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Govt may table Electricity (Amendment) Bill in Budget session

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-19T11:25:21+00:00

Government plans to introduce the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the upcoming Budget Session to reform power distribution.

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Govt may table Electricity (Amendment) Bill in Budget session

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-19T11:25:21+00:00

Government plans to introduce the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the upcoming Budget Session to reform power distribution.

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EU has ‘tools at its disposal’ to deal with Trump’s Greenland tariff threats – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T11:19:38+00:00

Olaf Gill says bloc will act to protect its economic interests but ‘priority is to engage, not escalate’In a nod to Trump’s efforts on Ukraine, Starmer says he recognises the US president’s role in pushing for ceasefire there – as he says “we will work closely with the United States, Ukraine and our other allies to apply pressure where it belongs: on Putin.”In his strongest criticism of Trump yet, Starmer goes on to say:A trade war is in no one’s interest, and my job is always to act in the UK’s national interest. Continue reading...

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IRF urges govt to strengthen mechanism for recovery of unpaid traffic violation challans

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-19T11:15:16+00:00

IRF President Emeritus KK Kapila, in a letter to the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, suggested driving license suspension for a stipulated time period for unpaid traffic challan, and non-issuance of pollution and insurance certificates to offenders

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‘I love that there’s this big gay thing in the middle of Scotland’: Ian McKellen and Graham Norton join Alan Cumming for Out in the Hills

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T11:14:47+00:00

New LGBTQ+ festival included McKellen in a fiery monologue and Norton in conversation, as well as a queer ceilidh and ‘kilted yoga’Sir Ian McKellen is on stage blowing up a red balloon. For a man of 86, he has impressive lung capacity. He lets it go and watches it take a satisfyingly theatrical trajectory, rising to a height, then plummeting. “Free the spirit,” he says, in character as Ed, an elderly gay man searching for release.There was a lot of spirit-freeing over the weekend at Pitlochry Festival theatre. In a bold pre-season move by new artistic director Alan Cumming, the UK’s most idyll

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ScottishPower named worst energy supplier for customer service

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T11:12:54+00:00

Which? survey ranks many of Great Britain’s biggest suppliers near bottom, with British Gas and EDF Energy also scoring poorlyBusiness live – latest updatesScottishPower has been ranked Great Britain’s worst energy supplier for customer service in a survey from a leading consumer body, which placed many of the biggest suppliers near the bottom of the league table.British Gas and EDF Energy were just above ScottishPower at the foot of the annual Which? rankings. These are based on a satisfaction survey of almost 12,000 energy customers alongside the group’s assessment of each supplier’s custome

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Kremlin says Putin has been invited to join Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T11:12:37+00:00

Putin shows no signs of ending Ukraine war and claim adds weight to accusation Trump favours Russian presidentThe Kremlin has announced that Vladimir Putin has been invited to join Donald Trump’s “board of peace”, set up last week with the intention that it would oversee a ceasefire in Gaza.The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told journalists on Monday that Russia was seeking to “clarify all the nuances” of the offer with Washington, before giving its response. Continue reading...

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‘One in, one out’ scheme has failed to protect survivors of torture, says charity

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T11:04:59+00:00

Medical Justice report finds Home Office approach has led to ‘near total disregard for identified vulnerabilities’The Home Office has been accused of failing to protect survivors of trafficking and torture detained as part of the government’s “one in, one out” scheme.Medical Justice, a charity that sends independent clinicians into immigration detention centres, has surveyed 33 detainees waiting to be returned to France by the Home Office in a new report, the first to assess the welfare of this group of detainees. Continue reading...

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IMF warns of trade tension risk to global growth

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-01-19T11:04:56+00:00

Trade tensions and a reversal in the AI boom are among the main risks to global economic growth, the IMF says.

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‘Remarkable’ UPS driver ran into burning home to save woman, 101

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T11:00:21+00:00

Willy Esquivel was delivering nearby when neighbors asked him to help Ann Edwards, who lives alone in Santa AnaA United Parcel Service driver at work recently charged into a burning home outside Los Angeles and carried a centenarian woman out to safety in what officials called a “remarkable” example of “people looking out for one another in a moment of need”.As his heroics drew attention in online circles dedicated to finding uplifting stories in the media, Willy Esquivel told the Los Angeles news outlet KTLA that he was “just a UPS driver who was in the right place at the right time”. Continu

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Scottish Power named worst energy supplier for customer service

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T10:59:40+00:00

Which? survey ranks many of Great Britain’s biggest suppliers near bottom, with British Gas and EDF Energy also scoring poorlyBusiness live – latest updatesScottish Power has been ranked Great Britain’s worst energy supplier for customer service in a survey from a leading consumer body, which placed many of the biggest suppliers near the bottom of the league table.British Gas and EDF Energy were just above Scottish Power at the foot of the annual Which? rankings. These are based on a satisfaction survey of almost 12,000 energy customers alongside the group’s assessment of each supplier’s custo

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What we know about the Spain train crash

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-01-19T10:56:26+00:00

At least 39 people have died in what local officials are calling Spain's worst rail crash in more than a decade.

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Pavna Industries begins construction of ₹50-crore Hosur plant

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-19T10:55:38+00:00

Pavna Industries manufactures automotive parts for passenger vehicles, two-wheelers, three-wheelers, commercial vehicles, and off-road vehicles.

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Raymond Lifestyle appoints Satyaki Ghosh as CEO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-19T10:44:08+00:00

Prior to this, he served as CEO, Domestic Textiles at the Aditya Birla Group, and also led the Thai Acrylic Fibre business, overseeing multi-country operations and complex global manufacturing footprints

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Raymond Lifestyle appoints Satyaki Ghosh as new CEO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-19T10:44:08+00:00

Ghosh brings over 25 years of experience across FMCG, textiles, retail, and consumer sectors, including leadership roles at Aditya Birla Group and L’Oréal India

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Refusing to play by the rules

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-01-19T10:43:27+00:00

Trump administration’s abduction of a head of state throws into question the future of international law.

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Labor’s hate speech laws set to pass as Ley and Albanese cut deal on bill crafted in wake of Bondi terror attack

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-19T10:40:48+00:00

Liberals MPs agreed late on Monday to back Labor’s revised bill, which came in the wake of the Bondi beach terror attackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHate speech laws designed to help combat antisemitism in the wake of the Bondi beach terror attack are set to pass after Sussan Ley agreed to cut a deal with Anthony Albanese.Ahead of a Coalition partyroom meeting to settle a final position, Liberals MPs agreed late on Monday to back Labor’s revised bill after talks between the prime minister and opposition leader.

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