistan, quelque 500 civils auraient été tués dans les affrontements avec le Pakistan depuis dix mois

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-05T15:00:10+00:00

Une mission des Nations unies a enquêté sur place pour établir un bilan des frappes pakistanaises depuis octobre 2025. Islamabad conteste les chiffres et affirme n’avoir visé que des bases du Mouvement des talibans du Pakistan (TTP, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan), accusé de lancer, depuis le sol afghan, des attaques contre son territoire.

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« Ma tête a été mise à prix par le fils du président » : Bobi Wine, le premier opposant en Ouganda, raconte sa fuite du pays

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-05T15:00:07+00:00

Alors que les autorités ougandaises s’apprêtaient à l’arrêter, le chanteur de raggamuffin a trouvé refuge à Washington, en mars. Pour « Le Monde », il revient sur sa cavale de deux mois et sur l’état de l’opposition dans le pays d’Afrique de l’Est.

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