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Odisha, Kerala, Andhra, Tamil Nadu to have dedicated rare earth corridors

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T06:30:35+00:00

The scheme aims to establish 6,000 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) of integrated REPM manufacturing capacity in India, covering the full chain from rare-earth oxides to finished magnets

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Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex, Nifty flat; FM announces measures for healthcare, pharma

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T06:26:26+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Price LIVE: Benchmark indices were trading in weakly positive territory at mid-morning, ahead of the Budget session. Sensex was at 82,341.73, up 71.95 points, while Nifty50 was at 25,331.20, up 10.55 points or (0.04%). BEL, Power Grid and ONGC among top gainers

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‘It’s not just about surviving’: the Ukrainian frontline city where life goes on under cover

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-01T06:00:20+00:00

Whether in streets draped in anti-drone nets or deep in urban basements, Kherson residents go about their everyday activities with the constant threat of Russian bombingGalyna Lutsenko, a crisis psychologist, is moving busily among a small group of children seated around a table in a basement in Kherson, unique in being Ukraine’s only leading city almost directly on the frontline with Russian forces – and one where people live with the daily threat of attack.She dangles a plasticine butterfly on a thread over a playhouse on the table. Her own house in the city, she says, was hit by Russian she

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La solution à quatre Etats de Benyamin Nétanyahou

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-01T06:00:07+00:00

Plutôt que d’accepter la coexistence d’Israël avec une Palestine démilitarisée, le premier ministre israélien préfère en diviser le territoire en trois entités distinctes.

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Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex, Nifty at day's high as FM begins Budget speech

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T05:52:58+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Price LIVE: Benchmark indices were trading in weakly positive territory at mid-morning, ahead of the Budget session. Sensex was at 82,341.73, up 71.95 points, while Nifty50 was at 25,331.20, up 10.55 points or (0.04%). BEL, Power Grid and ONGC among top gainers

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Hyundai sales up 11.5% to 73,137 units in Jan

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T05:45:37+00:00

Exports stood at 14,030 units last month as against 11,600 units in January 2024

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Budget 2026 LIVE: Finance Minster Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2026-27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T05:43:36+00:00

Union Budget 2026 Live Updates: Follow businessline's live coverage of Budget 2026 for real-time updates on agriculture, income tax, GST, railways, economy, infrastructure, jobs, and key announcements from FM Nirmala Sitharaman.

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Why has Silver slipped from its peak?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T05:36:44+00:00

On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver corrected aggressively from peaks near ₹4,20,048 per kilogram to around ₹2,91,000-₹2,91,925

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Why is the Gold rate crashing from record highs?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T05:34:44+00:00

The primary trigger was President Trump’s nomination of Warsh, known for his hawkish stance on inflation control and emphasis on Fed independence

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Cabinet approves Union Budget 2026-27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T05:29:21+00:00

Following the approval, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her ninth record Budget in the Lok Sabha that comes in the backdrop of global uncertainties and slowdown in exports

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Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex up 248 pts at 82,518.56, Nifty up 33 pts; metals stocks down

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T05:29:08+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Price LIVE: Benchmark indices were trading in weakly positive territory at mid-morning, ahead of the Budget session. Sensex was at 82,341.73, up 71.95 points, while Nifty50 was at 25,331.20, up 10.55 points or (0.04%). BEL, Power Grid and ONGC among top gainers

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Budget 2026 LIVE: Cabinet approves Union Budget 2026-27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T05:27:02+00:00

Union Budget 2026 Live Updates: Follow businessline's live coverage of Budget 2026 for real-time updates on agriculture, income tax, GST, railways, economy, infrastructure, jobs, and key announcements from FM Nirmala Sitharaman.

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Here are the key numbers to watch out for

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T05:24:44+00:00

Sitharaman had, in her first Budget in 2019, replaced the leather briefcase -- which had been in use for decades for carrying Budget documents -- with a traditional 'bahi-khata' wrapped in red cloth

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Shooting at Mardi Gras parade in Louisiana wounds five people, including child

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-01T05:07:21+00:00

Louisiana governor says the shooting in Clinton is ‘absolutely horrific and unacceptable’Five people, including a six-year-old child, have been wounded in a shooting during a parade in Louisiana, sending people in the crowd fleeing for cover, authorities say.The shooting occurred shortly after the midday start of the Mardi Gras in the Country parade in Clinton, East Feliciana sheriff Jeff Travis told reporters. Continue reading...

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Entre le Liban et la Syrie, la quête d’un nouveau départ depuis la chute d’Al-Assad et l’effondrement du Hezbollah

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-01T05:00:38+00:00

Beyrouth cherche à construire une relation sur un pied d’égalité avec le nouveau pouvoir à Damas. Si le rapprochement est enclenché, il reste lent. Le poids du passé, notamment la tutelle syrienne (1990-2005), et l’engagement du Hezbollah dans les rangs du régime Al-Assad (2012-2024), nourrit la méfiance.

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Les Etats-Unis quittent définitivement l’OMS, sans payer leurs dettes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-01T05:00:35+00:00

Les Etats-Unis ont officiellement quitté l’Organisation mondiale de la santé, à laquelle ils doivent toujours la somme de 260,6 millions de dollars, soit l’entièreté de leurs contributions obligatoires pour l’exercice 2024-2025.

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Living hell of North Korea’s ‘paradise on Earth’ scheme back in spotlight in Japan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-01T05:00:17+00:00

Plaintiffs in case say they were lured from Japan, exploited for labour and cut off from families for generationsIt has been more than six decades since Eiko Kawasaki left Japan to begin a new life in North Korea. Then 17, she was among tens of thousands of people with Korean heritage who had been lured to the communist state by the promise of a “paradise on Earth”.Instead, they encountered something closer to a living hell. They were denied basic human rights and forced to endure extreme hardship. Official promises of free education and healthcare plus guaranteed jobs and housing had been a c

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Effetto Groenlandia: contro Trump la Danimarca si costruisce un’isola

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

È il più grande progetto nella storia dell’industria energetica danese: insieme a Berlino, Copenaghen sta trasformando Bornholm nel Mar Baltico in un avamposto energetico. Senza la minaccia del presidente Usa questa sfida miliardaria non sarebbe mai stata avviata. Un articolo del quotidiano tedesco Die Welt

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Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex, Nifty trade in green; metals, IT stocks down

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T04:46:24+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Price LIVE: Benchmark indices were trading in weakly positive territory at mid-morning, ahead of the Budget session. Sensex was at 82,341.73, up 71.95 points, while Nifty50 was at 25,331.20, up 10.55 points or (0.04%). BEL, Power Grid and ONGC among top gainers

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Kiev se prépare à des rencontres « la semaine prochaine » pour faire avancer les négociations avec Moscou, annonce Volodymyr Zelensky

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-01T04:45:04+00:00

Cette déclaration du président ukrainien semble écarter une possible réunion prévue dimanche à Abou Dhabi entre délégations ukrainienne et russe. Parallèlement, l’envoyé spécial américain Steve Witkoff s’est félicité, samedi, de discussions « constructives » en Floride avec Kirill Dmitriev, envoyé spécial du Kremlin pour les questions économiques.

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Australia swelters through fourth hottest January on record – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-01T04:44:37+00:00

This blog is now closed.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals senator Matt Canavan says he is not harbouring any plans to run against the party leader, David Littleproud, with a leadership spill expected to take place on Monday, saying “I don’t care about all this stuff”.Asked why he wouldn’t run for leader during an appearance on Sky on Sunday morning, Canavan said:Maybe I’m a different kind of species, Andrew?”I go to Canberra to take action. I’ve got five beautiful kids; I’ve got a beautiful wife. I’d prefer to be staying home thi

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