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Stock Market Live Updates: Markets recover from day's low; Sensex up 170 points, Nifty at 25,780

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-18T09:24:29+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty, which slipped into the red amid an IT sell-off in the morning session, recovered most of their early losses to trade flat in the afternoon session on Wednesday. At 2 pm, Sensex was trading at 83,430.72, down 20.24 points, while Nifty was at 25,723.40 points, down 2 points.

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Что рассказал Шадаев о причинах замедления Telegram

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-02-18T09:24:00+00:00

Роскомнадзор принял решение замедлить работу Telegram из-за «систематического и постоянного» невыполнения требований российского законодательства. Об этом заявил глава Минцифры Максут Шадаев на заседании комитета по информполитике.

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Starmer urged to stick to manifesto following reports lifting of youth minimum wage may be delayed – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T09:23:54+00:00

GMB union tells Labour delaying or halting equalisation to adult rates would be unacceptableGood morning. Figures out yesterday showed that the unemployment rate for 18- to 24-year-olds was 14% in the three months to December, which is the highest rate for nearly 11 years excluding Covid. The Times this morning is running a story saying that, in response to concerns about youth unemployment, ministers are “considering ditching Labour’s manifesto pledge to pay young people the same national minimum wage as older workers”.The Times says:Business groups have told ministers they are “pricing a gen

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L&T and NVIDIA partner to build gigawatt-scale AI data centres in India

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-18T09:19:33+00:00

The venture will combine L&T’s engineering and infrastructure capabilities with NVIDIA’s hardware and software stack; including GPUs, CPUs, networking, storage platforms, and the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software suite

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Miner Glencore to give $2bn to shareholders despite profit slump

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T09:15:43+00:00

FTSE 100 company reports 6% fall in annual profits weeks after collapse of $260bn merger with Rio TintoGlencore is to give $2bn (£1.47bn) to shareholders after a turbulent year in which profits slumped and talks collapsed over a blockbuster $260bn merger with the fellow mining company Rio Tinto.The FTSE 100 firm announced the payout on Wednesday despite reporting that annual profits slipped 6% on the previous year to $13.5bn. Continue reading...

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Zelenskyy says Trump exerting undue pressure on Kyiv as Ukraine-Russia peace talks enter second day – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T09:08:16+00:00

US-brokered negotiations in Switzerland began on Tuesday but expectations for breakthroughs are lowUkraine has sanctioned the Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko for providing military support to Russia and enabling “the killing of Ukrainians”, Zelenskyy has announced.Lukashenko, one of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, has allowed Moscow to use Belarusian territory as a launchpad for its invasion of Ukraine. Russia has also said it is stationing nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile systems in Belarus, a hypersonic ballistic weapon that Putin has claimed is impervious to air

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GNA Energy launches Vidyut AI under India Energy Stack

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-18T09:07:40+00:00

Vidyut AI bridges the gap between granular system data and boardroom-level decisions by converting raw data into automated summaries, trend analyses and downloadable reports

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Carmakers face possible heavy fines in Australia for failing to meet climate targets

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T09:06:07+00:00

Companies including Mazda and Nissan face multimillion-dollar hit unless they improve carbon efficiencyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMajor auto brands including Mazda, Nissan and Subaru face the possibility of millions of dollars in penalties after failing to meet climate targets for new vehicles in Australia.The first six months of data since the Albanese government introduced a new vehicle efficiency standard shows 40 companies – 68% of the total – beat their initial target for the average emissions efficiency of the new cars they sold. Continue reading...

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Calls grow for suicides linked to domestic abuse to be treated as potential homicides

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T08:50:15+00:00

Politicians and experts say police should be better trained and move away from ‘tickbox approach’ to suicidesPoliticians and experts have thrown their weight behind calls for suicides to be investigated as potential homicides in cases where a person who takes their own life has been affected by domestic abuse.They also called for better training for police so that officers understand the full impact of domestic abuse, and move away from “a tickbox approach” to suicides.In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123 and the domestic abuse helpline is 0808 2000 247. In the US, the s

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Між Мюнхеном і Женевою: чи піде війна на новий розворот

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-18T08:49:00+00:00

Зараз ми спостерігаємо момент, коли велика світова політика стискається до маршруту між двома містами – Мюнхеном та Женевою. Якщо Мюнхенська конференція з безпеки завжди була такою собі "вітриною" чи,...

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Nucléaire iranien : les Européens craignent un accord conclu à la va-vite

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-18T08:48:12+00:00

Réunis à Genève, mardi, en l’absence des Allemands, Britanniques et Français du groupe E3, Iraniens et Américains ont fait état de « progrès ». Parallèlement, « l’armada » dépêchée par Washington aux abords de l’Iran se renforce, laissant ouverte la possibilité de frappes américaines.

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CaratLane takes Indian jewellery to the NYFW runway for the first time

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-18T08:44:54+00:00

The showcase featured eight looks drawn from six of the brand’s collections - Polki, Sol, Sandook, Eternity, Butterfly, and Peepal, all set exclusively in natural diamonds

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