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Reforming India’s patent opposition framework

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T15:31:42+00:00

What’s required is clear and time-bound windows for pre-grant opposition, meaningful screening through reasoned orders, filtering of repetitive filings, and strict timelines

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Editorial. Cover point

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T15:29:08+00:00

NSS survey shows gaps in health insurance design

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Итоги торгов на Мосбирже с 20 по 24 апреля

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-04-26T15:19:25+00:00

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка за неделю с 20 по 24 апреля увеличился на 0,33% до 2733 пунктов. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС прибавил 1,03% и составил 1139,93 пункта.

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New HOEC chief hints at ‘strategic partnerships’

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T15:11:42+00:00

Mishra said that the company would also ‘evaluate’ getting into green fuels such as compressed biogas and Bio LNG

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War, the Gulf & Rethinking Money in Sport

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-26T15:06:12+00:00

Samantha Johnson looks at how geopolitics could impact the business of sport in the Gulf

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APTEL’s judgement is a wakeup call for discoms

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T15:01:45+00:00

Tribunal directs liquidation of Delhi discoms’ regulatory assets within three weeks

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Cover point

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T15:01:42+00:00

NSS survey shows gaps in health insurance design

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Cheap spirits, pricey condoms: how war in the Middle East is shifting the way Australians spend

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-26T15:00:19+00:00

Beyond cutting back on driving, households are slicing deeper into their budgets, with some even forgoing healthcareFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs soon as petrol prices started to rise in response to the Middle East conflict, many Australians – already grappling with high living costs – changed their spending habits.Beyond cutting back on driving, households are slicing deeper into their budgets, with some even forgoing healthcare. Continue reading...

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‘This has to be a wake-up call’: NSW attorney general urged to order inquest into death of Sydney’s ‘birdman’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-26T15:00:17+00:00

Alex Greenwich says inquest crucial to understand what failures led to Bikram Lama’s death and avoid similar deaths Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales attorney-general, Michael Daley, has been urged to order an inquest into the death of Nepali rough sleeper Bikram Lama in Hyde Park.The death of Lama – who was also known as “the birdman” for his love of the area’s pigeons – has prompted widespread calls for change, after Guardian Australia revealed last week that the young migrant’s body lay unnoticed for up to a week in bushes near a busy thoroughfar

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Power regulator’s nudge towards ‘market coupling’

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T14:51:49+00:00

Power sector regulator targets single market-clearing price and efficient use of transmission capacity

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Exporters upbeat as India, New Zealand set to sign FTA on Monday

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T14:51:47+00:00

While New Zealand’s market size remains limited, zero-duty access for all Indian goods will boost prospects for labour-intensive sectors

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It is possible to push electric cooking in a big way

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T14:51:43+00:00

E-cooking can be built into the Centre’s rooftop solar and school meal schemes. Incentives to tackle upfront costs will help

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MHA to resume Ladakh talks ahead of Shah visit

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T14:45:20+00:00

Stakeholders seek high-powered panel dialogue for more substantive engagement

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Cruising towards Indian carbon market

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T14:41:51+00:00

As the country readies to debut its carbon credit trade, concerns persist over the need for enforcement muscle

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Misadventures of superpowers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T14:41:49+00:00

The US failed in Vietnam and the USSR in Afghanistan. The two, in any real sense, have ceased to be superpowers after such disastrous encounters

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Stock trading demystified

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T14:41:47+00:00

From concepts to role of psychology covered

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Financial inclusion will depend on stronger rural credit access

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T14:41:46+00:00

Access to rural credit is closely linked to the flow of capital into smaller, regionally focused NBFC-MFIs, the main institutions that serve this segment

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Inside Tesla’s ruthless simplification strategy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T14:41:45+00:00

The book, written by a direct reportee of Elon Musk, decodes Tesla’s playbook for growth on the fast lane

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Backing India’s next phase of industrial growth

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-26T14:31:43+00:00

VC firm Piper Serica looks for founders building companies with proprietary IP, complex engineering, and regulatory depth

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New IRA suspected over car explosion outside Belfast police station

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-26T14:25:52+00:00

Police say attack in Dunmurry in which no one was hurt shows ‘murderous intent still exists’ in paramilitaries“Murderous intent and capability” still exists within paramilitaries in Northern Ireland, officers have said after a car exploded outside a police station on the outskirts of Belfast.Detectives said they believed the New IRA was involved and are treating it as attempted murder. Continue reading...

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