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New RBI rules for shadow banks may put Tata Sons IPO on radar

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-03T04:11:33+00:00

The Reserve Bank of India this week said shadow lenders that are accepting money from associates and group entities will be counted as having indirect access to public funds

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The botanical opportunity is real: Most farmers won’t see it

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-03T04:01:32+00:00

If the infrastructure gets built encompassing cultivation practice, testing and aggregation, farmers will become direct and biggest beneficiaries of a democratised supply chain

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How A.I. Is Transforming China’s Entertainment Industry

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-03T04:01:29+00:00

A.I.-generated microdramas have taken off. Celebrities have threatened legal action against the use of their likeness, while actors say jobs have dried up.

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Norway’s Northern Lights Nightmare

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-03T04:01:29+00:00

This Arctic region has seen a boom in tourism, but as tourists chase the northern lights, scammers chase their money.

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An Insurgency Threatens U.S. Mining Ambitions in Pakistan

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-03T04:01:15+00:00

Attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army could derail Pakistan’s plans for a billion-dollar mining deal with the Trump administration.

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A Perilous Train Ride Home in Pakistan on the Jaffer Express

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-03T04:01:09+00:00

We witnessed crossfire while waiting for the Jaffer Express, a vital lifeline through Balochistan. For many, it’s the only way home.

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Nato meetings with TV and film-makers prompt claims it is seeking ‘propaganda’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T04:00:44+00:00

Exclusive: Two ‘intimate conversations’ held with writers, directors and producers, with a third due in JuneNato is holding closed-door meetings with film and TV screenwriters, directors and producers across Europe and the US, the Guardian can reveal, prompting accusations the alliance is seeking to use the arts to generate “propaganda” for the bloc.The alliance has held three meetings with film and TV professionals in Los Angeles, Brussels and Paris and is due to continue its “series of intimate conservations” next month in London, meeting with screenwriter members of the Writers’ Guild of Gr

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A Séoul, les « kids cafés » espèrent faire des petits

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-03T04:00:22+00:00

« Darons d’ailleurs ». Deux fois par mois, un de nos journalistes à l’étranger explore la parentalité hors de nos frontières. Dans la capitale sud-coréenne, les autorités financent des centaines d’espaces de jeux sécurisés et bon marché pour les enfants jusqu’à 9 ans. Une mesure populaire, censée inciter à la natalité.

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« Les guerres en Ukraine et en Iran ont transformé la relance du nucléaire en nécessité indiscutable »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-03T04:00:14+00:00

La concrétisation des projets de relance de l’atome ne doit pas faire oublier que le nucléaire n’est pas une énergie « comme les autres », notamment à l’heure où les conflits montrent crûment que ces infrastructures critiques peuvent devenir des cibles militaires, souligne Stéphane Foucart, journaliste au service Planète, dans sa chronique.

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Le « kids cafés » de Séoul espèrent faire des petits

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-03T04:00:11+00:00

« Darons d’ailleurs ». Deux fois par mois, un de nos journalistes à l’étranger explore la parentalité hors de nos frontières. Dans la capitale sud-coréenne, les autorités financent des centaines d’espaces de jeux sécurisés et bon marché pour les enfants jusqu’à 9 ans. Une mesure populaire, censée inciter à la natalité.

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A.I. Shakes Up China’s Entertainment Landscape

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-03T04:00:00+00:00

New A.I. tools are changing China’s entertainment industry and transforming one of its most popular genres: the microdrama.

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Trump says Iran has not yet ‘paid a big enough price’ as he reviews new peace proposal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T03:48:09+00:00

Iran says the ‘ball is in the United States’ court’ as Trump says he is likely to reject new proposal from TehranDonald Trump said on Saturday he was going to review a new peace proposal from Tehran but cast doubt over its prospects, saying Iran had not yet “paid a big enough price”.Two semiofficial Iranian news outlets, Tasnim and Fars, believed to be close to Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, said Iran had sent the US a new 14-point proposal via Pakistan. Continue reading...

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Pick of BL commodities -May 3, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-03T03:41:35+00:00

Last week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said El Nino, which is likely to emerge later this year, may last until January 2027. Latest assessments indicate that El Niño could surpass the intensity of the 2023 event. India’s Environment Ministry and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research have clarified that genetically modified rice is not grown in India, paving the way to take on China, which has rejected rice shipments for alleged presence of GMOs. India’s wheat procurement as of April 30 was down 9 per cent year-on-year on low purchases in Madhya Pradesh. For the first time,

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El mundo se asoma al precipicio tras dos meses de cierre de Ormuz

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-05-03T03:40:00+00:00

Sin avances en las negociaciones entre EE UU e Irán, la crisis energética amenaza con descarrilar la economía si el estrecho no reabre en las próximas semanas

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Objetivo militar: salvar la cara de Donald

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-05-03T03:40:00+00:00

Trump está cometiendo los mismos errores que condujeron al desastre en Vietnam, Irak y Afganistán

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Chennai Metro ridership at 90 lakh in April

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-03T03:31:31+00:00

A total of 90,18,069 passengers used the Chennai metro from April 1 to April 30, with a peak single-day ridership of 3,65,807

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Laure Ferrari, la Française qui murmure à l’oreille de Nigel Farage, le patron de l’extrême droite britannique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-03T03:30:09+00:00

Inconnue en France, Laure Ferrari, 46 ans, conseille dans l’ombre son compagnon Nigel Farage, dont le parti, Reform UK, est en tête des sondages au Royaume-Uni. Après avoir été un rouage des extrêmes droites internationales au Parlement européen et gravité dans l’orbite de l’idéologue trumpiste Steve Bannon, la Française rêve désormais d’accompagner son conjoint au 10 Downing Street, la résidence des premiers ministres.

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Barnaby Joyce blames campaign ‘pressure’ after One Nation Farrer candidate contradicts party on immigration

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T03:25:40+00:00

David Farley says net overseas migration of 306,000 ‘probably not’ too much despite party policy to cap migrants at 130,000 per yearFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBarnaby Joyce has blamed “the pressure of a campaign” for One Nation’s Farrer candidate contradicting party policy on immigration and appearing to endorse Labor’s current intake.The One Nation MP also claimed voters won’t worry about Gina Rinehart’s million-dollar donation of a private plane to Pauline Hanson’s party, claiming journalists were more inte

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les dernières informations

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-03T03:18:01+00:00

Après un échange avec le président ukrainien, Volodymyr Zelensky, le premier ministre slovaque, Robert Fico, a annoncé samedi une visite à Kiev. La Slovaquie et l’Ukraine affichent leur volonté d’intensifier leurs relations.

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Australia news live: Victoria ‘can’t afford’ a Liberal-One Nation government, Allan says; federal labor not ruling out extending fuel excise cut

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T02:44:40+00:00

Nepean result shows ‘Liberals can’t govern without One Nation’, premier says. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCanavan defends Coalition decision to preference One Nation ahead of independent in Farrer: ‘Socialists and communists always go last’Matt Canavan said he understood why voters in Farrer, set for a byelection next Saturday, were disillusioned with the federal opposition.I‘ve been down there for 20 days, 15 nights – and 10 of those I’ve been in a swag – over the past month.I’m doing everything I can to fight for them. I’d love to fight for t

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Three people dead in Sydney home believed to be parents and brother of arrested man, police say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T02:37:33+00:00

Man, 32, taken into custody after police called to Rosemeadow incident in early hours of Sunday morningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree people have died in a Sydney home, with police saying they are believed to be the parents and brother of a 32-year-old man who has been arrested.New South Wales police arrived at the house in Rosemeadow in Sydney’s south-west on Sunday just after 1.30am after reports of an assault. Continue reading...

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Mi si è ristretta la fiction. Oggi cambia la prima serata

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-03T02:00:00+00:00

La Rai proporrà un solo episodio di “Roberta Valente-Notaio in Sorrento”, stessa decisione di Mediaset, per “I Cesaroni”

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Australia news live: Joyce says plane Rinehart’s company gave One Nation ‘won’t really worry’ voters; three dead and man arrested in Sydney

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T00:48:30+00:00

Man, 32, arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after incident in Rosemeadow. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMatt Canavan said he understood why voters in Farrer, set for a by-election next Saturday, were disillusioned with the federal opposition.I‘ve been down there for 20 days, 15 nights - and 10 of those I’ve been in a swag – over the past month.I’m doing everything I can to fight for them. I’d love to fight for that great part of our country again, it’s a wonderful part of our nation where we pioneered the use of irrigation and dams. It

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump annonce qu’il va étudier un plan iranien mais doute qu’il soit « acceptable »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-03T00:45:51+00:00

Le président américain a dit samedi qu’il allait étudier un texte de Téhéran pour résoudre le conflit, tout en expliquant qu’il ne pouvait s’imaginer « qu’il soit acceptable, parce que [les Iraniens] n’ont pas encore payé un prix suffisant pour ce qu’ils ont fait à l’humanité et au monde depuis 47 ans » et la fondation de la République islamique.

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Australia news live: government not ruling out extending fuel excise cut; three dead and man arrested in Sydney

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-03T00:13:40+00:00

Man, 32, arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after incident in Rosemeadow. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMatt Canavan said he understood why voters in Farrer, set for a by-election next Saturday, were disillusioned with the federal opposition.I‘ve been down there for 20 days, 15 nights - and 10 of those I’ve been in a swag – over the past month.I’m doing everything I can to fight for them. I’d love to fight for that great part of our country again, it’s a wonderful part of our nation where we pioneered the use of irrigation and dams. It

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