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Sensex crashes over 1,795 points today as metal, realty, PSU banks drag

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-04T07:42:21+00:00

Midcap and smallcap indexes declined nearly 3%, with sectoral indices across the board in the red, led by metal, realty and PSU bank stocks, which dropped 4–5%, amplifying the market weakness

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Adelaide University cancels literary festival event with UN Gaza investigator Francesca Albanese

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-04T07:37:26+00:00

Festival organisers criticise the university for last-minute booking cancellation of event headlined by special rapporteur for Palestinian territoriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnother free speech row at a literary festival has erupted, with Adelaide University abruptly cancelling a high-profile event featuring UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese.The move has prompted the festival’s organisers and speakers to accuse the 152 year-old institution of “crumbling in fe

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Guerre en Iran : Wall Street avance dans le brouillard

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-04T07:30:57+00:00

Les indices boursiers américains ont affiché une étonnante stabilité lundi et mardi contrairement aux Bourses asiatiques et européennes, en forte baisse.

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Guerre en Iran : la Bourse de Wall Street avance dans le brouillard

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-04T07:30:55+00:00

Les indices américains ont affiché une étonnante stabilité lundi et mardi contrairement aux Bourses asiatiques en forte baisse. Les indices européens affichent une légère hausse mercredi à l’ouverture, après avoir reculé la veille.

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The dark side of Holi

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-03-04T07:27:47+00:00

India’s festival of colour has become a day when women brace for harassment.

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34 flights cancelled from Bengaluru Airport on March 4

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-04T07:26:06+00:00

The airport said 18 arrivals and 16 departures have been cancelled from Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Dubai and Doha

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Bank holidays in March: State-wise holiday guide for the month

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-04T07:15:25+00:00

March brings with it a number of holidays for schools, banks, and government offices in the country, beginning with Holi in the first week, followed by Eid al-Fitr, Ugadi and Ram Navami in the latter half of the month

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Lovaglio fuori dalla lista, cda di Mps nel pomeriggio

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-03-04T07:14:13+00:00

Tra i potenziali candidati al vertice della banca figurano il banchiere ed ex ministro, Corrado Passera, l'ad di Acea (in scadenza in primavera) ed ex ad di Cdp, Fabrizio Palermo, e l'ex responsabile dell'Est Europa di Unicredit, Carlo Vivaldi.

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Major parties knock back inquiry into racism and sexism in the Senate – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-04T07:05:27+00:00

This blog is now closedAustralia sends crisis teams to Middle East as thousands of travellers and expats remain strandedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFarrell says $15bn of trade could be impacted by warLabor’s trade minister, Don Farrell, says a “relatively small” amount of Australia’s exports go through the Middle East as the war escalates in the region.A relatively small amount, about $15bn worth of trade goes through the Middle East. Obviously, that’s very important for those companies that are trading there.Our trade is, in fact, increasing in the Middle East.

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Middle East crisis live: US says nearly 2,000 targets hit in Iran war; Iran insists it has ‘complete control’ of strait of Hormuz

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-04T07:01:58+00:00

US military says first 24 hours of war was nearly double the scale of 2003 ‘shock-and-awe’ operation in Iraq; Revolutionary Guards again claim control of crucial of strait after Trump offers navy escort for tankersTrump administration has still not settled on reasons for warMiddle East attacks intensify as Trump rejects Iran’s attempt to talkLebanese state media said that four people were killed and six more were wounded in an Israeli strike on a building in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday.“The initial toll is four killed and six wounded, and work is underway to rescue families from un

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Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism in wake of deadly speedboat attack

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-04T07:01:11+00:00

Detainees accused of coming from the US with intent to sow chaos and attack military units on Communist-ruled islandCuban prosecutors have formally charged six people with crimes of terrorism after a US-flagged speedboat was involved in a deadly shootout with Cuba’s coast guard last week.The US-based Cuban defendants are accused of packing a boat with weapons and heading toward Cuba in hopes of destabilising the government in Havana. Continue reading...

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Над первым мультсериалом «ON медиа» будет работать автор «Щенячьего патруля»

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-03-04T07:00:00+00:00

В команду первого оригинального анимационного проекта «ON медиа» («дочка» МТС, ранее – «МТС медиа») вошел сценарист международного хита «Щенячий патруль» Джеймс Бекшолл, рассказал «Ведомостям» представитель холдинга. Бекшолл стал консультантом мультсериала «Лесовички», основанного на серии книг Татьяны Смирновой. Партнером «ON медиа» по этому проекту выступает анимационная студия «Рокет Фокс». Дата премьеры пока не называется.

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Cyient reshuffles top leadership; stock falls 2.3%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-04T06:57:09+00:00

Prabhaka Atla, who currently serves as CFO, moves laterally into the COO role after more than two decades with the company

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India shows 'renewed interest' in buying more Russian crude: Deputy PM

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-04T06:47:19+00:00

Any prolonged restriction on traffic through Hormuz threatens to disrupt energy supplies to major importers, including India, China and Japan, and drive up global crude prices

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ACME Solar expands BESS capacity, seals 450 MW power deal; stock slides 4%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-04T06:40:26+00:00

The stock opened at ₹227 on Wednesday, touched a high of ₹229.04, and slid to a low of ₹221.04 against a previous close of ₹232.28, suggesting the market was unmoved by the announcements

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Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-04T06:37:41+00:00
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Services PMI slips to 58.1 in Feb as order growth slows

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-04T06:37:02+00:00

New business expands at a 13-month low; operating expenses rise at fastest pace in 2.5 years; firms pass on higher prices to clients

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