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"India main counterbalance to China", says US Senator Daines

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T04:32:43+00:00

“The relationship we have between the United States and India is not only important for our two countries; I think it’s important for the world,” Daines said

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Coast Guard rescues 6 fishermen off Mangaluru coast

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T04:32:13+00:00

ICG Ship Sachet intercepted and responded to a VHF RT distress call from the fishing boat that reported severe flooding and hull damage due to rough sea conditions

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Heavy rains likely in Western Ghats region of TN

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T04:30:11+00:00

The maximum temperatures are likely to be above normal during the day from June 30 till July 3 over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area

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Australia politics live: Chalmers says opposition having ‘meltdown’ not marketing problem as Coalition targets Labor on housing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T04:29:50+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers defends house price forecastsThe government has been facing some heat over the cooling house market around Australia with falling auction clearance rates, and forecasts that house prices in Sydney and Melbourne could fall more than $100,000.Auction clearance rates in Brisbane came up on the weekend, if you compare the preliminary numbers from the week before. They also came up in Adelaide. They came up nationally in aggregate, as I understand it. But in Sydney and Melbourne, we saw some softness there,

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How Ambani built project Jupiter to launch India’s biggest IPO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T04:22:50+00:00

Reliance Industries quietly worked to overcome regulatory hurdles, attract strategic investors and pave the way for Jio Platforms’ proposed public listing

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Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison for fraud

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T04:22:07+00:00

Guo Wengui, who gained fans for criticising China’s Communist party, was found guilty in 2024 on nine charges including money launderingA US federal court has sentenced exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison, after he was convicted of defrauding thousands of people out of more than $1bn.In July 2024, a jury unanimously found Guo, also known as Ho Wan Kwok and Miles Guo, guilty on nine of 12 charges, including securities offences, wire fraud and money laundering. The FBI arrested Guo, who is in his fifties, in March 2023 at his luxury Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park

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Truck drivers ‘miraculously’ emerge nearly unscathed from explosions and fire after Hume Highway truck crash

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T04:16:38+00:00

Six trucks – including one carrying eight tonnes of butane cans – destroyed at NSW rest stop near Breadalbane, police sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice say it is “nothing short of a miracle” that six truck drivers emerged relatively unscathed after an explosive crash involving semi-trailers carrying tonnes of flammable materials on a major New South Wales highway.Two trucks appear to have collided when entering a roadside rest stop, police said, with one crashing into four other rigs just after 5am Tuesday

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CCI closes anti-competitive practices case against druggists’ body, pharma companies

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T04:12:16+00:00

The regulator found no evidence to substantiate allegations against the druggists’ body’s including making NOCs mandatory for appointment of stockists and levying Product Information Service charges for launch of medicines

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Four PSU banks pay ₹9,439 cr dividend to govt for FY26

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T04:03:38+00:00

PNB MD & CEO Ashok Chandra presented a dividend cheque of ₹2,416 crore for FY 2025-26 to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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Enhanced insurance cover for exports to West Asia extended till Sept 30

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T04:01:11+00:00

The enhanced risk cover announced on March 19 was part of the Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation (RELIEF) scheme under the Export Promotion Mission

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Coupe du monde 2026 : l’Allemagne éliminée, le Brésil et le Maroc qualifiés, les choses sérieuses commencent pour la France… Ce qu’il faut retenir du lundi 29 juin et ce qu’il faudra suivre le mardi 30

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-30T04:00:21+00:00

Les Bleus vont vivre leur premier vrai test de cette édition, mardi à New York contre la Suède. Un adversaire à leur portée sur le papier, mais élimination directe oblige, il n’y aura pas de place pour un faux pas.

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'Blatant act of aggression': India strongly condemns Pakistan air strikes on Afghan territory

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T03:54:31+00:00

Pakistan on Monday said its security forces killed 29 militants in a ground operation near the Afghan border and subsequent cross-border strikes, as Islamabad and Kabul summoned each other’s charge d’affaires to lodge diplomatic protests over the latest escalation

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World Bank to abandon goal to devote 45% of lending resources to climate change projects

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T03:52:00+00:00

The bank's previous target of devoting 35% of ‌lending resources to climate-related projects also was dropped, but bank officials have said ​that demand for projects with climate co-benefits remains strong from client countries.

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Death toll in TN ammonia gas leak raises to 16

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T03:49:35+00:00

Twenty-five workers are still undergoing treatment in hospitals

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