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Towards a proactive energy policy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-21T15:33:04+00:00

The need of the hour is to boost battery storage to leverage solar power and lessen the burden on the grid

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Mahindra Finance Q1 PAT jumps 70% to ₹899 crore as AUM rises 13%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-21T15:30:51+00:00

Disbursements increased 22 per cent to ₹15,564 crore from ₹12,808 crore a year earlierMahindra Finance’s profit surged 70 per cent to ₹899 crore in the first quarter as AUM grew 13 per cent to ₹1.37 lakh crore, with Chairman Anish Shah’s FY26 message highlighting the tighter risk controls, digital transformation and diversification strategy supporting the company’s next phase of growth.

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Ma vie d’exilée russe à Paris : « Même plusieurs années plus tard, je comprends qu’on ne peut pas lutter contre la bureaucratie française »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-21T15:30:04+00:00

« Une Russe à Paris » (1/6). La journaliste Elizaveta Osetinskaya, arrivée en France en 2022 en raison de son opposition à la guerre en Ukraine, évoque les difficultés rencontrées auprès de la préfecture alors qu’elle parle à peine la langue.

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Trump’s China gamble

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-21T15:28:09+00:00

Mid-term polls: Trump is playing all his cards

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All you need to know about India’s CJP-led Gen Z protests

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-21T15:20:29+00:00

Protesters are demanding the Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over exam irregularities, alongside reforms to the examination system and long-pending constitutional safeguards for Ladakh.

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Яків Фінкельштейн може залишатися пов'язаним з екосистемою Slots City: журналісти звернули увагу на деталі

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-21T15:19:49+00:00

Журналісти знайшли зв'язок бізнесмена з екосистемою компанії Slots City / фото ua.depositphotos.comПісля інтерв'ю бізнесмена Якова Фінкельштейна, у якому він повідомив про завершення роботи у сфері грального...

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Spanish hotel chain ceases operations in Cuba under pressure from Washington

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T15:10:35+00:00

Meliá group says Donald Trump’s sanctions make it ‘impossible’ to keep any of its 34 sites openA Spanish hotel chain is to cease all operations in Cuba at the end of the week due to “major difficulties” in doing business on the island under growing pressure from Washington.The latest US sanctions make it “impossible, de facto and de jure, to maintain even minimal operational stability”, the Meliá group explained in a statement on Tuesday to the Spanish stock market regulator. Continue reading...

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Max стал крупнейшим мессенджером по месячному охвату в России

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-21T15:09:55+00:00

Max стал лидером по месячной аудитории среди мессенджеров в России: в июне в него хотя бы раз заходило 86,2 млн жителей страны старше 12 лет (здесь и далее), следует из данных на сайте исследовательской компании Mediascope (учитывались мобильная и десктопная версии). Формально первую позицию Max занял еще в мае, но до текущего момента в открытом доступе были только данные Mediascope за апрель. «Ведомости» направили запрос в Max.

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Le parti de Viktor Orban perquisitionné en raison de soupçons de corruption

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-21T15:09:53+00:00

En juin, six personnes, dont Balazs Bus, membre du Fidesz et ancien vice-président du Fonds national pour la culture, avaient été mises en examen pour détournement de fonds et placées en détention dans ce dossier.

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Abandoned monkey found in laundry bag on London bus

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T15:05:31+00:00

Animal welfare charities say marmoset could be ‘first of many’ since new law on primate licenses and microchippingA “stressed and dehydrated” monkey has been found in a laundry bag on a London bus in what animal welfare charities warn could be the “first of many” abandonments now owners must obtain primate licenses.The female common marmoset was discovered on a 302 bus waiting in Kensal Rise, north-west London, on Friday by a passenger whose buggy was obstructed by the bag containing the monkey in a cage. The monkey has since been named Oyster after the London transport payment system. Continu

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Domestic air passenger traffic eases in June on y-o-y basis

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-21T15:05:27+00:00

Industry observers attribute the decline to the seasonal lean travel period and calibrated capacity deployment by airlines

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Bandhan Bank Q1 net up 35% at ₹ 501.67 crore as provisions fall 40.5%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-21T15:04:42+00:00

During the first quarter this fiscal, the bank’s NII rose 5.92 per cent y-o-y at ₹2,920.58 crore from ₹2,757.24 crore for the corresponding period last fiscal

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RBA now twice as likely to hike interest rate as US-Iran war drives fuel prices higher

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T15:00:51+00:00

Experts warn global energy market at a ‘critical juncture’ with escalating Middle East crisis expected to further drag on a slowing Australian economyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe likelihood of a Reserve Bank interest rate hike has doubled according to market forecasts, as the escalating Middle East crisis once again drives fuel prices higher amid dwindling global oil reserves.The total breakdown in the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has sent the international Brent crude benchmark surg

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RBA now twice as likely to hike interest rates as US-Iran war drives fuel prices higher

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T15:00:51+00:00

Experts warn global energy market at a ‘critical juncture’ with escalating Middle East crisis expected to further drag on a slowing Australian economyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe likelihood of a Reserve Bank interest rate hike has doubled, according to market forecasts, as the escalating Middle East crisis once again drives fuel prices higher amid dwindling global oil reserves.The total breakdown in the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran has sent the international Brent crude benchmark surging by 23%

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The Queensland government promised to put victims first. Instead it buried a report from domestic violence survivors

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T15:00:50+00:00

Exclusive: Report from LNP-convened panel heavily criticises police responses to family violence and calls for civilian oversightGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government has buried the findings of its own working group of domestic violence victim-survivors, after their report was heavily critical of police responses and called for a “civilian review mechanism” to escalate complaints about police.The Liberal National government has repeatedly said it would “put victims at the heart” of the state’s justice policies. Continue reading...

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The Queensland government promised to put victims first. But it buried a report from domestic violence survivors

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T15:00:50+00:00

Exclusive: Report from LNP-convened panel heavily criticises police responses to family violence and calls for civilian oversightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government has buried the findings of its own working group of domestic violence victim-survivors, after their report was heavily critical of police responses and called for a “civilian review mechanism” to escalate complaints about police.The Liberal National government has repeatedly said it would “put victims at the heart” of the state’s

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The Queensland government promised to put victims first. But it has buried a report from domestic violence survivors

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T15:00:50+00:00

Exclusive: Leaked document from LNP-convened panel heavily criticises police responses to family violence and calls for civilian oversightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government has buried the findings of its own working group of domestic violence victim-survivors after their report was heavily critical of police responses and called for a “civilian review mechanism” to escalate complaints about police.The Liberal National government has repeatedly said it would “put victims at the heart” of the

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Kate Ellis is back – and the heat of political debate is higher than ever, incoming Labor president says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T15:00:50+00:00

The former Rudd/Gillard government minister has a plan for fighting back against populists including Pauline HansonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe incoming Labor president, Kate Ellis, says toxicity in politics is spilling into the broader community and public debate, warning that threats against MPs’ safety are limiting how elected politicians do their jobs.Due to succeed Wayne Swan as the leader of Labor’s organisational base at this week’s national conference, the former Rudd/Gillard government minister sai

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Historic $350m NSW funding boost helps launch new Aboriginal family program to help children ‘tell their own stories’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T15:00:49+00:00

Holistic approach to care which preserves children’s identities part of Minns government reforms to broader child protection systemFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Aboriginal family preservation program aimed at giving at-risk children space to “tell their own stories” has been launched across New South Wales after a historic investment from the state government.The program, co-designed by First Nations families, Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) and the NSW government, aims to reduce the ove

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Milky Way flipped in collision with dwarf galaxy 10bn years ago, astronomers say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-21T15:00:48+00:00

Durham University researchers find cataclysmic direct hit with Gaia Sausage sent Milky Way into its current positionAstronomers have found evidence that the Milky Way was flipped on its side following a direct hit from a wayward galaxy long before the solar system was born.The cataclysmic collision took place about 10bn years ago when the Milky Way was struck head-on by an incoming dwarf galaxy known – for purely astronomical reasons – as the Gaia Sausage. Continue reading...

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Dealing with war stress

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-21T14:52:42+00:00

‘Start-stop’ Iran war is testing India’s policy agility

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