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TCS will evolve beyond its IT services identity: K. Krithivasan, CEO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T16:42:24+00:00

In FY26, the company offered almost 44,000 campus offers, the largest ever by a private sector for a campus fair in a single year; For FY27, TCS has rolled out around 25,000 campus offers

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Mauritius vows to ‘decolonise’ Chagos Islands after Starmer shelves handover

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-12T16:33:27+00:00

Mauritian foreign minister pledges to ‘spare no effort’ to regain control of islands, as US fails to give approval of deal A senior official in Mauritius’ government has vowed that the Chagos Islands will be “decolonised” after Keir Starmer was forced to shelve legislation to hand the islands back to Mauritius.On Friday, UK government officials acknowledged that they had run out of time to pass legislation within the current parliamentary session, which ends in the coming weeks, after a lack of support from Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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Building Lalit hotels with emotion

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T16:29:50+00:00

Jyotsna Suri says the group believes in developing destinations from scratch, even if they are difficult

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Editorial. Plastic concerns

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T16:05:26+00:00

Tariff cuts well-timed but periodic review necessary

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Détroit d’Ormuz : « La désintégration de l’ordre maritime n’est pas l’œuvre de l’Iran seul : elle porte aussi la signature de Washington »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-12T16:04:15+00:00

Avec le projet de faire payer les bateaux empruntant le chenal, l’Iran bouleverse le fonctionnement du commerce naval grâce, paradoxalement, au concours des Etats-Unis, observe l’historien Xavier Carpentier-Tanguy, dans une tribune au « Monde ».

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Mohali’s miracle boys

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T16:02:06+00:00

Minerva Academy’s U15 boys’ team beating Liverpool U15s in the famed Mediterranean International Cup is truly inspiring

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When signals diverge: Reading the Nifty-Gold ratio

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T16:00:48+00:00

While it isn’t a forecasting tool, historical patterns suggest it can help interpret the markets in a structured way

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Voting for populist parties in local polls will put NHS at risk, says Streeting

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-12T15:55:42+00:00

Exclusive: Health secretary warns of dangers of protest vote as he pitches NHS as key battleground in May electionsVoters in May’s local and devolved elections risk putting the NHS in jeopardy if they vote for populist parties, Wes Streeting has said, as he sought to make the health service a key battleground.“The founding principles of the NHS are at greater threat than at any time since the NHS was founded in 1948,” the health secretary said. Continue reading...

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Votes for populist parties in May elections will put NHS at risk, Streeting says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-12T15:55:42+00:00

Exclusive: Health secretary warns of dangers of protest vote as he pitches NHS as key elections battlegroundVoters in May’s local and devolved elections risk putting the NHS in jeopardy if they vote for populist parties, Wes Streeting has said, as he sought to make the health service a key battleground.“The founding principles of the NHS are at greater threat than at any time since the NHS was founded in 1948,” the health secretary said. Continue reading...

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Artemis II crew speak out at welcome home event: ‘Earth was this lifeboat hanging in the universe’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-12T15:54:22+00:00

Astronauts make first remarks at jubilant homecoming in Houston after their record-breaking moon flybyStill marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home on Saturday from hundreds who took part in setting a record for deep space travel during the US space agency Nasa’s lunar comeback.The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near Nasa’s Johnson Space Center and Mission Control in Houston, flying in from San Diego, where they splashed down just offshore the evening before. Continue reading...

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Interest in EVs surges in Europe as fuel prices jump after Iran war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-12T15:53:50+00:00

Demand at online marketplaces could settle at a new, higher normal, with the crisis leaving consumers ‘scarred’Car buyers’ interest in electric cars has surged across Europe since the start of the war in Iran, as the rising cost of petrol highlights the cheaper power available from a plug.Online marketplaces in the UK, Germany, France and Spain reported huge increases in inquiries about electric vehicles since the start of the conflict in February. Continue reading...

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Renewable components supply chained to imports

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T15:42:02+00:00

How supply chain disruptions can throw a spanner in India’s clean energy transition

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Peru votes for ninth president in less than decade

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-12T15:39:49+00:00

Voters to choose from 35 presidential candidates, including a comedian, a media baron and a political dynasty heiress.

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Nice countries come last

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T15:32:19+00:00

India has nothing to offer but love and fresh air, which too is scarce

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La lourde contribution du jeu vidéo à la guerre moderne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-12T15:30:10+00:00

Pilotage de drone avec des manettes de console, jeux de tir pour recruter des militaires… Depuis soixante ans, l’industrie vidéoludique et les états-majors entretiennent une relation de codépendance.

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J. D. Vance, la pieza clave de las negociaciones para poner fin a la guerra

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-04-12T15:29:38+00:00

Pese al fracaso de la ronda de diálogo en Islamabad, el vicepresidente de EE UU ha trabajado entre bastidores con Pakistán para intentar convencer a Irán de que reabra el estrecho de Ormuz

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Oil-starved industry looks to reignite heat pumps

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T15:29:36+00:00

How clusters producing similar goods are well suited to tap steam energy viably, backed by solar power

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Lawyers matter more than ever for corporates

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T15:25:17+00:00

With AI accelerating disruptions, lawyers need to be brought closer to management as decision-shaping professionals who can assess the past, test the future and quantify risk in commercial terms

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Odisha central to our aluminium ambitions

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T15:17:30+00:00

Bauxite is the only commercially viable source of aluminium, and almost 60 per cent of this ore is found in Odisha

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