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RIL commits ₹10 lakh crore to AI-ready data centres

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-31T15:35:52+00:00

RIL Chairman had initially made the announcement about the major investment in AI infrastructure in his remarks at the AI Impact Summit.

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US strike on alleged drug boat kills three in eastern Pacific

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-31T15:29:57+00:00

Attack comes after Friday’s strike that killed three men as well, pushing death toll to more than 200 since last yearThe US military said on Saturday it had carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific killing three men, the second strike in as many days.Officials with the US Southern Command said in a post on X that intelligence had confirmed that the vessel was transiting along “narco-trafficking” routes in the eastern Pacific and engaged in “narco-trafficking” operations. Continue reading...

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Итоги торгов на Мосбирже с 25 по 29 мая

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-31T15:05:11+00:00

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка за неделю с 25 по 29 мая уменьшился на 2,29% до 2565,61 пункта. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС потерял 2,03% и составил 1137,98 пункта.

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RBI’s rate setting panel may keep repo rate on hold

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-31T15:02:15+00:00

Risks to inflation and growth stem from spike in global fuel and commodity prices, supply chain disruptions, financial markets volatility, weather-related disruptions and a depreciating Rupee

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Students would save $3bn over a decade if Labor changed Hecs indexation date by five months

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-31T15:00:53+00:00

Exclusive: Costings commissioned by independent MP Monique Ryan show possible savings for university graduates, as Hecs debts increase by $1bn on Monday Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUniversity graduates would save more than $3bn over a decade if the government changed the date of indexation on Hecs debts, dubbed a “broken system” in its current form by independent MP Monique Ryan.About 3 million students and graduates will see their Hecs debts increase by $1bn on Monday, when they are indexed by 2.8%. Continue reading...

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Australian home prices fall as experts predict slump could last a year and cut values by 10%

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-31T15:00:52+00:00

Buyers abandon auctions and Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra median house prices end May lower than they were at the end of 2025Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHome prices in Australia’s capital cities have begun to fall, with experts predicting the decline could last at least a year and wipe as much as 10% from values.The median capital city home price fell in May, the first decline since January 2025, as high interest rates and inflation stretched buyer budgets, Cotality reported on Monday. Auction success hit a new low for the year. Continue reading...

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Australian city home prices fall as experts predict slump could last a year and cut values by 10%

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-31T15:00:52+00:00

Buyers abandon auctions and Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra median house prices end May lower than they were at the end of 2025Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHome prices in Australia’s capital cities have begun to fall, with experts predicting the decline could last at least a year and wipe as much as 10% from values.The median capital city home price fell in May, the first decline since January 2025, as high interest rates and inflation stretched buyer budgets, Cotality reported on Monday. Auction success hit a new low for the year. Continue reading...

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Capital city home prices fall across Australia as experts predict slump could last a year and cut values by 10%

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-31T15:00:52+00:00

Buyers abandon auctions and Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra median house prices end May lower than they were at the end of 2025Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHome prices in Australia’s capital cities have begun to fall, with experts predicting the decline could last at least a year and wipe as much as 10% from values.The median capital city home price fell in May, the first decline since January 2025, as high interest rates and inflation stretched buyer budgets, Cotality reported on Monday. Auction success hit a new low for the year. Continue reading...

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Capital city home prices fall as experts predict Australia’s property slump could last a year and cut values by 10%

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-31T15:00:52+00:00

Buyers abandon auctions and Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra median house prices end May lower than they were at the end of 2025Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHome prices in Australia’s capital cities have begun to fall, with experts predicting the decline could last at least a year and wipe as much as 10% from values.The median capital city home price fell in May, the first decline since January 2025, as high interest rates and inflation stretched buyer budgets, Cotality reported on Monday. Auction success hit a new low for the year. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis: Netanyahu hails capture of castle in Lebanon as nominal ceasefire left in tatters – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-31T14:56:29+00:00

Israeli offensive marks deepest incursion into country in 26 years and comes shortly before talks due to be held in the USIsraeli troops capture strategic Beaufort Castle as they push deeper into LebanonBy capturing Beaufort castle and pushing past the Litani river, Israeli forces appear to be positioning themselves for a potential encirclement of Nabatieh, a city that serves as an economic centre and a cultural heartland for southern Lebanon, Lorenzo Tondo writes.Control of the surrounding hills would provide commanding views over large parts of southern Lebanon and the western Bekaa valley,

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Arm boss in line for billion-dollar payday if chipmaker hits targets

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-31T14:50:12+00:00

Proposal requires Rene Haas to steer US-listed British company to ‘exceptional growth metrics’ The chief executive of Arm is in line for a pay package that would make him a billionaire if he hits targets to turn the British microchip giant into the UK’s first trillion-dollar company.Arm, which is listed in New York but retains its global headquarters in Cambridge, has proposed a pay scheme for Rene Haas in which he will receive generous annual share awards plus a maximum bonus of $800m if he can hit certain “exceptional growth metrics”. Continue reading...

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To Improve Ukraine’s Military, She Calls Out the Ugly Parts

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-31T14:45:20+00:00

Olha Reshetylova has been tasked by the government with overseeing soldiers’ rights. Some commanders resent her, but she says her work makes the armed forces stronger.

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FSSAI seeks explanation from Blinkit over a consumer complaint

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-31T14:42:16+00:00

In a letter written to Blinkit’s senior executives, FSSAI has stated that it has received a complaint from a consumer who had ordered curd through the Blinkit app and fell sick after consumption of the product, they added

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Israeli airstrikes devastate Lebanon’s Tyre

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-31T14:36:04+00:00

Video from southern Lebanon shows widespread destruction after Israel repeatedly bombed the city of Tyre.

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PM Modi lauds dedicated dolphin rescue ambulance at Mann Ki Baat

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-31T14:22:46+00:00

Speaking during the 134th episode of Mann Ki Baat, Modi referred to a widely shared video of a 13-hour rescue operation in which a dolphin trapped in a canal was safely retrieved, treated and released into the Rapti River.

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Indian man awarded almost £30,000 after UK employer failed to provide work

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-31T14:00:50+00:00

Tribunal orders company to pay Shabin Shaji for care work he was not given after coming to UK, in landmark caseAn Indian citizen who came to the UK to work as a care worker through the post-Brexit visa scheme has been awarded nearly £30,000 in a landmark case, because his employer failed to give him a single day of work for a year.An employment tribunal ordered the care company Swan Care Solutions Ltd to pay Shabin Shaji wages for the work he was “ready, able and willing to do”. Continue reading...

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