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Uno Minda bets on EV drives, seating, and electronics to nearly double revenue to ₹40,000 crore by FY30

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-21T15:03:34+00:00

Uno Minda is expanding into electric drives, complete seating, sunroofs, and advanced electronics, backed by ₹1,750 crore in FY27 capital expenditure. Chairman Nirmal Minda expects India’s passenger-vehicle market to cross five million units as premiumisation and tighter regulations increase component content per vehicle.

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Poland’s parliament votes to ease abortion ban but faces likely veto from president

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-21T15:01:30+00:00

Measures would remove some penalties for those helping women access abortion but are ‘small-scale step’, say campaignersPoland’s lower house of parliament has approved two bills aimed at loosening a near-total ban on abortions, in what campaigners have described as a “small-scale step” ahead of protests calling on the government to fulfil its promises to overhaul the country’s laws.The new measures, which are likely to be vetoed by Poland’s nationalist president, would remove some of the criminal penalties for those who help women to access abortion care and allow terminations in cases of foet

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Booking.com under investigation by EU regulators over fake listings and scams

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-21T15:01:24+00:00

European Commission calls accommodation website’s approach to fraudulent listings and phishing scams as ‘absolutely substandard’EU regulators have opened an investigation into Booking.com, alleging that the accommodation website has not done enough to protect consumers from fake listings and scams.The European Commission, which regulates the world’s biggest tech companies operating in the EU, said Booking.com may have breached the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) with its “absolutely substandard” approach to tackling fraudulent listings and phishing scams, where criminals impersonate a third pa

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Elections législatives en Israël : la minorité arabe espère peser sur le scrutin

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-21T15:00:25+00:00

Prises à partie par le premier ministre sortant Benyamin Nétanyahou et ses alliés, marginalisées par l’opposition, deux listes arabes en lice mobilisent leurs électeurs. Elles pourraient détenir l’une des clés du scrutin en devenant incontournables pour la formation d’une coalition.

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En Suisse, le chantage à la délocalisation du géant bancaire UBS

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-21T15:00:16+00:00

Face au risque éventuel d’un nouveau naufrage systémique, Berne veut durcir les règles de couverture des fonds propres de la banque. Cette dernière estime que la mesure nuirait à sa compétitivité et menace de quitter le pays.

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Люди, які створюють новини: редакції марафону "Єдині новини" запускають спільний спецпроєкт про залаштунки

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-10-21T14:52:16+00:00

До Дня працівників радіо, телебачення та зв’язку, який відзначають 16 листопада, редакції марафону "Єдині новини" презентують спільний спецпроєкт "Люди, які створюють новини". Його учасниками стануть журналісти,...

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Indian Army to gets updated Land Warfare Doctrine for future conflicts

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-21T14:50:24+00:00

The LWD, to be released by the Defence Minister, will provide an overarching framework to prepare the Indian Army to meet the challenges posed by the evolving character of warfare and next-generation conflicts

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Reform UK claims racism exposé has left some members ‘psychologically damaged’ as it reports ITV to police – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-21T14:50:05+00:00

Zia Yusuf claims undercover investigation broke the law as broadcaster stands by its journalismHere is an explainer by Jill Ambrose about the Jackdaw decision.But environmental groups have condemned the decision. Ami McCarthy, head of politics for Greenpeace UK, said:Approving Jackdaw shows the toxic grip fossil fuel lobbyists still hold over our energy policy. Andy Burnham promised pragmatism [see 8.40am], but there is nothing pragmatic about rubber-stamping a project that won’t lower energy bills, won’t boost energy security and will create just 27 full-time jobs …True pragmatism means sever

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Як мають діяти поліція та ТЦК під час мобілізації: в Одесі оприлюднили правила

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-10-21T14:49:00+00:00

Документи чоловіків перевіряють поліцейські, а представники військкомату з’ясовують, чи має людина військово-обліковий документ, і можуть вручити повістку.

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Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after parent-carer Matilda Davis’s death

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-21T14:46:41+00:00

Former art teacher, who cared for her disabled son, ‘received almost no support’, said her local MP Manuela PerteghellaAndy Burnham has backed mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after the “devastating” death of Matilda Davis, a parent-carer who killed herself minutes after meeting professionals.The Guardian revealed in August how the “absolutely inspirational” 36-year-old had taken her life after feeling “completely exhausted” and failed by England’s social care system. Continue reading...

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Macron accuses Trump and other foreign leaders of making ‘stupid comments’ about France unrest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-21T14:44:56+00:00

French president criticises leaders for spreading misleading information as country prepares for further protests this weekendEurope live – latest updatesEmmanuel Macron has accused Donald Trump and other foreign leaders of making “stupid comments” about France’s street unrest for political gain, as the country prepared for more protests this weekend.Speaking during a visit to Qatar, the French president did not name names but said “manipulation of information” after Saturday’s riots had led to “comments that are as unacceptable as they are stupid, from many people, including foreign leaders”.

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Macron accuses Trump and other foreign leaders of ‘stupid comments’ about France unrest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-21T14:44:56+00:00

Leaders criticised for spreading misleading information as France prepares for further protests this weekendEurope live – latest updatesEmmanuel Macron has accused Donald Trump and other foreign leaders of making “stupid comments” about France’s street unrest for political gain, as the country prepared for more protests this weekend.Speaking during a visit to Qatar, the French president did not name names but said “manipulation of information” after Saturday’s riots had led to “comments that are as unacceptable as they are stupid, from many people, including foreign leaders”. Continue reading.

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Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC net down 8% on higher expenses

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-21T14:43:46+00:00

Revenue rose 5% to ₹484 crore (vs 461 crore), while other income declined to ₹42 crore (from 45 crore)

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Europe’s far right seizes on protest violence to push authoritarian anti-immigration agenda

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-21T14:36:23+00:00

Nationalist leaders are framing unrest as consequence of failed liberal governance and open bordersEurope’s far-right leaders have jumped on the violence that rocked numerous cities last weekend, framing it as the inevitable consequence of failed liberal governance and open-border policies and insisting only they can restore law and order.Months away from key elections in Spain, France and Italy, authoritarian nationalists are eager to weaponise the wave of street unrest, originating in peaceful protests over the cost of living and deteriorating public services but hijacked by violent rioters.

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Blair: “La Brexit è stata un errore, il Regno Unito torni nell’Ue”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-10-21T14:34:28+00:00

L’ex premier britannico: “Londra e Bruxelles negozino un rientro per rendere l’Europa più forte nel mondo dominato da Usa e Cina”. Sull’Ucraina: “Un accordo è possibile, ma a condizioni accettabili per Kiev”

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​Europe stands by Ukraine – but how long can that last?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-21T14:33:28+00:00

As US support ebbs away, looming European elections and growing financial strains across the continent could fracture the precious coalition that has kept Ukraine afloatEurope woke up last Friday to another belligerent outburst from Donald Trump – this time berating Ukraine’s wartime leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy again. Just a few days after his diesel deal with the Kremlin, the US president said Zelenskyy was more difficult to deal with than Vladimir Putin and blamed Ukraine’s leader for rocketing oil prices – without any reference to the impact of his own war on Iran.The contrast in Europe was

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Главное из заявлений Ушакова по итогам переговоров Путина и Уиткоффа

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-10-21T14:28:42+00:00

Президент России Владимир Путин и спецпосланник американского лидера Стив Уиткофф 21 октября провели встречу в Санкт-Петербурге, в ходе которой обсудили урегулирование украинского кризиса. По итогам мероприятия помощник президента РФ Александр Ушаков провел брифинг, раскрыв детали переговоров. Он назвал встречу обстоятельной и откровенной. «Ведомости» собрали главное из заявлений Ушакова.

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Trump’s approval rating drops to 36% two weeks before midterms, poll finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-21T14:27:44+00:00

Voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of economy and cost of living, says poll in new low recorded by NY Times/SienaDonald Trump’s approval rating sank to 36% just two weeks before the midterm elections, the lowest recorded in a poll by the New York Times/Siena College, with most respondents expressing frustration over his handling of the US economy, cost of living and Iran war.In an October survey of approximately 3,494 likely voters, 59% said they disapproved of Trump’s handling of his job, and 52% said they planned to vote for the Democratic candidate in the upcoming election. Continue read

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Trump says India deal 'pretty close’ and 'much different'

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-21T14:26:55+00:00

For India, feasibility would hinge on enough provisions to ensure durable tariff advantage over rivals, sources said.

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RBI's ₹50k cr overnight VRR auction attracts nearly 2-fold bids

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-21T14:25:21+00:00

The central bank received bids worth ₹93,241 crore against the notified amount of ₹50,000 crore and accepted bids worth ₹50,007 crore

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Besieged Yemeni city on verge of ‘unmanageable’ crisis, aid workers warn

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-21T14:24:02+00:00

Water, gas and fresh food running out in Taiz as fighting intensifies and Houthi advance cuts off most supply routesThe humanitarian crisis in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz is becoming unmanageable as the city runs out of water, gas and fresh food, Oxfam aid workers in the country have warned.Iran-allied Houthi forces have largely encircled the city of more than 900,000 people, cutting it off from most supply routes. This week, heavy fighting has raged around the city’s old airport, causing extensive damage in a densely populated residential area. Continue reading...

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Lo Shakhtar porta a San Siro i ragazzi della guerra: "Il calcio racconti le nostre storie"

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-10-21T14:20:40+00:00

Roman a 7 anni ha perso la madre sotto le bombe, oggi è un talento mondiale della fisarmonica. Rostyslav è fuggito per non arruolarsi nell’esercito russo. Nikita ha vissuto l’adolescenza in una zona di combattimenti. La fondazione del proprietario dello Shakhtar Donetsk li ha portati a Milano per assistere alla partita di Champions con l’Inter

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