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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Nifty down 170 pts to 24,600, Sensex trades flat at open as CAS correction weighs; RBI policy, earnings in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T04:08:41+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Sensex traded 126.41 pts or 0.16% positive at 78,765.44 at 9.16 am after opening higher at 79,132.97 from the previous close of 78,639.03. Nifty 50 opened negatively at 24,703.90 and traded at 24,607.20, down 167.10 pts or 0.67%, compared to the previous close of 24,774.30.

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Gold steady as West Asia talks weigh on interest rate outlook

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T04:03:47+00:00

The US and Iran both signalled that negotiations to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz were ongoing, raising hopes for a pickup in supply that would soften energy-driven inflation

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OpenAI, Anthropic, Google to join White House AI safety meeting

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T04:03:15+00:00

The framework has not yet been released publicly, and Trump’s order indicated that some of its benchmarks would remain confidential

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How the Mohegan Tribe Lost a Billion-Dollar Casino in South Korea

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-04T04:01:10+00:00

Inspire Entertainment Resort — an alternative to Macau, the world’s gambling capital — was supposed to be a “transformational” project for the Native American tribe.

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Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, politiste : « Le Maroc a pris conscience de la place géostratégique qu’il occupe pour l’Europe en termes de migrations »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-04T04:00:31+00:00

Comme tend à le montrer l’afflux de migrants dans l’enclave de Ceuta, les 30 et 31 juillet, le royaume chérifien semble utiliser la question migratoire dans sa stratégie diplomatique, à l’image de la Turquie ou de la Biélorussie, analyse la spécialiste des migrations internationales dans une tribune au « Monde ».

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Ce que l’on sait de l’attentat qui a fait cinq morts et dix-neuf blessés à Moscou

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-04T04:00:24+00:00

Une bombe artisanale portée par une femme a explosé, samedi 1ᵉʳ août, dans un restaurant moscovite, en présence du nouveau chef des forces aériennes et spatiales russes, le général Alexandre Tchaïko. Selon les médias du pays, le haut gradé s’en est sorti indemne.

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Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, politiste : « Le Maroc a pris conscience depuis longtemps de la place géostratégique qu’il occupe pour l’Europe en termes de migrations »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-04T04:00:19+00:00

Comme tend à le montrer l’afflux de migrants dans l’enclave de Ceuta, les 30 et 31 juillet, le royaume chérifien semble utiliser la question migratoire dans sa stratégie diplomatique, à l’image de la Turquie ou de la Biélorussie, analyse la spécialiste des migrations internationales dans une tribune au « Monde ».

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Price of olive oil expected to rise again as European crops feel the heat

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T04:00:13+00:00

Farmers warn impact of high temperatures, drought and wildfires on range of foodstuffs means costs will increaseFarmers across Europe are warning of a slump in food production and rising prices as crops from maize to salads suffer as a result of extreme heat, drought and wildfires.Olive groves have also been hit as the climate crisis drives temperatures across the continent to fresh record highs, meaning the cost of olive oil – already at elevated levels – is expected to start rising again. Continue reading...

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Pakistan’s Kashmir Problem

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-04T04:00:13+00:00

A wave of protests is posing the most significant challenge in years to Islamabad’s authority in the region.

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JPMorgan Again Entangled in a FIFA Fiasco

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-04T04:00:07+00:00

After promising to learn from its role in a failed “Super League” that fueled fan anger, the Wall Street bank is involved in FIFA’s latest meltdown.

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BSE launches closing auction session, market stays stable on day one

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T03:59:24+00:00

The session opened at 3.15 pm, with order entry beginning at 3.20 pm. The auction closed randomly between 3.28 and 3.30 pm, and the final closing reference price was published at 3.32 pm. A post-closing session then ran from 3.50 pm to 4.00 pm

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Nifty down 170 pts to 24,600, Sensex up 150 points at open

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T03:52:20+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Sensex traded 126.41 pts or 0.16% positive at 78,765.44 at 9.16 am after opening higher at 79,132.97 from the previous close of 78,639.03. Nifty 50 opened negatively at 24,703.90 and traded at 24,607.20, down 167.10 pts or 0.67%, compared to the previous close of 24,774.30.

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Israël intensifie ses frappes sur Gaza et réaffirme qu’il ne s’en retirera pas avant le désarmement complet du Hamas

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-04T03:45:14+00:00

Depuis l’annonce par Donald Trump, le 30 juillet, d’un plan qui prévoit un retrait des troupes israéliennes de l’enclave s’accompagnant de la collecte de l’arsenal du mouvement palestinien, l’Etat hébreu dresse ses lignes rouges et soulève ses objections.

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Swami Vivekananda, le gourou hindou parti en 1893 à Chicago « aider spirituellement » le Nouveau Monde

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-04T03:30:15+00:00

« Gourous et ashrams, la ruée vers l’Ouest » (1/6). C’est lors de l’Exposition universelle de 1893 que les Etats-Unis découvrent l’hindouisme avec Swami Vivekananda. Face à un Occident en manque spirituel, le moine revendique un rôle nouveau pour l’Inde : apporter à l’Ouest un supplément d’âme.

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Swami Vivekananda, le gourou hindou parti en 1893 à Chicago « aider spirituellement » le Nouveau Monde

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-04T03:30:09+00:00

« Gourous et ashrams, la ruée vers l’Ouest » (1/6). C’est lors de l’Exposition universelle de 1893 que les Etats-Unis découvrent l’hindouisme avec Swami Vivekananda. Face à un Occident en manque spirituel, le moine revendique un rôle nouveau pour l’Inde : apporter à l’Ouest un supplément d’âme.

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Jordania, en el foco indeseado de la guerra de Oriente Próximo

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-08-04T03:30:01+00:00

Irán incrementa los ataques contra el país árabe, que alberga 4.000 militares estadounidenses, y da pie a una inusual crítica hacia la sólida alianza de seguridad con Washington

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Bharat Electronics, Esri India join hands for defence projects

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T03:29:50+00:00

Esri India and Bharat Electronics will collaborate on defence projects involving geographic information systems, location intelligence and GeoAI

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Higher GST for kraft paper irks corrugated box manufacturers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T03:23:57+00:00

With GST on corrugated boxes fixed at 5%, ₹366 crore of the industry’s working capital gets locked locked in every month, say industry experts

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Australia news live: St Kilda may lose hundreds of little penguins to bird flu; corruption inquiry told of $50,000 branch stacking scheme

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T03:04:49+00:00

Follow today’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMurray Watt, the federal environment minister, was asked earlier about former rugby league star Luke Bateman’s testimony before a parliamentary inquiry on gambling reform.Bateman alleged betting company promoters supplied him with cocaine and alcohol, also alleging he attended private Gold Coast events hosted by gambling firms where senior figures took illegal drugs with clients.We all feel for him and the circumstances that he went through. And for anyone to be offering illegal drugs as an inducement or for an

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Sportsbet and Tabcorp deny allegations they sourced drugs and sex workers to encourage VIP clients to bet more

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T02:55:00+00:00

Betting firms respond to claims made by anti-gambling campaigners Tim Costello and Luke Bateman at parliamentary inquiryBetting giants Sportsbet and Tabcorp say there is no evidence to substantiate allegations that account managers sourced drugs and sex workers to incentivise vulnerable people to bet more, calling for information about the claims to be provided to regulators.Anti-gambling campaigners Tim Costello and Luke Bateman used a parliamentary hearing into Labor’s legislation to curb gambling advertising to allege problem gamblers had been supplied him with cocaine, alcohol and sex work

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