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Global upgrade for major ports

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-03T16:01:45+00:00

Why it’s time to corporatise India’s government-owned ports

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Todd Blanche says case against Comey based on more than just Instagram post

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T15:57:27+00:00

Former FBI director indicted in connection with seashell photo as some Trump allies skeptical of news chargesThe acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, on Sunday defended new criminal charges filed against former FBI head James Comey, insisting that the case was based on more than just an Instagram post from last year.The Department of Justice announced a two-count felony indictment against Comey on Tuesday, charging him in connection with a picture he posted on Instagram last May. Continue reading...

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Costly remedy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-03T15:46:14+00:00

Sun-Organon deal aimed at mitigating future market risk

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Overseas carriers cut India flights on rising fuel costs

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-03T15:44:29+00:00

While Australia’s Qantas is temporarily suspending flights between Sydney and Bengaluru between August and October-end, Thai AirAsia is cutting flights to multiple Indian cities

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GalaxEye puts world’s first all-weather imaging OptoSAR satellite in orbit

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-03T15:42:50+00:00

Weighing 190 kg, it is India’s largest privately developed Earth observation satellite and the first globally to integrate Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and electro-optical (EO) sensors on a single platform.

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Unruly shrub fuels Kandla’s eco goals

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-03T15:41:48+00:00

How Kandla port in Gujarat is taming the invasive Prosopis juliflora plant species at its pilot bio-methanol production plant

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MSP methodology should reflect changing reality

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-03T15:41:43+00:00

Refinements in interest cost and accounting for volatile inputs will help in encouraging cultivation of oilseeds and pulses

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Jeanine Pirro says evidence shows suspect shot officer at White House press dinner

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T15:41:09+00:00

US attorney says ‘we can establish’ pellet from defendant’s gunshot was ‘intertwined with fiber of vest’ of federal agentThe US government has evidence that a federal agent was shot by the suspect during an alleged recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the US attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said on Sunday.“We now can establish that a pellet that came from the buckshot from the defendant’s Mossberg pump-action shotgun was intertwined with the fiber of the vest of the Secret Service officer,” Pirro said on CNN. Conti

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Milan, brutto ko con il Sassuolo: 2-0. La Champions torna a rischio

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-03T15:34:10+00:00

La squadra di Allegri va subito sotto (gol del solito Berardi), resta in dieci (espulso Tomori) e ad inizio ripresa incassa la rete di Laurienté che chiude i giochi

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Battery-methanol tug clears sea trials

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-03T15:31:41+00:00

AYK Energy Ltd has completed sea trials for battery-methanol harbour tug Svitzer Balder

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Ikea’s omni-channel retail transformation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-03T15:21:48+00:00

Parag Parekh on the Swedish retailer’s app-driven experiments in India that it will take to the rest of the world

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Итоги торгов на Мосбирже с 27 по 30 апреля

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-03T15:20:58+00:00

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка за неделю с 27 по 30 апреля уменьшился на 2,74% до 2658,21 пункта. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС потерял 1,79% и составил 1119,49 пункта.

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Spirit pilot gets ‘overwhelming’ send-off from Southwest after his final flight is cancelled

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T15:17:46+00:00

Southwest staff organized water cannon salute when aircraft arrived and Jon Jackson was met with cheers and applauseA Spirit Airlines pilot was given an emotional send-off into retirement by another airline after what was supposed to be his final flight was canceled amid Spirit’s sudden collapse on Saturday.Jon Jackson had been scheduled to fly his final flight into Baltimore-Washington international airport on Saturday when the low-cost airline ceased operations after running out of cash and rescue talks with the Trump administration failed. Continue reading...

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India’s capital account obsession

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-03T15:11:42+00:00

India has not tried to bolster its current account. At the same time, it has chosen to squeeze capital flows, hurting growth

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‘No one better to fight for us than one of us’: Minnesota flight attendant runs for Congress

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T15:00:06+00:00

Kaela Berg is running in a crowded field with a pro-union message and a vow to protect the state’s immigrantsWhen the Minnesota state legislature is not in session, Kaela Berg is working in the skies.Berg has spent the last six years doubling as a state legislator and a flight attendant, taking shifts when the legislature is on break. Continue reading...

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The ‘Oscars for political nerds’ or a threat to democracy? Grab a ticket, it’s Canberra’s budget fundraiser season

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T15:00:05+00:00

As major parties once again spruik budget night events at thousands of dollars a ticket, some MPs say they resent the ritzy social galasGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThey’re dismissed as boring, little more than a “selfie” opportunity for economy nerds – or even labelled a threat to democracy.But as budget week approaches, the major parties are once again spruiking fundraising dinners and drinks for their most loyal followers – and slugging them for thousands of dollars. Continue reading...

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Why the RBA is predicted to deliver a third straight interest rate hike this week

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T15:00:03+00:00

While interest rate rises can’t affect the surging price of oil caused by Middle East turmoil, they are still the Reserve Bank’s best – and only – tool to fight inflationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne economist is calling it the “Hormuz hike”.There’s a nearly 80% chance that the Reserve Bank will deliver a third straight interest rate rise on Tuesday, according to financial markets.Patrick Commins is Guardian Australia’s economics editor Continue reading...

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The Hormuz hike: why the RBA is predicted to deliver a third straight interest rate hike this week

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T15:00:03+00:00

While interest rate rises can’t affect the surging price of oil caused by Middle East turmoil, they are still the Reserve Bank’s best – and only – tool to fight inflationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne economist is calling it the “Hormuz hike”.There’s a nearly 80% chance that the Reserve Bank will deliver a third straight interest rate rise on Tuesday, according to financial markets.Patrick Commins is Guardian Australia’s economics editor Continue reading...

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The Hormuz hike: why the RBA is predicted to deliver a third straight interest rate rise this week

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T15:00:03+00:00

While interest rate rises can’t affect the surging price of oil caused by Middle East turmoil, they are still the Reserve Bank’s best – and only – tool to fight inflationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne economist is calling it the “Hormuz hike”.There’s a nearly 80% chance that the Reserve Bank will deliver a third straight interest rate rise on Tuesday, according to financial markets.Patrick Commins is Guardian Australia’s economics editor Continue reading...

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