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RBI extends export credit relief till June 30 amid West Asia crisis

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-31T13:33:05+00:00

On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it has been receiving representations from various stakeholders regarding difficulties in adhering to timelines for realisation export proceeds due to geopolitical uncertainties and supply chain disruptions

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Marmite maker Unilever agrees $44.8bn deal to combine food arm with McCormick

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-31T13:32:32+00:00

Core focus will be on beauty, personal care and home products after spinning off brands such as Hellmann’s and Pot NoodleBusiness live – latest updatesUnilever has agreed to combine its food business with US-based McCormick in a $44.8bn deal that will give the Marmite-to-Hellmann’s mayonnaise owner majority control of a food empire.Under the agreement, McCormick will pay London-listed Unilever $15.7bn in cash and the equivalent of $29.1bn in shares for most of the Anglo-Dutch company’s food arm. Continue reading...

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1 квітня всю Україну накриють дощі

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-03-31T13:30:00+00:00

У більшості регіонів буде досить тепло, лише на заході країни утвориться "острівець холоду".

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Телеканал ПЛЮСПЛЮС покаже "Ніндзяго: Повстання драконів" у день світової прем’єри

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-03-31T13:25:00+00:00

2 квітня на телеканалі ПЛЮСПЛЮС відбудеться прем’єра нового сезону мультсеріалу "Ніндзяго: Повстання драконів". Глядачі каналу зможуть подивитися новинку разом з усім світом – в день глобального релізу. Четвертий...

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Unrealised tax demands rise to ₹38 lakh cr by FY25-end

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-31T13:24:18+00:00

Unrealised demands have been higher in direct taxes growing at a compound annual growth rate of 26 per cent between FY20 and FY25

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Why India’s steel SMEs must prepare for CBAM

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-31T13:22:14+00:00

SMEs will face new demands such as emissions disclosure, cleaner energy sourcing and third-party audits. If these conditions aren’t met, they risk exclusion from higher-value markets

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Steel bosses warn ‘back door’ loophole in UK trade rules could lead to job cuts and closures

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-31T13:19:21+00:00

New measures will protect Tata and British Steel but allow foreign pre-made parts into the UK, say industry bossesSteel bosses have warned ministers that a “back door” in new trade rules could hit British manufacturers and lead to job cuts and factory closures by allowing a vast array of foreign products to still enter the UK tax-free.The loophole means pre-made steel parts ranging from bridge sections, columns and door frames, all the way to smaller rods and tubes used in buildings, will escape recently announced import tariffs, the Guardian understands. Continue reading...

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Italy denies use of Sicily airbase to US planes carrying weapons for Iran war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-31T13:17:07+00:00

Defence ministry says US failed to request authorisation in time for parliament to give approval as required by international treatyItaly has denied the use of an airbase in Sicily to US military planes carrying weapons for the war in Iran after the US did not follow the required authorisation procedure.A source at the Italian defence ministry confirmed a report in Corriere della Sera that “some US bombers” had been due to land at Sigonella – one of seven US navy bases in Italy – before heading to the Middle East, but that use of the base had been denied because the US sought authorisation to

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ICE agents will screen attendees of Marine Corps graduation ceremonies

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-31T13:16:11+00:00

Families fear undocumented relatives could be turned away or detained at recruit celebrations in South CarolinaFederal immigration agents will be stationed at Marine Corps graduation events this week, the service has announced, raising fears that undocumented relatives celebrating their loved ones’ achievements will be seized and deported.The service is presenting the unusual move as a security enhancement for family events over the next few days at the Parris Island Marine Corps recruiting depot in South Carolina. Continue reading...

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BMA to ballot senior doctors in England over strikes as pay dispute escalates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-31T13:13:44+00:00

Union says there has been ‘far too little progress’ in talks over pay and career developmentUK politics live – latest updatesSenior doctors in England are to be balloted over the prospect of strikes, the British Medical Association has announced.The union said that simultaneous ballots of consultants and specialist, associate specialist, and speciality (SAS) doctors would run from 11 May to 6 July as both sets of medics escalate their disputes with the government. Continue reading...

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Mayor of Bath resigns after posts suggesting London ambulance fires were Israeli ‘false flag’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-31T13:06:21+00:00

Bharat Pankhania shared posts on X suggesting Golders Green arson attack on Jewish volunteer service was staged The Liberal Democrat mayor of Bath has resigned after sharing social media posts that suggested a recent arson attack on Jewish community ambulances was staged by Israel.Bharat Pankhania had shared posts on his personal X account about the attack on the four ambulances run by Hatzola, a volunteer-led ambulance service, in north-west London. Continue reading...

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Andhra govt to provide free electricity to weavers, powerlooms

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-31T13:02:32+00:00

Eligible handloom weaver families are projected to save approximately ₹8,640 per year, while powerloom operators could save up to ₹21,600 annually

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Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-31T13:02:00+00:00

The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.

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Deepwater discoveries: scientists find more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-31T13:01:55+00:00

Brittlestars, sea anemones and a catshark among new-to-science species collected during expedition off the Queensland coastGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMarine scientists have discovered more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea – a figure they believe could exceed 200 as more are identified.The species were found in waters between 200 metres and 3km deep in the Coral Sea marine park, Australia’s largest marine protected area, which spans nearly 1m sq km to the east of the Great Barrier Reef. Continue reading...

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Landlords ‘leveraging up’ by exploiting property tax rules are fuelling Australia’s housing affordability crisis, analysis finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-31T13:00:56+00:00

Exclusive: Capital gains tax discount and negative gearing rules created ‘extra artificial incentive’ for property speculation, the e61 Institute has foundGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe combination of the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing rules has turbocharged debt-fuelled property speculation over recent decades, according to a new analysis of hundreds of thousands of property investments.The federal budget in three weeks’ time is widely expected to include changes to tax breaks for investors, in an effort to rebalance the tax system away from th

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Washington state’s ‘historic’ millionaire tax takes aim at super-rich – will it succeed?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-31T13:00:56+00:00

As living costs rise, the state where Gates and Bezos made billions is targeting top earners – could other states follow?Noel Frame knows exactly how difficult it is to raise taxes on the ultra-wealthy, because she has been trying to do just that – first as an activist, then as a state legislator – for the past 15 years. And until recently almost all of her efforts ended in failure.She lives in Washington, a solid blue state that should, in theory, be hospitable to the idea of more progressive taxation and has plenty of multi-millionaires to target, since it is the home of Microsoft, Amazon an

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Capital gains discount and negative gearing turbocharged property speculation and pushed up prices, analysis finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-31T13:00:56+00:00

Exclusive: Landlords ‘leveraging up’ by exploiting property tax rules are fuelling Australia’s housing affordability crisis, e61 Institute findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe combination of the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing rules has turbocharged debt-fuelled property speculation over recent decades, according to a new analysis of hundreds of thousands of property investments.The federal budget in three weeks’ time is widely expected to include changes to tax breaks for investors, in an effort to rebalance the tax system away from the wealthies

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PM Modi inaugurates ₹3,300 crore Kaynes Semicon chip facility in Gujarat

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-31T12:56:09+00:00

The plant, with a capacity of 60 lakh chips per day, is expected to boost exports, support the EV ecosystem, and strengthen India’s position in the global semiconductor supply chain, while further establishing Sanand as a key chip manufacturing hub.

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Middle East crisis live: Trump tells allies to go to strait of Hormuz and ‘just take fuel’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-31T12:54:54+00:00

The US president made the remarks on social media and said other countries, ‘like the UK’, need to learn how to fight for themselvesSaudi Arabia’s defence ministry has said it has intercepted and destroyed ten drones over the past hours, and eight missiles launched towards the Riyadh area and the country’s eastern region.Early this morning Kuwait said its air defences were responding to hostile missile and drone attacks. Neither Saudi Arabia nor Kuwait said where the drones or missiles came from.Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai. Local authorities later sai

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