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James Bays on Trump blocking Strait of Hormuz

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-12T15:09:17+00:00

US President Donald Trump says the US Navy will immediately blockade the Strait of Hormuz.

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GSK reports promising early results in ovarian and womb cancer drug trial

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-12T15:02:28+00:00

Mo-Rez reduced or eliminated tumours in over 60% of patients and is expected to be a blockbuster drugGSK has revealed positive results for a treatment for gynaecological cancers as its chief executive, Luke Miels, steps up drug development efforts at the group.The company said that in an early-stage trial Mocertatug Rezetecan, known as Mo-Rez, shrank or eliminated tumours in 62% of patients with ovarian cancer where chemotherapy had failed, and in 67% of those with endometrial cancer. Continue reading...

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Voters cast ballots in pivotal Hungarian election

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-12T14:55:53+00:00

Hungarians could see opposition leader Peter Magyar oust Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has ruled for 16 years

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

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T14:54:35+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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Richard Tice’s firm alleged to have broken law by failing to pay tax

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-12T14:50:51+00:00

Report says company did not pay tens of thousands in tax on dividends given to Reform UK deputy leader and trustRichard Tice’s company has been accused of breaking the law by allegedly failing to pay tens of thousands of pounds in tax on dividends that were paid to him and his offshore trust.Reform UK’s multimillionaire deputy leader is alleged to have received at least £91,000 in excess payments as a result, the Sunday Times reported. Dan Neidle of Tax Policy Associates – whose analysis was cited by the newspaper – said that further analysis suggested that the total in tax that should have be

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Hungary election live: voters head to the polls in contest that could see end of Viktor Orbán’s rule

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-12T14:45:49+00:00

Prime minister has been trailing in the polls to Péter Magyar in race that could have repercussions for Europe, the US and RussiaHello from Budapest where Hungarians are voting in a closely contested election that could oust Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power and potentially reshape the central European country’s relations with the EU, Moscow and Washington.Pre-election day polls appeared to suggest that Péter Magyar of the centre-right Tisza party could be on course to win the election, ending Orbán’s era, much criticised for weakening the rule of law and civil liberties, and raising hopes

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Banking on deposit tokens and tokenisation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T14:41:09+00:00

As global finance evolves rapidly, banks in India look for ways to accelerate modernisation without compromising stability

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India to defend its case in the US Section 301 probes this week

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T14:33:47+00:00

New Delhi is of the view that USTR investigations into excess capacity and forced labour lack factual basis; government and industry to submit formal rebuttals by April 15 deadline

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India credit funds shrug off US blues

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T14:31:01+00:00

As redemptions roil US credit funds, domestic players insist they are built different and ‘all is well’... for now

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Ex-CIA director calls for ousting Trump: ‘25th amendment was written with him in mind’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-12T14:26:39+00:00

John Brennan says president who made volatile remarks about destroying Iranian civilization ‘is clearly unhinged’The former Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan has added his name to growing calls for the president to be ousted on grounds that he is unfit for the job, arguing that the US constitution’s 25th amendment addressing involuntary removal from office was “written with Donald Trump in mind”.Brennan, who served as head of the spy agency during Barack Obama’s presidency, told MS Now on Saturday that Trump’s recent volatile remarks about destroying Iranian civilization and th

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India likely to import 20.82 million tonnes of LPG in FY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-12T14:16:26+00:00

India consumed around 33.21 mt of LPG in FY26 of which imports stood 20.50 mt during the April-February period. LPG imports in 11 months account for 61.73 per cent of the total consumption in the last fiscal year.

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