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D-Street snaps eight-week losing streak

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-05T12:56:25+00:00

Sensex closed at 72,382.47, up 472.77 points or 0.66%, while the Nifty50 ended at 22,555.75, higher by 133.80 points or 0.60%

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Saudi airline flyadeal eyes expansion in India

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-05T12:55:43+00:00

The airline is also looking to introduce services to Delhi, Kozhikode and Lucknow. 

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НАБУ пом’якшило підозру Олексію Чернишову - з матеріалів вилучили епізод про $500 тисяч

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-10-05T12:52:12+00:00

фото facebook.com/oleksiy.chernyshovНАБУ виключило з підозри колишньому віцепрем'єр-міністру Олексію Чернишову один із трьох епізодів незаконного збагачення на суму $500 тисяч та вручило йому змінену підозру...

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Nobu chef killed by teen driver who crashed into his parked car in Malibu

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-05T12:51:09+00:00

Ryo Uchimiya was sleeping in his car waiting for his shift to begin when a 16-year-old crashed into himA longtime chef for the famous Japanese restaurant chain Nobu was killed over the weekend in Malibu, California, when a teen driver crashed into his parked vehicle, where he was sleeping while waiting for his shift to start.The 51-year-old chef, named by the Los Angeles medical examiner’s office as Ryo Uchimiya, had arrived at work at Nobu Malibu early on Saturday when his vehicle was hit by a 16-year-old boy driving a Range Rover at 6.50am. Continue reading...

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Should ‘special’ FCNR(B) deposits be insured?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-05T12:50:42+00:00

From banks’ perspective, considering the forex rate risk and that these deposits are quite sizeable, their inclusion for insurance cover needs serious re-thinking

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Why RBI should raise rates by 75 bps by year-end

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-05T12:49:27+00:00

Front-loading would help anchor expectations, restore part of the interest-rate cushion over the US and moderate demand before festive spending, credit expansion and imported-cost pressures become mutually reinforcing

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15-year-old loses hand during French schools protest as clashes with police continue – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-05T12:46:07+00:00

Hundreds of schools in France remain closed amid planned demonstrations across the countryThe conservative People’s Party is very pleased with the announcement.“At last,” they say on their X, with a slick election video – set to the EU’s anthem “Ode to Joy” – to go along with it.Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap election for 29 November, just days after rightwing parties blocked his minority government’s emergency measures on housing amid widespread protests (9:10).The election will take place on Sunday, 29 November, the earliest possible date procedurally.In a fierce addr

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Mumbai airport bars Russian airlines, agent complains to Ministry

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-05T12:45:28+00:00

Mumbai airport’s curbs on the Russian airlines come days after Adani group’s $ 1 billion share sale in its airport business to investors including US funds

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NHC Foods to acquire DNR Ventures for $5.5 mn

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-05T12:45:25+00:00

The transaction will provide NHC Foods with a controlling interest in the Singapore-based company, subject to satisfactory due diligence and required regulatory and third party consents

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Kotak eyes doubling SME portfolio to ₹2.5 lakh crore in three years

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-05T12:43:47+00:00

The private-sector bank sees a Rs ₹28 lakh crore untapped credit opportunity; combines funding, digital solutions and IIT-led AI training programmes to deepen entrepreneurs engagement

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Глава OpenAI розповів, чим світу доведеться пожертвувати заради переваг ШІ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-10-05T12:35:00+00:00

Альтман визнав, що негативні наслідки, такі як хакерські атаки чи шахрайство, є неминучими, але вони не повинні ставати причиною уповільнення прогресу.

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Six presumed dead as Coast Guard suspends search for missing medical plane near Nantucket

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-05T12:31:22+00:00

Medical transport plane flying from Bermuda to Boston crashed off coast of Massachusetts early Saturday Six people are presumed dead after the US Coast Guard on Sunday suspended its search for survivors of a medical transport plane crash off the coast of Massachusetts early the previous day.The aircraft, which was flying from Bermuda to Boston, lost contact with ground authorities at about 2am on Saturday, and the Coast Guard located a debris field near the island of Nantucket later that day. Continue reading...

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Editorial. Underwhelming show

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-05T12:28:35+00:00

Asian Games’ medals tally affirms the need to improve

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No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws its bombers – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-05T12:28:10+00:00

Downing Street offered more details about the redeployment of US bombers from the British airbaseYesterday, as a gimmick, the Tories were handing out “Bottler Burnham” bottles of water (“0% strength”) to make a point about Burnham supposedly cancelling plans for an early election under pressure from the Tories. It is a version of a stunt they pulled in 2008 when they gave journalists bottles of a “Bottler Brown” beer. (Gordon Brown did pull plans for an early election at the last minute; this time the jibe is unfair, because there were no Burnham plans for an early election.)The new bottles fe

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Schoolboy, 15, loses hand after picking up police stun grenade during French school protests

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-05T12:25:45+00:00

Prime minister orders ministers to tackle students’ five major demands, including organising replacement teachers and school repairsHundreds of schools in France remained fully or partially closed on Monday as teenagers continued to blockade buildings and the government struggled to contain the biggest youth protest movement in years.A 15-year-old protesting against what the demonstrators say are France’s dilapidated ⁠and understaffed ​schools ‌had his hand ‌blown off on ‌Monday in the northern town of Lens, the local prefect François-Xavier Lauch ‌said. Continue reading...

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15-year-old loses hand in clash with French police during school protest – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-05T12:16:38+00:00

Hundreds of schools in France remain closed amid planned demonstrations across the countryThe conservative People’s Party is very pleased with the announcement.“At last,” they say on their X, with a slick election video – set to the EU’s anthem “Ode to Joy” – to go along with it.Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap election for 29 November, just days after rightwing parties blocked his minority government’s emergency measures on housing amid widespread protests (9:10).The election will take place on Sunday, 29 November, the earliest possible date procedurally.In a fierce addr

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Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-05T12:13:36+00:00

Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliverSam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology.The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, scams and “other bad things that will happen” in an interview that sparked an instant backlash from critics of the major AI companies. His comments came after one of his company’s safety experts resigned, saying at the weekend that its “culture is broken”. Continue reading...

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Did SIR deletions change Tamil Nadu assembly election’s outcome?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-05T12:06:04+00:00

While a businessline analysis reveals a striking geographical overlap between high voter removals and TVK victories, experts urge caution against reading it as a conspiracy

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