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Swiggy Instamart appoints Gautam Swaroop as Chief Business Officer

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-01T07:54:29+00:00

As CBO, Gautam will oversee Instamart’s commercial operations spanning customer-centric growth, category management, and brand relationships and expansion.

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Ministers ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-01T07:44:48+00:00

Robert Jenrick and MP for Lincoln among those whose constituencies could be hit by cuts to road infrastructure plansThe MP for Lincoln and the Middle East minister, Hamish Falconer, and the Reform MP Robert Jenrick have voiced anger at the cancellation or delay of key transport infrastructure projects to fund the defence investment plan.Falconer and Jenrick were among MPs who have had cuts to road improvements in their constituencies, with savings contributing towards the increase in defence spending. Two roads in the East Midlands are among those where investment cuts have been made to fund a

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Minister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-01T07:44:48+00:00

Robert Jenrick and Hamish Falconer, MPs for Newark and Lincoln, among those whose constituencies now face cutsUK politics live – latest updatesThe Labour minister Hamish Falconer and the Reform MP Robert Jenrick have voiced anger at the cancellation or delay of key transport infrastructure projects to fund the defence investment plan.Falconer, the MP for Lincoln and Middle East minister, and Jenrick, the MP for Newark, were among those who have had cuts to road improvements in their constituencies, with savings contributing towards the increase in defence spending. Two roads in the East Midlan

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Deschamps e l’inchino a Mbappé: “Era il mio modo di dirgli grazie”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-01T07:39:04+00:00

Al momento della sostituzione contro la Svezia, il ct della Francia ha reso omaggio al fuoriclasse: “Quando un giocatore porta sulle spalle le speranze di un'intera nazione e riesce ancora una volta a fare la differenza, merita soltanto rispetto”

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Call to suspend new EU border system in peak holiday period as planes leave half full

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-01T07:25:14+00:00

Airlines and airports say passengers are struggling in queues of up to five hours for biometric checksAirlines and airports have called for the new EU biometric border check system to be suspended during the peak summer holiday period, warning that some flights are leaving half full and passengers are struggling in queues of up to five hours.In a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, airlines and airports asked for an option to suspend checks under the system over fears the situation will get much worse during the busy summer season. Continue reading...

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Российское историческое общество в год 160-летия договорилось о партнерстве с МАЕР и «Яндексом»

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-01T07:24:04+00:00

Российское историческое общество (РИО) подписало соглашения о сотрудничестве с медиахолдингом МАЕР и «Яндексом» на полях собрания Общества, приуроченного к 160-летию организации. Также в рамках собрания состоялась церемония подписания Меморандума о взаимодействии между Министерством культуры РФ и Общественным советом федерального партийного проекта «Историческая память» Всероссийской политической партии «Единая Россия».

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TMC Transformers files papers with SEBI for ₹550 crore IPO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-01T07:12:36+00:00

TMC Transformers is an integrated, design-led transformer manufacturer with capabilities across multiple transformer types and voltage classes

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Australia politics live: Albanese says Coalition and One Nation an ‘axis of grievance’; Australia records fifth hottest June on record

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-01T07:09:06+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says charges against EY employees who accessed PM’s bank account details ‘appropriate’It’s not just KPMG in (boiling) hot water right now; EY is also in the spotlight, after two of its graduate employees on secondment at the Commonwealth Bank allegedly used the bank’s systems to access the personal details of Anthony Albanese. The two employees have been sacked.It’s before the courts and I’m not about to go into the detail of that. It’s appropriate that charges have been laid …accessing anyone’s privacy

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Утренний звон по рынку акций 1 июля

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-01T07:05:28+00:00

На утренней сессии в среду российский рынок акций пытался расти после неудачного отскока накануне. По состоянию на 9:45 мск индекс Мосбиржи вырос по отношению к закрытию предыдущего дня на 0,63% и составил 2 362,92. Индекс РТС поднялся на 0,63% и составил 951,04.

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TVK to host meeting of its alliance partners

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-01T07:01:23+00:00

The leaders of all the alliance parties and their MLAs, including MDMK General Secretary Vaiko, have been invited to the meeting to be held at Mamallapuram

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‘Witch-hunt’ in Niger as military regime rounds up LGBTQ+ population

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-01T07:00:29+00:00

Fears of resurgence of HIV/Aids amid loss of access to PrEP drugs as at least 40 people arrested in ‘toxic’ climateA “witch-hunt” is under way in Niger, where dozens of people have been arrested for homosexuality in the west African state following the introduction of a new penal code earlier this year.Up to 40 people have been arrested and 16 men, including high-ranking military officials, have been imprisoned across the country, according to local media. Continue reading...

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‘Happy vowel’ is a key indicator of social class in Manchester accents, study finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-01T07:00:28+00:00

Final vowel in words such as happy, baby and chilly varies clearly by social class across the city Pronunciation of the “happy vowel” is one of the key indicators of social class in Mancunian accents, researchers have found.A sociolinguistic study, led by Lancaster University, found that the final vowel in words such as happy, baby, chilly and city – known to linguists as “the happy vowel” – varies clearly by social class across Manchester. Continue reading...

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