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Broker’s Call: Sobha (Buy)

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-06T13:47:09+00:00

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‘Defeated by conspiracy’: West Bengal chief minister refuses to resign after election loss

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-06T13:46:24+00:00

Mamata Banerjee says Narendra Modi’s party ‘forcefully captured’ election that ended her party’s 15 years in powerA political showdown is taking place in the Indian state of West Bengal as the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee – India’s most powerful female politician – has dramatically refused to resign after she lost elections to the prime minister’s party this week.On Monday, Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) won an overwhelming victory in the state elections in West Bengal, where Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress party (TMC) have been in power for 15 years. Continue reading...

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GCCs shift focus from junior hiring to specialised talent: Report

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-06T13:44:35+00:00

AI hiring across GCCs continued to intensify with demand for AI centric skills increasing to 1.5 percentage points in the past six months alone: Nasscom

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S&P Global lowers India’s growth forecast to 6.6% for FY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-06T13:44:34+00:00

India is facing external economic shock from energy supply disruptions, rising oil and gas prices and currency volatility, says report

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Dozens of former WH Smith stores face closure, putting thousands of jobs at risk

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-06T13:43:36+00:00

New owner Modella Capital, which rebranded shops to TG Jones, blames weak consumer spending Dozens of former WH Smith stores are likely to close, putting thousands of jobs at risk under a radical restructuring plan by their new owner, which had rebranded the shops to TG Jones,The investment company Modella Capital, which bought WH Smith’s chain of 480 high street stores for £76m last year, blamed “weak consumer spending” as it set out the plan to landlords on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: US proposal to end war a ‘wish list, not a reality’, warns Iranian official

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-06T13:42:30+00:00

Foreign ministry spokesman’s statement follows Trump’s threats to escalate bombing if Iran doesn’t agree deal and IRGC suggestions the strait of Hormuz could reopenThe UK work and pensions secretary, Pat McFadden, has warned that job losses “could happen” in Britain due to the economic impacts of the Iran war.He said the UK economy was “going in the right direction” at the start of the year and unemployment figures for February showed a decline. He added that interest rates were expected to come down and the markets were pricing in cuts during the course of the year. Continue reading...

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Russian drone hits kindergarten in Ukraine

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-06T13:42:25+00:00

A Russian drone strike has hit a kindergarten in Ukraine’s Sumy region.

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Trainline says Middle East tensions hitting European rail bookings

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-06T13:33:33+00:00

Profits jump to £122m at ticketing retailer but it expects flat or declining revenues over the coming year Business live – latest updatesTrainline has said the US standoff with Iran is hitting its revenues, with rail ticket sales to foreign visitors to Europe affected.The UK-based ticketing retailer said it expected revenues to stay flat or decline over the coming year, citing “the effects of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East on inbound air traffic into Europe”. Continue reading...

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A Gaza, la police dans le viseur de l’armée israélienne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-06T13:30:07+00:00

Les forces de l’ordre placées sous l’autorité du Hamas sont régulièrement prises pour cible par l’armée israélienne. L’Etat hébreu invoque des frappes préventives, visant des policiers servant en parallèle dans la branche armée du mouvement islamiste. Des acteurs de la société civile accusent, à l’inverse, Israël de vouloir plonger le territoire dans le chaos.

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Why the odds keep rising for the strongest El Niño in a century

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-05-06T13:27:34+00:00

It’s the third consecutive month that multiple models have predicted that a potentially record-breaking El Niño could drive global temperatures to new highs.

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Naman Bagri joins Indian Growth Fund - I as Managing Director

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-06T13:26:56+00:00

IGF-I is a SEBI-approved Alternative Investment Fund, sponsored by 35North Ventures, with a targeted corpus of ₹2,000 crore (plus ₹500 crore greenshoe)

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"Останню крапку ставить піхота": у Києві відкрили інсталяцію з уламків ворожого озброєння

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-06T13:23:38+00:00

У Києві відкрили інсталяцію з уламків ворожого озброєння6 травня, у День піхоти, на Алеї українського війська платформа Культурні сили у партнерстві з Work.ua відкрили артоб’єкт, присвячений героїзму воїнів,...

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Magyar: “Orbán in prigione? Non lo deciderò io, ma i giudici tornati indipendenti”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-06T13:21:33+00:00

Prima intervista internazionale per il premier ungherese in pectore: al Riviera International Film Festival parla della pellicola dedicata alla sua ascesa: “Sono un populista. Per me la politica sono le persone, i loro desideri, le loro speranze. E’ la democrazia”

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Ben-Gvir ‘dreams’ of nooses in video posted to TikTok

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-06T13:20:57+00:00

Ben-Gvir has posted a video saying he ‘dreams’ of nooses, in a nod to the death penalty targeting Palestinian detainees.

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Two hikers injured in US bear attack on Yellowstone trail

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-06T13:15:31+00:00

National park closes areas near Old Faithful after attack by one or more bears, with incident under investigationTwo hikers were injured in a bear attack on Monday on a trail in Yellowstone national park, park officials said.The National Park Service said in a statement on Tuesday that the hikers sustained injuries on Monday by “one or more bears” on the Mystic Falls trail near Old Faithful in Yellowstone national park. Officials did not specify which species of bear. Continue reading...

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US cancels visas for board of Costa Rica newspaper critical of Trump ally

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-06T13:13:47+00:00

Leading newspaper La Nación calls US’s barring of board members ‘indirect attack on press freedom’ The US state department has cancelled tourist visas for more than half of the board members of Costa Rica’s leading national newspaper, La Nación, which has been a critical voice against the country’s president, Rodrigo Chaves, an ally of Donald Trump.During Chaves’s 2022 presidential campaign, La Nación published several articles documenting allegations of sexual harassment against him that had forced him out of his job at the World Bank. The paper also reported on allegations of illegal campaig

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Netherlands join hands with Indian spice industry on sustainability

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-06T13:05:58+00:00

B. N. Jha said India exports over 250 varieties of spices and value-added products to more than 180 countries and continues to hold significant growth potential in the European market

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