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Editorial. Bond blues

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-30T16:09:17+00:00

Rising yields to hurt government, banks, borrowers

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Полицейские с детьми-инвалидами получат приоритет при выплате на жилье

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-03-30T16:07:26+00:00

Сотрудники полиции и пенсионеры органов внутренних дел, которые имеют одного и более детей-инвалидов с детства, смогут получить преимущественное право на единовременную выплату для приобретения и строительства жилья, если они состоят на учете как имеющие право на нее. Законопроект с этими изменениями одобрила правительственная комиссия по законопроектной деятельности, сообщили «Ведомостям» два источника: один – близкий к комиссии, второй – в Белом доме.

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Air Canada CEO to resign after backlash to video tribute of pilots killed in crash

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-30T16:06:42+00:00

Michael Rousseau faced mockery for speaking English and not French while addressing fatal LaGuardia airport crashThe head of Canada’s largest airline is stepping down after his video tribute to pilots killed in a fatal collision became a public relations nightmare for Air Canada, prompting a wave of mockery and indignation at him from both the public and politicians for not speaking French.Air Canada’s CEO, Michael Rousseau, will retire by the end of the third quarter of 2026, the company said Monday. He will continue to lead the company and serve on the board of directors until that time, the

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Au Venezuela, l’ambassade des Etats-Unis reprend ses activités après la capture de Nicolas Maduro et sept ans d’interruption

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-30T16:05:32+00:00

La réouverture de son ambassade à Caracas « renforcera » la capacité de Washington « à dialoguer directement avec le gouvernement intérimaire du Venezuela, la société civile et le secteur privé », a fait savoir le département d’Etat américain.

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Telangana wants ban on herbcide Paraquat

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-30T16:03:45+00:00

The State government said that the use of highly toxic chemicals like Paraquat contradicted sustainable and natural farming methods

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Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt talks were seed of a new order

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-30T16:01:35+00:00

The meeting of foreign ministers was, in a way, the opening ceremony of an initiative that is intriguing diplomatsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe meeting on Sunday of the foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey in Islamabad not only represented the best hope for a ceasefire in Iran but was also the embryo for a new order designed to curb Israeli and Iranian dominance after the war.Although the four nations have met as a quartet before, the one-day meeting of foreign ministers in Islamabad on Sunday was, in a way, the official opening ceremony of an initiative that is

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Islamabad talks signal emergence of new four-nation bloc in Middle East

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-30T16:01:35+00:00

Unlikely grouping of Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey steps up efforts to broker ceasefire and curb dominance of Iran and IsraelMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe meeting on Sunday of the foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey in Islamabad not only represented the best hope for a ceasefire in Iran but was also the embryo for a new order designed to curb Israeli and Iranian dominance after the war.Although the four nations have met as a quartet before, the one-day meeting of foreign ministers in Islamabad on Sunday was, in a way, the official opening ceremony of

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Equities end FY26 with worst performance in 6 years

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-30T15:53:54+00:00

The Sensex fell 1,636 points, while the Nifty opened at 22,549, peaked at 22,714, and then dropped to 22,283

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Editorial. Hard choices

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-30T15:52:54+00:00

Centre’s oil excise duty cut, a balancing act

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Will Trump put boots on the ground in Iran? – The Latest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-30T15:50:13+00:00

As thousands of US soldiers and marines arrive in the Middle East, Iran is accusing Washington of privately plotting a ground assault while publicly touting ceasefire talks. Donald Trump threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy infrastructure, said his ‘preference would be to take the oil’ in Iran and that US forces could seize the regime’s export hub on Kharg Island, while also claiming he was in talks with a new ‘reasonable regime’. Yemen’s Houthi forces have also entered the conflict, bringing the threat of further damage to the global economy. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian columnist an

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Inside Nasa's moon spacesuit lab ahead of Artemis launch

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-03-30T15:48:53+00:00

The Artemis II spacesuits are designed to protect the astronauts during launch and landing, as well as possible emergency scenarios.

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Equities ends FY26 with worst performance in 6 years

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-30T15:47:30+00:00

The Sensex fell 1,636 points, while the Nifty opened at 22,549, peaked at 22,714, and then dropped to 22,283

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Крупные банки снизили ставки по рыночной ипотеке

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-03-30T15:44:52+00:00

Два крупнейших банка с 1 апреля снизят ставки по рыночной ипотеке: Сбербанк – на 0,5 п. п. при первоначальном взносе от 20,1% до 50%, ВТБ – на 1 п. п. при взносе от 50%.

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Top Business & Market Headlines Today — BL Morning Report, March 31, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-30T15:44:15+00:00

BL Morning Report March 31, 2026: Get today’s top business news, market headlines about the Stock Market, Sensex & Nifty trends, key market insights, economic highlights, and the latest updates from India and global markets.

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US quadruple amputee cornhole pro suspected of murder had ‘a dark side’, ex-girlfriend claims

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-30T15:42:38+00:00

Tori Mattingly told TMZ Dayton Webber would ‘lash out’ at her during four-year relationship that ended in 2025A woman who claims she was romantically involved with a quadruple-amputee cornhole champion and the man he is accused of shooting dead in a murder case grabbing national attention has spoken of dating both of them – and said the accused killer had “a dark side”.Tori Mattingly told TMZ in an interview published over the weekend that Dayton Webber would “lash out” at her during their four-year relationship. That relationship ended in February 2025 before she dated Bradrick Wells, the all

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The global economy’s many chokepoints

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-30T15:36:59+00:00

Excessive dependence on one source for anything can generate a point of failure. There are perhaps trade-offs between ‘resilience’ and efficiency

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Zack Polanski tells NEU teachers’ union that Greens would abolish ‘toxic’ Ofsted – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-30T15:35:12+00:00

The Green party leader said Ofsted is a ‘failed institution’ and that teaching should move ‘toward a genuinely collaborative model’Starmer complained about other parties whipping up division, and he specifically criticised Nick Timothy, the shadow justice secretary, for “complaining about Muslims praying in public”.Labour, by contrast, values bringing people together, he said. Continue reading...

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Interpol arrest warrant requested in Congo-Brazzaville for Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-30T15:34:49+00:00

Football federation president on the run with wife and sonConviction in absentia of wide-ranging corruption chargesAuthorities in Congo-Brazzaville have applied to Interpol for an international arrest warrant against Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas, the president of the country’s football federation, Fecofoot, after he was convicted of embezzling $1.1m in Fifa funds.Mayolas is on the run with his wife and son after they were all sentenced to life imprisonment this month for embezzling funds provided by world football’s governing body as part of its Covid-19 relief plan in February 2021. As the Guardia

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