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India’s trade deficit narrows to $20.67 billion in March

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-15T10:50:12+00:00

.However, escalating tensions involving Iran and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz pose risks to India’s exports and could increase energy and shipping costs, impacting future trade performance.

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UK’s largest housebuilder to buy less land, in blow to Labour’s homes target

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-15T10:47:56+00:00

Barratt Redrow blames effects of Iran war, and likely impact on mortgage rates and costs, for further reductionBusiness live – latest updatesBritain’s largest housebuilder is planning to dramatically cut back on buying new land, blaming the impact of the conflict in the Middle East and putting Labour’s ambitious housebuilding target under more pressure.Barratt Redrow said that it intends to approve between 7,000 and 9,000 plots of land for purchase in its current financial year, far lower than previous guidance of between 10,000 and 12,000. Continue reading...

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Short-term gains for China from US-Iran war may turn to longer-term pain

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-15T10:45:12+00:00

Beijing may be reaping some diplomatic benefit but Trump’s war holds risks for its energy security and economyTwo months ago, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, promised it would be a “big year” for China-US relations. He was right, but perhaps not in the way he expected.Wang was speaking before a planned visit by Donald Trump to Beijing in March, which would have been Trump’s first trip to China since 2017. But the trip, and a meeting with China’s president, Xi Jinping, was kicked back by several weeks after Trump decided to launch strikes with Israel against Iran, starting a war in the Middl

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Datamatics powers Mumbai Metro Lines 2B & 9 with AFC, mobile ticketing

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-15T10:42:27+00:00

The AFC system enables faster entry and exit at stations, supports automatic fare deduction and is compatible with both QR-coded tickets and common mobility cards

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Sri Lankan student could be deported from UK after one-day student fee delay

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-15T10:41:26+00:00

Coventry University reported Navodya De Silva, 25, to Home Office after £8,000 arrived late, causing termination of visaA Sri Lankan university student says her life has been ruined because a one-day delay in paying her tuition fees led to her being thrown off her degree course and at risk of deportation.Navodya De Silva, 25, secured a place at Coventry University to study international hospitality and tourism management, with overseas student fees for the three-year undergraduate course of £42,000. Continue reading...

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Trump’s push to cut interest rates has echoes of ‘banana republic’, says Yellen

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-15T10:37:59+00:00

Former US Fed chair says lowering rates to reduce debt service cost can lead to inflation getting out of controlBusiness live – latest updatesThe former US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen has attacked Donald Trump’s push for lower interest rates, comparing it to the actions of a “banana republic”.The US president has repeatedly urged the central bank to slash interest rates, in the hope of cutting the government’s borrowing costs on its $39tn (£29tn) debt. Continue reading...

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Indian official team to visit Washington next week for trade talks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-15T10:32:33+00:00

The bilateral meeting between the trade officials of the two countries holds immense importance as India and the US have finalised the framework for an interim trade agreement

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Civil society groups warn new Charity Commission powers could ‘suppress’ advocacy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-15T10:29:42+00:00

Exclusive: Ministers urged to consult sector on proposed social cohesion measures meant to tackle extremismSeveral leading civil society organisations have urged the government to consult the sector before introducing new powers for the Charity Commission, which they warn risks “suppressing legitimate advocacy” at a time when civic space is under increased pressure.Signatories including leaders from some of the UK’s largest civil society bodies, alongside faith-based and community organisations, wrote to the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, saying the proposed social cohesion measures could lead

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CBAM вже б’є по українських виробниках: бізнес закликає уряд працювати над відтермінуванням

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-15T10:21:00+00:00

CBAM вже б’є по українських виробниках / фото ua.depositphotos.comУкраїнські виробники вже втрачають клієнтів і контракти, тому що нормативна база екоподатку СВАМ є недосконалою, і не може бути повною...

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Vérification d’âge en ligne : la commission européenne s’apprête à déployer son application

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-15T10:20:34+00:00

La présidente de la commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, a annoncé que cette application était « techniquement prête », et serait bientôt disponible pour les citoyens européens. Elle assure que cet outil respecte les « plus hauts standards » en matière de vie privée.

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Vérification d’âge en ligne : la commission européenne prête à déployer son application

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-15T10:20:32+00:00

La présidente de la commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, a annoncé que cette application était « techniquement prête », et serait bientôt disponible pour les citoyens européens. Elle assure que cet outil respecte les « plus hauts standards » en matière de vie privée.

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Republicans struggle to highlight Trump’s cuts as Americans see little effect on Tax Day – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-15T10:16:39+00:00

Republicans had hoped that Trump’s 2025 tax cuts would be at the forefront of voters’ minds, but many have reportedly not noticed a differenceSign up for the Breaking News US emailHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.It is Tax Day and Republicans are ramping up their efforts to highlight last year’s sweeping tax cuts and turn them into political capital.Eric Swalwell officially resigned from Congress amid the threat of an expulsion vote and other misconduct allegations he has denied. A special election to fill his vacant seat will be held 18 August. At a Los Angeles press conference

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Codelco in talks with Hindustan Copper for Chile copper joint venture

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-15T10:15:07+00:00

Indian companies, meanwhile, are looking to Chile, which boasts the world’s biggest copper reserves, to secure supply, integrate upstream and stay competitive in a tightening global market

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Man convicted in wife’s disappearance arrested over unsolved 1990 murder

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-15T10:00:27+00:00

Bob McCaffrey, whose wife Gayle has never been found, to face murder charges over New Jersey killing of Lisa McBrideA man who was convicted in connection with his wife’s 2012 disappearance in South Carolina has been arrested over the murder of another woman in New Jersey 22 years earlier.Bob McCaffrey Jr, 54, was apprehended in North Carolina, where he had been residing, on suspicion of the 1990 killing of Lisa Marie McBride, 27, in New Jersey, authorities said in a statement. Continue reading...

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Man convicted in wife’s disappearance arrested over other woman’s unsolved 1990 murder

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-15T10:00:27+00:00

Bob McCaffrey, whose wife Gayle has never been found, to face murder charges over New Jersey killing of Lisa McBrideA man who was convicted in connection with his wife’s 2012 disappearance in South Carolina has been arrested over the murder of another woman in New Jersey 22 years earlier.Bob McCaffrey Jr, 54, was apprehended in North Carolina, where he had been residing, on suspicion of the 1990 killing of Lisa Marie McBride, 27, in New Jersey, authorities said in a statement. Continue reading...

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"Мавка. Справжній міф": Бочарова та Довженко у фентезі про заборонене кохання - ексклюзивно на Київстар ТБ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00

Чи можна довіряти легендам, що оживають у темряві? Відповідь на це питання можна дізнатись у новому фільмі "Мавка. Справжній міф" – романтичному фентезі, створеному FILM.UA Group, що відкриває новий погляд...

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Australian lesbian group’s fight to bar trans women to return to tribunal after federal court win

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-15T09:54:34+00:00

While the Lesbian Action Group claims a ‘definite win’, Equality Australia says the judge ‘simply identified legal errors in the tribunal’s reasoning’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Victorian lesbian group has won a legal appeal in its case to exclude transgender women from its public events after the federal court set aside a decision by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC).The decision on Wednesday afternoon means the case will return to the administrative review tribunal for another determination. While the Lesbian Action Group called the finding a “def

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