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Govt holds high-level meet to boost financing for e-buses and e-trucks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-29T16:10:40+00:00

The meeting brought together key stakeholders, including government departments, banks, NBFCs, global institutions, OEMs, and industry bodies, highlighting a coordinated push to strengthen EV financing frameworks

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Guerra Iran, le news. Trump: “Respinta proposta di Teheran, blocco navale rimane”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-29T16:10:15+00:00

Teheran: “Risposta senza precedenti se gli Usa continuano la pirateria a Hormuz”. Il presidente americano posta una foto con la mitragliatrice. Ue: “Conflitto ci costa 500 milioni al giorno di energia, conseguenze per anni”. Trentacinque soggetti vicini al sistema bancario ombra iraniano colpiti con sanzioni

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L’Union européenne donne son accord à une réforme du système d’assurance-chômage pour les travailleurs frontaliers européens

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-29T16:08:07+00:00

Cette réforme devrait bénéficier financièrement aux pays, comme la France, où résident de nombreuses personnes travaillant dans les pays voisins (Luxembourg, Suisse, Allemagne…), lesquelles se plaignaient jusqu’ici de subir d’importants surcoûts.

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‘Do we need to think about moving away?’: Golders Green Jewish community fears for safety after stabbing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T16:07:20+00:00

Residents call for stronger action after two men attacked on north London street in suspected antisemitic incident “People feel scared, people feel unsafe,” says Baruch Stern from Gross Butchers, behind the cordon raised after two men were stabbed in north London in an apparent antisemitic attack.“People think, is it really the place for me to be here? Is the UK safe for Jewish people, or is it something we need to think about, moving away?” Continue reading...

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‘Do we need to think about moving away?’: Jewish community fears for safety after Golders Green stabbings

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T16:07:20+00:00

Residents call for stronger action after two men attacked on north London street in suspected antisemitic incident “People feel scared, people feel unsafe,” said Baruch Stern, of Gross Butchers, behind the cordon raised after two men were stabbed in north London in an apparent antisemitic attack. “People think, is it really the place for me to be here? Is the UK safe for Jewish people, or is it something we need to think about, moving away?”It is feared the stabbings in Golders Green are the latest in a string of incidents that have targeted Jewish schools, synagogues and charities over the la

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Editorial. Challenge of Mythos

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-29T16:07:16+00:00

Cyber security, regulation might have changed forever

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : la guerre contre l’Iran a déjà coûté 25 milliards de dollars aux Etats-Unis, selon un responsable du Pentagone

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-29T16:04:32+00:00

Présent aux côtés du secrétaire à la défense, Pete Hegseth, lors de son audition parlementaire, Jules Hurst, contrôleur du Pentagone, a pour la première fois donné une estimation du coût pour Washington de la guerre contre Téhéran : 25 milliards de dollars (21 milliards d’euros) à ce jour.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : les Etats-Unis gagnent la guerre contre l’Iran, assure le secrétaire américain à la défense

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-29T16:04:28+00:00

Auditionné à la Chambre des représentants mercredi, Pete Hegseth a affirmé que l’armée américaine « combat pour vaincre ». Selon lui, l’Iran est « financièrement dévastée », entre le blocage naval et ce « qu’on leur a fait militairement ».

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Farage’s attempt to get ahead of £5m gift story only raises more questions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T16:03:15+00:00

Reform leader went public after approach from Guardian, but does his claim stack up that money was for his security?Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024Nigel Farage has admitted he received a personal gift of £5m from the Reform UK mega-donor Christopher Harborne shortly before the general election in 2024.He did not disclose that gift at the time. And he made no mention of it in the year since. That is, until Wednesday morning, when the Daily Telegraph published a story in which Farage admitted receiving the money from Harborne – saying it was for his personal

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Millets are still not on our menu

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-29T15:57:18+00:00

Availability of subsidised rice and wheat and diets diversifying towards dairy, fruits and meat are main reasons

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HUL Q4 Preview: Revenue seen at ₹16,100 crore, margins hinge on pricing strategy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-29T15:57:12+00:00

Hindustan Unilever is expected to post March quarter revenue of ₹16,100 crore and profit of ₹2,600 crore, with estimates tightly clustered. However, rising prices and a new FMCG pricing cycle are pressuring volumes, making FY27 guidance the key trigger—can demand hold up?

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US supreme court ‘demolishes’ Voting Rights Act, gutting provision that prevented racial discrimination

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T15:56:41+00:00

Justices rule in landmark decision Louisiana will have to redraw congressional map, largely killing major civil rights lawUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe US supreme court has ruled that Louisiana will have to redraw its congressional map, in a landmark decision that effectively guts a major section of the Voting Rights Act.In a 6-3 decision along partisan lines, the court rendered ineffective section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the last remaining powerful provision of the 1965 civil rights law that prevents racial discrimination in voting.

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Almost All of Europe was Abnormally Hot in 2025, Report Finds

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-29T15:50:48+00:00

The continent, which is warming faster than the global average, saw wildfires, floods and a sub-Arctic heat wave, the European State of the Climate report said.

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Rachel Zegler’s award-winning Evita to hit Broadway in 2027

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T15:50:04+00:00

After an acclaimed, Olivier-winning run on the West End, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical revival will transfer to New YorkAfter months of speculation, the award-winning Evita revival will officially transfer to Broadway in spring 2027.The West End run starred Rachel Zegler in the lead role, winning the actor an Olivier award, and she will follow the revival to New York. The triumphant new take on Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical tale of activist and actor Eva Perón is directed by Jamie Lloyd, who previously won a Tony for reviving Sunset Boulevard. Continue reading...

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Погрузка на сети РЖД выходит в положительное русло

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-04-29T15:48:46+00:00

План погрузки на сети РЖД в апреле составляет 96 млн т, но скорее всего будет исполнен с отставанием не более 1%, рассказала журналистам заместитель гендиректора РЖД – начальник Центра фирменного транспортного обслуживания (ЦФТО) Ирина Магнушевская. 

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Piramal Pharma expects FY 2027 to see a revival in growth

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-29T15:47:09+00:00

It posted a Rs ₹9 crore loss Q4 FY 26, impacted by an impairment cost of Rs ₹176 crore linked to assets under development

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Thousands of US hockey fans sing Canadian anthem amid tensions between neighbor countries

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T15:40:49+00:00

Fans in Buffalo, only a few miles from Ontario, filled the silence when a microphone cut out at the start of a matchThe Electric City. Nickle City. Queen City. City of No Illusions.Buffalo, New York, has accrued many nicknames over the years, but in an age of growing tensions between two traditional allies, one such epithet has taken on extra resonance: the City of Good Neighbors. Continue reading...

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‘A devastating blow’: major civil rights group calls supreme court ruling on voting case ‘a major setback for our nation’ – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T15:39:38+00:00

NAACP decries 6-3 decision that ruled Louisiana must redraw its congressional map, a landmark case that guts major section of Voting Rights ActSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday after a key policy meeting, likely the last chaired by central bank chief Jerome Powell, a frequent target of president Donald Trump’s ire.Policymakers will weigh the risks of surging energy prices and snarled supply chains due to the US-Israel war on Iran, with analysts widely expecting a third pause in a row as the effects of the

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Camp Mystic director says ‘we tried our hardest’ in deadly flood: ‘It wasn’t enough to save your daughters’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T15:38:14+00:00

Tearful testimony details missed warnings and lack of plan as families oppose reopening of Texas campA director of Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian camp in the Texas Hill Country where 25 campers and two counselors were killed in a flash flood last summer, has offered a tearful apology to victim’s families for the loss of life.“We tried our hardest that night. It wasn’t enough to save your daughters,” Edward Eastland said, at a joint Texas House and Senate committee panel in Austin investigating the deadly flooding. “I’m so sorry.” Continue reading...

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Why the rupee has fallen steeply

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-29T15:37:11+00:00

Despite the economy doing well, there was sustained foreign capital outflow which put pressure on the rupee and affected the sentiment around it

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Gordon Brown says he queried Andrew’s ‘unacceptable costs’ as trade envoy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T15:30:52+00:00

Brown calls for police to look into former prince’s use of public funds as he says he had colleague raise issue in 2008Gordon Brown has revealed he ordered that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor be questioned about incurring “unacceptable costs” as a trade envoy in 2008, as he called for the police to widen their inquiry to include the use of public funds.The former prime minister said he asked a colleague from the business department to question Mountbatten-Windsor about his travel expenses. Continue reading...

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