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Budget for strategic autonomy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-06T15:50:36+00:00

Building blocks. The Budget’s stress on a deep-tech industrial base, SME fund and care economy marks a decisive shift

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India has to become strategically indispensable: CEA

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-06T15:35:43+00:00

The Budget takes a very important step forward in bringing down input cost, says Anantha Nageswaran

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Le réseau ferroviaire espagnol en pleine crise après l’accident d’Adamuz

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-06T15:35:24+00:00

Trois semaines après la collision qui a fait 46 morts en Andalousie, les perturbations se multiplient sur les lignes à grande vitesse, qui, jusqu’à présent, constituaient un motif de fierté pour le pays.

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Russia blames Ukraine for attempted assassination of top general – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T15:28:17+00:00

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereHundreds of protesters gathered in Milan on Friday to oppose the presence of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and the closure of schools and streets in the city ahead of the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Games.Reuters reported that protesters – mostly students with signs reading “ICE out” – assembled in Piazzale Leonardo da Vinci, in front of a building of the Politecnico University in the eastern part of the city. Continue reading...

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Debt crisis in advanced economies

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-06T15:25:52+00:00

The advanced economies have had elevated public debt for about 20 years now. According to a Care Edge Global Ratings report, while these economies benefited from low borrowing costs earlier, the triple whammy of slowing growth, ageing population and geopolitical tensions in a changing global order has kept the cost of borrowing high recently. 

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UK could ‘lose generation of scientists’ with cuts to projects and research facilities

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T15:25:51+00:00

UK’s research funding body warned best scientists taking posts oversees due to lack of job stability at homeHundreds of early career researchers have warned that the UK will lose a generation of scientists after the announcement of significant cuts to physics projects and cutting edge research facilities.Scientists working in particle physics, astronomy and nuclear physics have been told their grants will be cut by nearly a third, with project leaders asked to report back on how their research would fare with cuts up to 60%. Continue reading...

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UK ‘could lose generation of scientists’ with cuts to projects and research facilities

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T15:25:51+00:00

UK’s research funding body says best scientists are taking posts overseas due to lack of job stability at homeHundreds of early career researchers have warned the UK will lose a generation of scientists after the announcement of significant cuts to physics projects and research facilities.Scientists working in particle physics, astronomy and nuclear physics have been told their grants will be cut by nearly a third, with project leaders asked to report back on how their research would fare with cuts up to 60%. Continue reading...

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India’s growth moment is turning regional

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-06T15:25:50+00:00

The Budget’s thrust on rail corridors, logistics, and using tier 2,3 cities as hubs of investments and jobs marks a shift

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Levi’s sales grow in UK as celebrities drive denim revival

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T15:21:47+00:00

Noel Gallagher and Harry Styles lead way, and sales of jeans in general rise faster than wider fashion marketThe UK was one of Levi’s fastest growing markets last year as British trend leaders from Harry Styles to Noel Gallagher and Grime Gran, were spotted in the brand’s kit.Lucia Marcuzzo, the managing director of the European operations at the US company famous for its denim jeans, said the revival of 1990s trends had boosted sales of its classic 501s. New trends such as baggy jeans and cinch styles, which can be adjusted around the waist, had also helped, as denim has found its way back in

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L’Iran entend poursuivre ses négociations avec les Etats-Unis, à l’issue d’une première session de pourparlers à Oman

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-06T15:20:25+00:00

Selon la diplomatie iranienne, les discussions n’ont porté que sur le volet nucléaire, conformément à ce qu’exige Téhéran, alors que Washington demande que soient aussi abordés le soutien de l’Iran à divers groupes armés hostiles à Israël et son programme de missiles balistiques.

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Что вошло в 20-й пакет санкций ЕС против России

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-02-06T15:18:04+00:00

Еврокомиссия представила новый, 20-й пакет санкций против России. Его главным элементом станет полный запрет на обслуживание перевозок российской нефти. Об этом заявила глава Еврокомиссии Урсула фон дер Ляйен.

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U.S. and Iran hold nuclear talks amid threats of regional war

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-02-06T15:09:02+00:00

The negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear capabilities come against a backdrop of deadly protests inside Iran and a buildup of U.S. military assets in the region.

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‘Almost 100,000’ documents could be linked to Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador - UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T15:08:08+00:00

Pressure continues to build on Keir Starmer and chief of staff Morgan McSweeney over decision to appoint Peter Mandelson despite friendship with Jeffrey EpsteinNearly 60,000 unauthorised migrants and convicted criminals have been removed or deported from the UK since Labour took office, the Home Office has said.The announcement came amid claims that the government was promoting “harmful stereotypes” by equating migration with criminality. Continue reading...

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Iran’s foreign minister says talks with US were ‘ a very good start’ but are ‘over for now’ – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T15:06:03+00:00

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIt is the first time the US and Iran have sat down for face-to-face negotiations since June last year, when Israel launched attacks on Iran that sparked a war marked by tit-for-tat airstrikes, with the US also joining the fray. It effectively ended the US-Iran talks that were held in the weeks prior to the conflict aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement.More recently, Donald Trump has been threatening to strike Iran for more than a month and just last week warned that an “armada” of US warships had reached the Persian Gulf. This

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Bosch Q3 profit up by 16% to ₹532 crore on strong auto demand

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-06T15:02:39+00:00

In the quarter, the company has done a preliminary assessment of the financial implications due to changes in labour code and has included the same under employee benefits expense

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How anti-ICE pin badges became the essential red carpet accessory

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T15:00:12+00:00

Billie Eilish and Biebers wore ‘ICE out’ pins at the Grammys, as more and more celebrities find their political voicesThe red carpet is being used increasingly as a platform for protest – and one accessory in particular has become key: the pin badge.At Sunday night’s Grammy awards, stars including Hailey and Justin Bieber and Billie Eilish wore black and white pins that read “ICE out”, a condemnation of the recent actions of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Continue reading...

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De Téhéran, les images inédites des manifestations envoyées par une photojournaliste iranienne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-06T15:00:11+00:00

Rares sont les images qui témoignent de l’ampleur des manifestations, réprimées avec une brutalité inédite, qui ont eu lieu en Iran entre le 28 décembre et le 11 janvier. Certaines ONG parlent d’au moins 18 000 morts. La photographe iranienne Yalda Moaiery est parvenue à transmettre ses clichés de la contestation du 8 janvier et des funérailles d’un homme tué par le régime. Pour « M », elle a choisi de signer ces images.

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L’ONU prépare une convention sur les crimes contre l’humanité

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-06T15:00:08+00:00

Les Nations unies ont débuté mi-janvier des négociations visant à l’adoption d’une future convention sur la prévention et la répression des crimes contre l’humanité. L’objectif est de renforcer la coopération entre les Etats pour faciliter les poursuites aux niveaux national et international.

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La cérémonie d’ouverture des JO 2026, une revanche contre la France et Paris 2024

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-06T15:00:06+00:00

Le coup d’envoi de la grand-messe sportive sera donné, vendredi soir, dans le stade San Siro de la capitale lombarde. Pour certains Italiens, le fait d’accueillir ce rendez-vous à la suite du voisin français n’a rien d’anodin.

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