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PFRDA targets 2-3 crore new NPS subscribers in next two years

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-01T10:51:29+00:00

The new initiative is expected to widen pension coverage across tier 2 and tier 3 cities and encourage informal-sector participation.

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Tech in cars can be used to snoop on you, Dutch spy chiefs warn

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-01T10:49:24+00:00

Hostile states could access cameras, microphones or GPS, says intelligence agency amid concerns over Chinese importsDrivers have been warned that the smart features built into modern cars such as microphones, cameras and GPS trackers could be used by hostile states to spy on them.The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) called for “awareness of espionage risks around modern vehicles”, including microphones that can by switched on remotely to listen to conversations. Continue reading...

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Coal supply by CIL to power sector rises 11% in Jul-Sep

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-01T10:45:51+00:00

Higher supplies enabled Coal India Ltd (CIL) to liquidate around 63 MT of pithead coal stocks during the first six months of the current fiscal

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First Thing: Details remain unclear after ‘terror attack’ on Dubai-Israel flight

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-01T10:45:49+00:00

Netanyahu says it is too early to tell who was behind the apparent attempt to crash flight after pilot stabbedGood morning. Benjamin Netanyahu has said it is too early to tell who was ultimately behind the apparent attempt to crash a ⁠Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight, even as Israel’s ambassador to the UN called the incident a “terror attack”. Flydubai said its flights to and from Israel would be suspended while an investigation takes place.What is believed to have taken place in the cockpit? Pilot Smit Machchhar, an Indian citizen from Mumbai, has been hailed as a hero after releasing the cockp

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CIFT bets big on technology to transform fisheries value chain

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-01T10:26:34+00:00

Digital technologies such as AI, IoT, rapid quality-assessment tools and traceability systems have significant potential to transform the fisheries sector, says George Ninan, Director, CIFT

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Modern cars’ smart features could be used to spy on you, drivers warned

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-01T10:25:02+00:00

Hostile states could access cameras, microphones or GPS, says Dutch spy agency amid concerns over Chinese importsDrivers have been warned that the smart features built into modern cars such as microphones, cameras and GPS trackers could be used by hostile states to spy on them.The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) called for “awareness of espionage risks around modern vehicles”, including microphones that can by switched on remotely to listen to conversations. Continue reading...

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Britain and France Give Up Landmark Migrant Agreement

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-10-01T10:20:28+00:00

The French government soured on a reciprocal deal that allowed the British authorities to return some migrants who crossed the English Channel illegally in small boats.

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Gold futures rise to ₹1.50 lakh/10 gm on firm spot demand

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-01T10:20:28+00:00

On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the yellow metal contract for October delivery traded higher by ₹1,475, or 0.99 per cent, at ₹1,50,511 per 10 grams in a business turnover of 2,019 lots

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Вкладчики заплатят бюджету рекордный 1 трлн рублей налога

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-10-01T10:20:06+00:00

Федеральный бюджет в 2027 г. рассчитывает получить 1,02 трлн руб. НДФЛ с процентов по банковским вкладам – в 1,6 раза больше, чем в 2026 г. (632 млрд руб.), следует из пояснительной записки к проекту бюджета на 2027–2029 гг. Всего поступления от НДФЛ в 2027 г. составят 1,97 трлн руб. Таким образом, на налог с процентов по депозитам придется больше половины этой суммы (52%). На 1 сентября граждане держали в банках 68,5 трлн руб., в годовом выражении эта сумма выросла на 9,2%, свидетельствуют данные ЦБ.

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Who is the Indian pilot who fought off his cockpit attacker?

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-10-01T10:18:05+00:00

Capt. Smit Machchhar once said he had planned to join his family’s textile business before being bitten by the “aviation bug.”

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Каким ответом власти России грозят за изоляцию Калининграда

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-10-01T10:14:11+00:00

Заявления трех российских посольств в Европе о готовности Москвы использовать ядерное оружие при изоляции Калининграда странами НАТО напоминают «горячим головам» положения обновленной в 2024 г. ядерной доктрины России. Об этом днем 30 сентября заявил журналистам пресс-секретарь президента Дмитрий Песков. 1 октября он уточнил, что это не стоит воспринимать как конфронтационные заявления.

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