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US-based insurance broker Lockton to expand reinsurance biz in India this fiscal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-07T08:01:19+00:00

From a scale perspective, the insurance broker serves over 1000 clients across sectors in the country, supported by a team of 241 associates, with plans to scale this to around 380 as it continues to grow

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Epidemia di taccheggi a Londra ma la polizia tollera. Commesso ferma un ladro: licenziato

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-07T08:00:38+00:00

Weekend pasquale fuori controllo: centinaia di giovanissimi hanno saccheggiato i supermercati. Per risolvere i problemi delle carceri piene, i precedenti governi conservatori hanno alzato l’asticella della tolleranza dei furti in negozi. E intanto una borsa piena di armi cariche è stata ritrovata fuori casa del sindaco Khan

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Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty range-bound amid global uncertainty, RBI policy in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-07T07:54:20+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Benchmark indices traded flat amid choppy conditions on Tuesday, as persistent geopolitical tensions and high volatility weighed on sentiment, with investors closely watching RBI policy cues and earnings for clarity on the market’s next move.

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Pauline Hanson says she won’t ‘abandon’ Ben Roberts-Smith as Greens argue ‘no one should be above the law’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-07T07:49:51+00:00

Queensland senator ‘steadfast’ in her support of former Australian soldier as police charge him with five counts of war crime – murderFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, says she will not “abandon” Ben Roberts-Smith despite his arrest over war crimes, as the Greens declare “no one should be above the law”.As the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, refused to weigh into Roberts-Smith’s arrest at Sydney airport on Tuesday morning, Hanson reaffirmed her long-held support for Australia

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Kanye West offers to meet UK’s Jewish community after Wireless backlash

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-07T07:46:44+00:00

Rapper who has previously made antisemitic remarks responds to criticism over his booking at London festivalThe rapper formerly known as Kanye West has broken his silence and offered to “meet and listen” to members of the UK’s Jewish community after a fierce backlash over his booking at London’s Wireless festival.West, who is legally known as Ye, has been criticised for making antisemitic remarks including voicing admiration for Adolf Hitler. Last year he released a song called Heil Hitler, a few months after advertising a swastika T-shirt for sale on his website. Continue reading...

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Resident doctors begin longest strike yet as Streeting accuses BMA of hypocrisy over pay – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-07T07:43:36+00:00

The health secretary and the BMA trade accusations over who bears responsibility for the collapse of talksGood morning. Resident doctors in English hospitals started a six-day strike at 7am this morning. Many of them will continue to work, but there will be enough of them joining the strike to have a significant impact on the care hospitals can deliver. It is the 15th resident doctors (who used to be known as junior doctors) have been on stage since they launched a campaign in 2023 to get their pay back to the equivalent level it used to be before austerity kicked in after the financial crash.

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Il dissidente da Teheran: “Senza una transizione democratica in Iran la guerra non finirà”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-07T07:31:19+00:00

Parla Abdollah Momeni, figura di spicco dell’attivismo politico nel Paese: “E’ iniziata una nuova era politica in Iran. I pasdaran hanno più potere in guerra, ma non basterà a risolvere la crisi di legittimità del sistema. La società iraniana non vuole una nuova dittatura. E senza il sostegno popolare nessun sistema è destinato a restare in piedi”

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JD Vance due in Budapest to back Viktor Orbán’s election campaign – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-07T07:26:22+00:00

The US vice-president and Hungary’s prime minister will hold a joint press conference later todayJD Vance’s Air Force Two is currently flying over southern Germany and nearing the Czech airspace. He is expected in Budapest in just over an hour.You can track the flight here. Continue reading...

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Universal Music receives takeover offer from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-07T07:22:47+00:00

Billionaire claims world’s biggest music company has suffered due to postponement of US listingBusiness live – latest updatesBillionaire Bill Ackman’s hedge fund has offered to buy Universal Music Group (UMG) in a deal that values the world’s biggest music company at more than €50bn (£44bn).Pershing Square, the New-York based hedge fund, has offered to buy the business, which is home to artists including Taylor Swift and Elton John, in a cash and stock deal. Continue reading...

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Remittances from Gulf likely to be impacted in near term

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-07T07:19:21+00:00

Indian workers in Gulf holding funds instead of remitting, likely to hit near-term inflows, sources say

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Iran War Live Updates: Trump’s Hormuz Deadline Hangs Over the Middle East

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-07T07:15:03+00:00

President Trump has threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants on Tuesday night Eastern time if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz. There have been no public signs of a diplomatic breakthrough.

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Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty hold steady in choppy trade on global uncertainty

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-07T07:11:48+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Markets began Tuesday on a weak footing as rising US-Iran tensions and high volatility levels dampened sentiment, with investors awaiting RBI policy cues and earnings triggers amid expectations of continued choppy and range-bound trade.

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Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-07T07:10:05+00:00
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India returns to buying Venezuelan crude to ease supply crunch

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-07T07:08:02+00:00

The South Asian nation, which imports about 90% of its crude, has been seeking alternatives after the Iran war disrupted flows through the Strait of Hormuz, which typically transits almost 40% of the country’s oil supplies

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