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Q4 Results Highlights: Punjab Chemicals, RailTel, Servotech Renewable, RR Kabel

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-01T13:37:31+00:00

Q4 Results Today, May 1, 2026, Highlights: Catch the highlights for Q4 results for Punjab Chemicals, RailTel, Servotech Renewable, RR Kabel, Jindal Steel, ZEN Technologies, Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, HUL, Bajaj Finserv, Mazagon, Edelweiss, Indus Towers.

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PE-VC investments down 32% y-o-y in April

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-01T13:32:12+00:00

Overall, PE-VC investments in the first four months of 2026 stood at around $12 across 435 deals as against $14.6 billion across 467 deals in the same period last year

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Himadri Speciality charts expansion plans for two fiscal years

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-01T13:29:57+00:00

The company expects to cash in on the investments made in the last few years by catapulting its revenue and profitability, said the company in its annual report

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Le pagelle del Concertone del Primo Maggio

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-01T13:28:22+00:00

Dopo gli artisti emergenti, è stata Arisa a aprire il pomeriggio con una cover di “Futura” di Lucio Dalla

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Woman killed, children injured as Israel attacks Lebanon

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-01T13:26:44+00:00

Israel's assault, which has displaced more than one people in Lebanon, escalates despite US brokered 'ceasefire'.

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‘Hotter than Hawaii’: London and East Anglia expected to reach 27C on Friday

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T13:25:12+00:00

The scorching heat means parts of the UK could also be warmer than Sydney, Buenos Aires or TunisYou might expect sunshine in Australia, Tunisia or Argentina, but those staying in the UK are likely to see hotter weather, with some parts of the country set to reach the high 20s before the bank holiday weekend.Temperatures in London and East Anglia could reach 27C on Friday, the Met Office said, marking the warmest day of the year so far. The scorching heat means parts of the UK could be warmer than Sydney, Buenos Aires or Tunis, where highs of between 24C to 22C are forecast across each city. Te

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Six wounded after stabbing attack at high school in Washington state

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T13:00:17+00:00

Four students are in critical condition and security guard and suspect also injured after stabbing in TacomaSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFive people were recovering in the hospital on Friday following a mass stabbing incident at a high school in Washington state.A high school student was charged with multiple counts of first-degree assault after five people were hurt during the stabbing incident on Thursday at a campus in Tacoma. Continue reading...

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« La communauté internationale est-elle prête à utiliser les institutions qui existent encore, avant d’entériner la victoire définitive de la force sur le droit ? »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T13:00:07+00:00

Dans une tribune au « Monde », trois représentants de l’Institut Andreï-Sakharov appellent l’Organisation des Nations unies à mobiliser, malgré les limites de son champ d’action, l’ensemble des mécanismes à sa disposition pour accompagner la résolution du conflit entre les Etats-Unis et l’Iran.

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Czech energy group hints at combined bid for British Steel and Speciality Steel UK

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T13:00:04+00:00

Exclusive: Sev.en Global Investments could turn state-owned businesses into Britain’s biggest steelmakerBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of the UK’s largest electric steelworks has said the government should find a single buyer for British Steel and Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), a move that would create the country’s biggest steelmaker.Sev.en Global Investments, owned by the Czech billionaire Pavel Tykač, said it not only plans to invest £100m in the UK – mainly in the electric arc steelworks in Cardiff it bought last year – but also has the ability to invest “hundreds of millions of poun

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Woman’s fight for sterilisation raises questions over access to procedure

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T13:00:04+00:00

Critics say women face unequal treatment but others say tighter controls reflect legitimate medical concernsA psychologist who was denied sterilisation on the NHS has successfully challenged the decision after taking her case to the health ombudsman, raising questions over how accessible the procedure should be.Leah Spasova spent years seeking an operation to prevent pregnancy by blocking the fallopian tubes. Many argue that barriers faced by women, from funding refusals to stricter eligibility criteria, amount to unequal treatment compared with men seeking vasectomies, and limit bodily autono

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Woman denied permanent birth control on NHS wins case with ombudsman

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T13:00:04+00:00

Leah Spasova from Oxfordshire fought for 10 years to obtain tubal ligation procedure, while men could get vasectomiesAnalysis: questions over how accessible procedure should beA woman denied a permanent form of birth control on the NHS over fears she might regret it, while men were allowed contraceptive procedures, has won her case with the health ombudsman.Leah Spasova, a psychologist from Oxfordshire, spent a decade fighting to obtain female sterilisation at her local trust, a procedure that blocks or seals the fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy. By contrast, men can undergo a vasectomy, a

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Top California Democrat urges change to ‘free-for-all’ primary to keep governor’s mansion blue

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T13:00:03+00:00

Rusty Hicks concerned that Democrats could crowd each other out in ‘open’ system and hand victory to RepublicansThe chair of the California Democratic party says he wants to get rid of the state’s idiosyncratic “open primary”, calling it a failure that risks pitting a crowded field of Democratic candidates against each other to the point where a Republican can be elected governor of one of the bluest states in the US.“The current system we have does not work,” Rusty Hicks said in an interview. “It needs to be revised or repealed.” Continue reading...

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End of Trump tariffs on whisky sparks row between Scottish parties over claiming credit

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T12:53:50+00:00

Labour called SNP first minister John Swinney ‘shameless’ for claiming credit when it was the result of king’s US visitDonald Trump’s announcement that he will lift punishing US tariffs on scotch whisky has been overshadowed by a row between rival Scottish party leaders over claiming credit for the decision.The whisky industry and business leaders were delighted by the US president’s sudden announcement on his Truth Social network on Thursday that he would end the tariffs to mark the visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla. Continue reading...

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