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Bajaj’s EV push gains pace as petrol two-wheeler sales lag industry growth

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-02T10:03:08+00:00

Hero MotoCorp, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India and TVS Motor continue to drive growth through petrol-powered two-wheelers, while Bajaj Auto’s rising EV mix highlights diverging growth strategies among India’s legacy OEMs

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Release of Rochdale grooming gang leader ‘really scary’, says whistleblower

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-02T10:01:54+00:00

Exclusive: Health worker Sara Rowbotham fears for women and girls because of ‘weak’ probation serviceThe impending release of the Rochdale grooming gang leader is “really scary” for local women and girls because of failings in a “weak” probation service and his lack of remorse, a former health worker who exposed the paedophile ring has said.Sara Rowbotham, whose team gathered evidence that led to the imprisonment of Shabir Ahmed and eight other men in Rochdale, said she is “terrified” by the prospect of meeting him in the street. Continue reading...

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Trump hijacked US’s 250 anniversary to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’, congressional report says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-02T10:00:09+00:00

House Democratic subcommittee report outlines web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemesDonald Trump staged a hostile takeover of the US’s 250th anniversary celebration to enrich political allies, harvest voter data and promote Christian nationalist ideology, according to a congressional investigation released on Thursday.The interim report, “From Vanity to Insanity: How the White House Cheated the American People Out of Their 250th Birthday”, outlines a web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemes orchestrated through a shadow corporation embedded within th

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Ratnadeep Retail files IPO papers with SEBI to raise ₹400 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-02T09:50:40+00:00

Ratnadeep Retail offers diversified product assortment of more than 30,000 SKUs across categories like fresh produce, FMCG, staples, general merchandise and apparels

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FPI selling spree continues, pull out ₹49,340 cr in June

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-02T09:50:00+00:00

Given the importance of foreign portfolio flows in financing the current account deficit and supporting the balance of payments, policymakers announced a series of measures in June aimed at attracting overseas capital

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Live Updates: Russia Hammers Ukraine’s Capital in Deadly Attacks

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-02T09:46:48+00:00

At least 17 people were killed in the assault on Kyiv, the Ukrainian authorities said. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had warned in recent days that Russia was preparing a “massive strike.”

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Німеччина переглянула правила соціальних виплат: що змінилось для українців

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-02T09:45:00+00:00

Центри зайнятості жорсткіше контролюватимуть отримувачів виплат, а частина змін стосується й українців, які перебувають у країні під тимчасовим захистом.

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Kyiv attacks death toll rises to 17 as Russia warns it will ‘continue to increase pressure’ on Ukrainian capital – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-02T09:44:26+00:00

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that at least 20 sites were attacked overnight, with ‘most of them ordinary residential buildings’in DublinVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said he hopes not to wait too long for the results of an Irish government investigation into alumina exports to Russia thought to be feeding the Kremlin’s war machine.“Unfortunately there are companies in Europe that are owned or effectively controlled by Russia and its sanctioned oligarchs. They keep supplying the aggressor with essential materials even now.” Continue reading...

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Ratnadeep Retail filed DRHP with SEBI for IPO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-02T09:36:57+00:00

Ratnadeep Retail offers diversified product assortment of more than 30,000 SKUs across categories like fresh produce, FMCG, staples, general merchandise and apparels

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India, Japan unveil transformative agenda to boost ties

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-02T09:26:35+00:00

The two sides also rolled out measures to solidify their cooperation in key sectors such as energy and critical technology

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Робимо Росії боляче: чому треба далі бити по російській нафті

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-02T09:25:00+00:00

Сили протиповітряної оборони України під час відбиття комбінованої масованої російської атаки у ніч на 2 липня змогли знешкодити 48 ракет та 476 дронів (Росія застосувала проти України 570 засобів повітряного...

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Le chancelier allemand, Friedrich Merz, annonce un vaste ensemble de réformes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-02T09:23:56+00:00

La coalition au pouvoir en Allemagne a trouvé un compromis sur un ensemble de réformes, alors que le chancelier doit faire face à une économie naviguant entre récession et stagnation et à une extrême droite en plein essor.

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