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Supreme Industries posts 46% jump in Q4 profit to ₹382 cr

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-27T09:02:29+00:00

Revenue for the quarter came in at ₹3,536 crore, up 16.3%, driven by surge in plastic goods volumes to 2.32 lakh metric tonnes

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : « Nous avons un avantage technologique sérieux sur la Russie », estime le président du comité militaire de l’OTAN

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-27T09:02:09+00:00

Dans un entretien à un média ukrainien, l’amiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone a réitéré sa confiance en la capacité des membres de l’Alliance atlantique à assurer la sécurité de l’Ukraine et répété que la Russie restait « la menace numéro un » pour l’OTAN.

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King Charles’s rare state visit offers U.K. a chance to mend ties with Trump

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-04-27T09:00:31+00:00

The pageantry begins today amid heightened security concerns and a growing rift over the Iran war. The U.K. hopes the president’s love of pomp and the king’s “poker face” can help heal their alliance.

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Homeowners Fight for Control of Their Community in China

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-27T09:00:14+00:00

They signed petitions, organized rallies, and held strategy sessions over karaoke, debating how far to push the authorities in their dispute with a developer.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : le Hezbollah rejette les négociations entre Israël et le Liban, le chef de la diplomatie iranienne est en Russie

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-27T08:59:54+00:00

La réunion prévue lundi avec Vladimir Poutine marque une nouvelle étape du périple diplomatique d’Abbas Araghtchi, après un rendez-vous manqué avec les Etats-Unis au Pakistan. A Washington, Donald Trump devrait réunir son équipe de sécurité nationale et de politique étrangère, selon la presse américaine.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Israël poursuit ses attaques sur « des infrastructures du Hezbollah » au Liban

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-27T08:59:54+00:00

La milice chiite avait rejeté, lundi, les négociations entre Israël et le Liban et avait promis de « répondre à l’agression » après les bombardements du week-end. Le chef de la diplomatie iranienne est en Russie, pour rencontrer Poutine. A Washington, Trump devrait réunir son équipe de sécurité nationale et de politique étrangère, selon la presse américaine.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Israël poursuit ses attaques « des infrastructures du Hezbollah » au Liban

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-27T08:59:54+00:00

La milice chiite avait rejeté, lundi, les négociations entre Israël et le Liban et avait promis de « répondre à l’agression » après les bombardements du week-end. Le chef de la diplomatie iranienne est en Russie, pour rencontrer Poutine. A Washington, Trump devrait réunir son équipe de sécurité nationale et de politique étrangère, selon la presse américaine.

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Call for vote on inquiry into claims Starmer lied over Mandelson dismissed by Labour allies – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T08:57:28+00:00

Emily Thornberry says foreign affairs committee already looking into issue and more documents are due to be publishedGood morning. Kemi Badenoch is trying to get Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker, to give MPs a vote on a proposal to get the Commons privileges committee to investigate allegations that Keir Starmer lied to MPs in statements he made to them about the vetting of Peter Mandelson. Other opposition parties may be backing her, but we don’t know for sure because the process is relatively secret; MPs have to write a private letter to the speaker, who then decides whether this is a serious requ

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Global stocks steady; oil climbs on stalled peace talks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-27T08:52:30+00:00

Benchmark Brent crude futures rose almost 3% to touch a more than three-week high of $108.5 a barrel at one point in the session, stoking inflation worries

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Київстар запускає освітню грантову програму "Амбітні" для підтримки талановитої молоді в Україні

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-27T08:49:00+00:00

Київстар запускає освітню грантову програму "Амбітні", інвестуючи у можливості для талановитої молоді, яка, попри складні життєві обставини, прагне здобути якісну освіту та реалізувати свій потенціал в...

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Anti-immigration group asked followers before Anzac Day if they would boo welcome to country ceremonies

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T08:45:16+00:00

Booing by right-wing groups of Indigenous leaders giving speeches marred Anzac Day ceremonies for a second year runningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn anti-immigration group asked followers how loud they would be booing welcome to country ceremonies at Anzac Day dawn services before multiple events were disrupted on Saturday. But the group has denied orchestrating a campaign, despite doubling down on its criticism of what it called “woke rituals”.Booing by right-wing groups of Indigenous elders giving welcome to country speeches marred Anzac Day ceremonies for a

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Amazon Now to expand to 100 cities

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-27T08:44:23+00:00

Amazon, in a statement, said it will scale up its specialised fulfilment infrastructure and expand to more than 1,000 micro-fulfilment centres to support its quick commerce ambitions

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The war on Iran is eroding nuclear non-proliferation

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-27T08:43:37+00:00

US-Israeli attacks on Iran under the pretext of ending a nuclear weapons programme are damaging confidence in the NPT.

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TRAI seeks stakeholder input to boost public Wi-Fi expansion across India

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-27T08:42:26+00:00

TRAI emphasised that broadband is becoming a vital digital infrastructure, akin to utilities like electricity and transport, supporting sectors such as education, healthcare, finance, and governance

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Call for vote on inquiry into claims Starmer lied over Mandelson dismissed by Labour grandees – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T08:36:45+00:00

Alan Johnson and David Blunkett say Tory proposal for a privileges committee inquiry is a ‘nakedly political stunt’Good morning. Kemi Badenoch is trying to get Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker, to give MPs a vote on a proposal to get the Commons privileges committee to investigate allegations that Keir Starmer lied to MPs in statements he made to them about the vetting of Peter Mandelson. Other opposition parties may be backing her, but we don’t know for sure because the process is relatively secret; MPs have to write a private letter to the speaker, who then decides whether this is a serious reques

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HSBC ‘reviewing’ private school perk for bankers in Hong Kong

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T08:31:05+00:00

Hundreds of senior staff in territory benefit from nearly £30,000-a-year grant per child not available to staff in group’s other hubs HSBC is reportedly reviewing a perk that covers school fees for bankers in Hong Kong as part of a big overhaul of the bank under chief executive Georges Elhedery.Europe’s largest bank is considering whether to scrap the perk for new employees or make changes to total compensation, Bloomberg News reported. No decisions have been made yet. Continue reading...

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Carta di identità elettronica, la maratona dei Comuni: bene Milano, a Roma situazione critica

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-27T08:30:56+00:00

Le anagrafi viaggiano a ritmo quasi doppio rispetto al 2025, per sostituire il vecchio documento cartaceo, che dal 3 agosto non sarà più valido. 2,6 milioni quelle fatte in tre mesi. Tra lunghe attese, proteste, intermediari, in molte città non si riuscirà a rispettare la scadenza

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Senior Labour figures say call for new Mandelson investigation is a ‘political stunt’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-27T08:26:48+00:00

Conservatives expected to push for privileges committee involvement in a Commons vote on MondayA series of senior Labour figures have dismissed calls for a new investigation into what Keir Starmer told MPs about the appointment of Peter Mandelson as political point scoring, before a possible Commons vote on the issue.The Conservatives have called for the cross-party privileges committee, the remit of which includes examining whether MPs broke rules, to look at whether the prime minister misled parliament when he said normal procedures were followed with Mandelson’s appointment. Continue readin

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