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Large NBFCs seek to grow gold loans via acquisitions

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-13T15:37:16+00:00

As of May-end 2026, their gold loan portfolio surged 69.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) against 38.9 per cent y-o-y as of May-end 2025

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India, US fully engaged in balanced trade deal: Goyal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-13T15:36:26+00:00

Commerce Secretary says framework deal is ready to be signed once preferential market access issue is structured

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Leaders arrive for Ukraine talks in Paris as Macron hosts ‘coalition of the willing’ – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-13T15:34:18+00:00

French president hosts leaders in Paris amid hopes that Ukraine’s recent advances could force Putin towards negotiationsin KyivMeanwhile, Russia has been forced to suspend shipping in the Sea of Azov after 90 vessels were targeted by Ukrainian drones in less than a week. Continue reading...

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SC allows CBI, ED to lead ADAG probe

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-13T15:31:47+00:00

Top court says cannot decide course of investigation

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En Syrie, la fin des subventions et la libéralisation de l’économie accentuent la paupérisation de la société : « Il n’y a pas de stratégie, c’est le chaos »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-13T15:29:37+00:00

Alors que les prix de l’électricité flambent, la livre syrienne dégringole face au dollar, accentuant la perte de pouvoir d’achat et la colère des ménages contre le gouvernement d’Ahmed Al-Charaa, accusé de ne pas avoir de réelle politique économique.

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En Syrie, la fin des subventions et la libéralisation de l’économie accentuent la paupérisation de la société : « Il n’y a pas de stratégie, c’est le chaos »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-13T15:29:32+00:00

Alors que les prix de l’électricité flambent, la livre syrienne dégringole face au dollar, accentuant la perte de pouvoir d’achat et la colère des ménages contre le gouvernement d’Ahmed Al-Charaa, accusé de ne pas avoir de réelle politique économique.

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Police arrest 12 over suspected far-right threat against Islamic event in Suffolk

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-13T15:28:11+00:00

Three of those arrested were detained on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, say counter-terrorism policeTwelve people have been arrested, including three on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, over a suspected far-right threat against an Islamic event held this weekend, police have said.Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation which they said was related to “extreme rightwing terrorism” targeting an event held at Shrubland Hall in Suffolk. Continue reading...

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Trump says US will be reimbursed 20% rate for Hormuz traffic

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-13T15:22:10+00:00

Other countries and industries reliant on traffic through the narrow waterway have insisted it should be free to access, without tolls or other maritime service charges

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Rupee closes at a four-week low

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-13T15:18:44+00:00

The Indian currency closed at 95.62 per US dollar against the previous close of 95.33.

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Nuances in IBC-PMLA balance

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-13T15:14:37+00:00

An adjudicatory Tribunal’s role is to interpret, not recalibrate, the policy balance struck by the legislature

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Trump renews Iran blockade and again threatens to take control of strait of Hormuz

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-13T15:09:59+00:00

US president declares strait open as US and Iran engage in heavy drone and missile exchangesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesDonald Trump has once again threatened to take control of the strait of Hormuz, as he announced the reimposition of a naval blockade on Iran and demanded a 20% tariff for all cargoes shipped through the key maritime passage.Declaring the strait “open”, Trump suggested in a post on his Truth Social platform that the US should be known henceforth as the “Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz”, as Iran and the US engaged in some of the heaviest drone and missile exchanges

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Дрони для України: чому цей ринок дедалі частіше перевіряють міжнародні журналісти

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-13T15:05:00+00:00

Постачання безпілотників для потреб української армії за останній рік стало окремим напрямом розслідувальної журналістики в кількох країнах Європи. Мова йде не про одиничні матеріали, а про серію публікацій,...

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Food safety rules, or weapons of trade?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-13T15:01:37+00:00

culinary matters. India must ensure food exports conform to global safety norms, while tightening rules for food imports

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Australia banned vape ads more than two years ago – so why are they still all over social media?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-13T15:00:52+00:00

Posts promoting illegal products appear across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube as expert says platforms ‘aren’t doing the job they promised they would do’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIllegal vape sellers have turned to social media to promote nicotine-filled products, with experts calling for a crackdown including stronger penalties for the platforms.Guardian Australia has identified a network of posts across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube promoting the sale of illegal products to Australian audiences. Continue reading...

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Layla Jeffery, 13, was ‘somewhat shy’ and ‘well-liked’. A Victorian town is struggling with her alleged murder

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-13T15:00:52+00:00

Donald – a small community about 280km from Melbourne – is grieving after a missing teenager was found deadGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn the week after Layla Jeffery failed to return home in the early hours of 4 July, residents in the tiny Victorian town of Donald worriedly shared posts about the missing 13-year-old girl.One woman, who was receiving chemotherapy treatment in the town last week, wrote on Facebook that she felt “sick” at the thought of something happening to Layla. Others shared a post from police, asking for any information about her whereabouts.

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Dolphin deaths in South Australia spike after algal bloom decimates food sources

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-13T15:00:51+00:00

The March 2025 marine disaster may be linked to a high number of dolphin deaths in the region, scientists sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe number of dead dolphins washing up on South Australian beaches spiked in 2025, according to long-term data that reveals mortalities during the state’s devastating algal bloom were the highest in 12 years.Last year, at least 70 carcasses of common and bottlenose dolphins were found across South Australia, with a further 20 reported in 2026, including the recent death of a popular Port River dolphin known as Zoom. Continue rea

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Albanese to compare pivotal moment in AI to renewable energy transition as he outlines approach

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-13T15:00:50+00:00

Labor sources say the PM will discuss safety concerns in speech this week but will not provide an update on copyright reforms to protect artistsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese will describe the progress of AI as an inflection point for society on par with the renewable energy transition, but is not expected to detail progress on copyright reforms to protect creative industries.The prime minister will deliver a highly anticipated speech in Sydney on Wednesday to address growing concerns around social license and the necessary policy guardrails for AI,

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Hello from the outside: heat domes impeding radio and other signals in US midwest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-13T15:00:50+00:00

Higher temperatures can cause radio, TV and microwave signals to travel hundreds of miles farther, upsetting communicationsIt was 3am in north-east Indiana’s Huntington county when the outdoor emergency alarm went off on 1 July.The only issue? There wasn’t a storm, tornado or any other emergency weather event forecast or present anywhere for hundreds of miles. Continue reading...

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A Genève, l’argent prospère à l’abri des regards indiscrets

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-13T15:00:02+00:00

La ville de Jean Calvin et de la Réforme est devenue le refuge des grandes fortunes d’hier et d’aujourd’hui et l’une des plus grandes places financières offshore du monde. Si les grandes familles protestantes ont su faire fructifier l’argent des autres, ce sont désormais les tradeurs qui ont une influence croissante.

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