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AI talent transformation at LTM

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-29T15:34:08+00:00

LTM partners with IIT-Kharagpur to skill its workforce in AI technology

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Editorial. Commercial pitch

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-29T15:26:08+00:00

IPL goes global with PE/VC entry, amidst questions

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‘Double standards’: Erin O’Connor’s pregnancy photo restored to Instagram

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-29T15:17:21+00:00

Model posted picture of herself naked and ‘in her full power’ to celebrate Mother’s Day, before Meta removed it for breaching nudity guidelinesThe model Erin O’Connor has spoken out about the need for social media platforms to apply “clearer, more context-sensitive guidelines” after Instagram removed nude photographs she had posted on Mother’s Day, celebrating her heavily pregnant body.The photos – which have since been reinstated on the platform – were taken in 2014 when O’Connor, who is 48, was eight and half months’ pregnant with her son Albert. Continue reading...

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CERC settles dispute dating back a quarter century

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-29T15:15:20+00:00

Electricity regulator settles 25-year-old dispute between Lanco Kondapalli Power and AP discom

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Rupee expected to strengthen 100 Paise following RBI directive on forex positions

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-29T15:06:27+00:00

Directive asks Authorised Dealers to ensure that their Net Open Position – Indian Rupee (NOP-INR) in the onshore deliverable market should be maintained within US$ 100 million at the end of each business day.

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Commercial pitch

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-29T15:05:01+00:00

IPL goes global with PE/VC entry, amidst questions

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Comment les médias couvrent la guerre au Moyen-Orient malgré les pressions sur les journalistes et l’essor des images générées par IA

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-29T15:00:13+00:00

Dans cette crise multigéographique, le travail des reporters est ardu. L’Iran est quasiment fermé, tandis que, dans les pays du Golfe, en Israël et au Liban, divers degrés de censure et de restrictions sont imposés à la presse. En parallèle, les « fake news » pullulent sur le Web.

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No tuition, no grades, no power grid: why are people flocking to a ‘college’ in the middle of the desert?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-29T15:00:01+00:00

Two hundred miles from LA, an off-grid community with roots in Burning Man offers an unorthodox educational experience – is Mars College the future?A dozen writing students perched around a collection of weather-beaten couches, laptops balancing on their knees, ready to discuss their work. Next up to read was Ira Birch, a poet sporting black boots and a shag haircut.“I told myself I was gonna share today,” Birch said nervously, looking around the circle. “But there are a lot more people here.” Continue reading...

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Итоги торгов на Мосбирже с 23 по 27 марта

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-03-29T14:59:08+00:00

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка за неделю с 23 по 27 марта уменьшился на 2,63% до 2789,61 пункта. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС прибавил 0,8% и составил 1082,99 пункта.

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Hope running low for humpback whale stranded off German coast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-29T14:52:56+00:00

Weak and sick mammal has twice become stuck on a sandbank and appears to be struggling to find route back to oceanThe fate of a humpback whale stranded in shallow bays off Germany’s Baltic coast hangs in the balance after several rescue attempts.The roughly 10-metre-long (33ft) mammal appeared weakened and sick on Sunday and was struggling to find a route back to the Atlantic. Continue reading...

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How the US memeifies its war on Iran

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-03-29T14:44:36+00:00

Al Jazeera’s Linh Nguyen explains the new era of war propaganda.

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DHS funding freeze now longest partial government shutdown in US history

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-29T14:40:56+00:00

If the now-six-week partial shutdown continues after the weekend, it will become the longest of any shutdownThe shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the fourth largest agency in the US government, became the longest partial shutdown in US history on Sunday.If the now-six-week partial shutdown continues after the weekend, it will also become the longest of any shutdown, surpassing the impasse late last year that dragged on for 43 days. Continue reading...

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India relaxes kerosene rules to tackle energy supply issues

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-29T14:36:40+00:00

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas announced that measures will allow ad-hoc distribution of kerosene for cooking and lighting in 21 states and territories

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Funeral held for three journalists killed by Israeli strike in Lebanon

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-29T14:33:47+00:00

Lebanese government calls the killings a ‘blatant war crime’ while Israel says primary target was a Hezbollah ‘terrorist’Middle East crisis – live updatesA funeral has taken place in Lebanon for three journalists killed by an Israeli strike on Saturday, after the Lebanese government called the killings a “blatant war crime”.Ali Shoeib, of the Hezbollah-owned al-Manar television station, and Fatima Ftouni and her brother and cameraman Mohammed Ftouni, of the pro-Hezbollah outlet al-Mayadeen, were killed in the strike targeting their car. Continue reading...

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Pope seems to rebuke Trump in remarks about leaders with ‘hands full of blood’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-29T14:30:31+00:00

Pontiff’s unusually pointed comments come after Pete Hegseth’s prayer for violence against enemies ‘who deserve no mercy’Pope Leo has said God ignores the prayers of leaders who wage war and have “hands full of blood” in an apparent rebuke to the Trump administration.The pontiff made the comments on Sunday as thousands of US troops arrived in the Middle East and days after the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, prayed for violence against enemies who deserved “no mercy”. Continue reading...

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Quand des élèves-officiers de Saint-Cyr en goguette mettent le feu à un bateau au Japon

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-29T14:30:14+00:00

Une enquête doit déterminer comment quatre Saint-Cyriens ont pu se retrouver accusés d’avoir incendié, en 2024, un navire dans une baie d’Okinawa. L’affaire, longtemps passée sous silence, interroge sur l’encadrement de l’école et alimente la défiance des habitants de l’île nippone envers les militaires étrangers.

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Au Canada, le télétravail des fonctionnaires remis en question

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-29T14:30:06+00:00

Plusieurs provinces du Canada, pays champion du télétravail, exigent le retour des fonctionnaires en présentiel à temps plein. Ottawa réclame aussi davantage de jours au bureau. Cette transition, loin de faire l’unanimité, bouscule des habitudes désormais bien ancrées.

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Quand des élèves-officiers de Saint-Cyr en goguette sont soupçonnés d’avoir mis le feu à un bateau au Japon

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-29T14:30:03+00:00

Une enquête doit déterminer comment quatre Saint-Cyriens ont pu se retrouver accusés d’avoir incendié, en 2024, un navire dans une baie d’Okinawa. L’affaire, longtemps passée sous silence, interroge sur l’encadrement de l’école et alimente la défiance des habitants de l’île nippone envers les militaires étrangers.

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The smoke and heat of war

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-29T14:26:45+00:00

The environmental impact of the war on Iran is alarming

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