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NSDL Q4 PAT rises 8.4% y-o-y to ₹90.3 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-01T04:10:17+00:00

Total income rises by 23.6% year-on-year in the March quarter; the board recommends a ₹4 dividend

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News live: six Australians detained by Israel moved to Crete; Coles claims suppliers are asking it to increase prices amid Iran war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T04:08:52+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a South Sydney service station.Police said they were told a driver of a white ute allegedly filled large drums and jerry cans with 915 litres of diesel, valued at over $2,870 (or about $3.14 a litre), without paying at about 7.15pm on 11 April. Continue reading...

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Lithuania Says It Broke Up Russian Sabotage and Murder Plots

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

The arrests of nine people are reminders of the threat Russia poses in Europe at a time when Washington has shifted focus to the Middle East.

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Iran war may cause food shortages in Africa, world’s largest fertiliser firm says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T04:00:37+00:00

Yara CEO warns of global auction that would leave poorest countries scrambling for supplies they can ill affordThe Iran war could have “dramatic consequences”, causing food shortages and price rises in some of Africa’s poorest and most vulnerable communities, the head of the world’s largest fertiliser company has said.Svein Tore Holsether, the chief executive of Yara International, said world leaders needed to guard against soaring prices and shortages of fertiliser causing a de facto global auction that would leave the poorest countries, particularly in Africa, scrambling for supplies they co

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Danish treatment of Greenlandic mother may be ‘ethnic discrimination’, says UN

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T04:00:36+00:00

Exclusive: Letter sent to government about case of Inuit woman whose baby was removed after now-banned testThe United Nations has warned Denmark that the treatment of a Greenlandic mother whose newborn child was removed by Danish authorities as a result of controversial parenting competency tests “may amount to ethnic discrimination”.Keira Alexandra Kronvold’s daughter, Zammi, was taken away from her when she was two hours old and placed in foster care in November 2024 after Kronvold was subjected to so-called FKU (parental competence) psychometric tests. At the time, she was told that the tes

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‘It ruined my night’: photographers accused of targeting women at St Andrews May Dip

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T04:00:36+00:00

Students taking part in university’s annual ritual say images of them in swimwear are being published without consent in national newspapersWhen the sun rises at dawn on Friday, hundreds of St Andrews University students will brave the chilly North Sea for the annual May Dip, an undergraduate ritual said to bring good luck in exams. But the students won’t be alone at the beach. In recent years this quirky ritual has become a target for agency and freelance photographers looking to cash in on images of students in bikinis, including some who camp out overnight on the East Sands dunes near the F

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Where in the World Is All That Gold Stored?

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-01T04:00:07+00:00

As central banks buy more gold, where to put all that heavy metal is an increasingly important question. Reserves must be secure and ready to trade in a crisis.

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Why Countries Are Stocking Up on Gold

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-01T04:00:07+00:00

As risk has escalated, central banks have bought more gold to stash in reserve. A widening Middle East war could add to the urgency.

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News live: six Australians detained by Israel moved to Crete; Coles claims suppliers are asking it increase prices amid Iran war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T03:57:21+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a South Sydney service station.Police said they were told a driver of a white ute allegedly filled large drums and jerry cans with 915 litres of diesel, valued at over $2,870 (or about $3.14 a litre), without paying at about 7.15pm on 11 April. Continue reading...

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Joschka Fischer, ancien chef de la diplomatie allemande : « La dissolution de l’Alliance atlantique a déjà commencé »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T03:30:05+00:00

Alors que la construction de l’OTAN est un plus gros succès diplomatique des Etats-Unis, le président Donald Trump et sa base MAGA entendent saborder l’organisation de défense militaire, ce qui affaiblira à terme la puissance américaine, prédit l’ancien ministre des affaires étrangères allemand, dans une tribune au « Monde ».

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Joschka Fischer, ancien chef de la diplomatie allemande : « La dissolution de l’OTAN a déjà commencé »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-01T03:30:03+00:00

Alors que la construction de l’OTAN est un plus gros succès diplomatique des Etats-Unis, le président Donald Trump et sa base MAGA entendent saborder l’organisation de défense militaire, ce qui affaiblira à terme la puissance américaine, prédit l’ancien ministre des affaires étrangères allemand, dans une tribune au « Monde ».

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Police say they will charge people with unrest in Alice Springs after arrest over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T03:28:08+00:00

Five-year-old’s grandfather and senior Warlpiri elder appeals for calm, saying: ‘It is time now for sorry business’• Warning: This article contains references to and images of Indigenous Australians who have diedNorthern Territory police say one person is facing charges and more are expected over unrest in Alice Springs after the arrest of a man in connection with the death of five-year-old girl.The grandfather of Kumanjayi Little Baby, whose body was found on Thursday 5km from the Old Timers town camp where she was last seen alive on Saturday night, called for calm in the central Australian t

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‘He’s probably good’: Donald Trump Jr gets muted endorsement from his father for The Apprentice reboot

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T03:14:58+00:00

Speculative reports say Amazon is considering relaunching the reality show once hosted by the US president, with his eldest son floated as a possible hostGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAmid speculative reports that Donald Trump Jr is being considered by Amazon to lead a reboot of The Apprentice, he’s already received a slightly muted endorsement from the reality show’s former host: his father.The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Amazon was considering rebooting The Apprentice, which was hosted by the now US president Donald Trump between 2004 and 2015, for its streami

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Trump administration says hostilities in Iran ‘terminated’ ahead of war powers deadline

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T03:10:49+00:00

US president faced a 60-day deadline on Friday to end the Iran war or make the case to Congress for extending itA US-Iran ceasefire that began in early April has “terminated” hostilities between the two sides for the purposes of an approaching congressional war powers deadline, a senior official of the Trump administration said on Thursday.Donald Trump faced a deadline on Friday to end the Iran war or make the case to Congress for extending it, but the date was most likely to pass without altering the course of the war. Continue reading...

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SEC approves Nasdaq options tied to index-based prediction contracts

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-01T02:10:34+00:00

The cash-settled contracts will pay a fixed amount depending on whether the index finishes above or below a set level, marking a step toward prediction-style financial products

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New video shows accused gunman trying to storm White House press dinner as gunfire erupts – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T01:51:45+00:00

This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the Breaking News US emailLouisiana governor Jeff Landry yesterday told GOP candidates that he plans to suspend next month’s primary elections so that state lawmakers can pass a new congressional map first, the Washington Post (paywall) reported last night.It came hours after the US supreme court decided that Louisiana’s creation of a second majority black congressional district to satisfy previously rulings relied too heavily on race and was “an unconstitutional racial gerrymander”, as opposed to a required effort to comply with the Voting Rights Act.

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Scientology ‘speed running’ trend has Hollywood abuzz and church unhappy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T01:40:57+00:00

Religious group ‘reviewing all available remedies’ after clips of young people rushing its buildings in ‘raids’ go viralOn any given day, Los Angeles’s Hollywood Boulevard teems with tourists and street performers clustered near the area’s many landmarks. But in recent months, the strip has been set abuzz for a new reason.Throngs of mostly adolescent boys and young men have been rushing the Church of Scientology’s international headquarters on the famed street. Continue reading...

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Scientology ‘speed running’ trend has LA abuzz and church unhappy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-01T01:40:57+00:00

Religious group ‘reviewing all available remedies’ after clips of young people rushing its buildings in ‘raids’ go viralOn any given day, Los Angeles’s Hollywood Boulevard teems with tourists and street performers clustered near the area’s many landmarks. But in recent months, the strip has been set abuzz for a new reason.Throngs of mostly adolescent boys and young men have been rushing the Church of Scientology’s international headquarters on the famed street. Continue reading...

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