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IMEC’s relevance to India and its chokepoints

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T01:15:00+00:00

This corridor will connect Indian manufacturing and services with European markets via West Asian logistics

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Stock Market Live Updates 31 Dec 2025: Sensex, Nifty inch up in last session of 2025 amid year-end lull

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T01:11:01+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian equity markets were flat to mildly positive in the final trading session of 2025 amid thin year-end volumes. At 10:24 a.m., the Sensex rose 151 points to 84,826, while the Nifty added 72 points to 26,011. From a technical perspective, Nifty remains locked in a narrow consolidation range, reflecting a lack of directional conviction. Heavy call writing at the 26,000 strike continues to act as a strong overhead resistance, limiting any meaningful upside. On the downside, sustained put open interest around the 25,900 zone is providing immediate support,

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Stock Market Live Updates 31 Dec 2025: Sensex surges over 600 pts on broad-based support; Nifty, Bank Nifty advance

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T01:11:01+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian equity markets trade in the green on broad-based support, with energy and metal stocks outperforming. At 1:18 p.m., the BSE Sensex gained 614 points to 85,289, while the NSE Nifty rose 211 points to 26,150 and Bank Nifty climbed 550 points to 59,721. From a technical perspective, Nifty remains locked in a narrow consolidation range, reflecting a lack of directional conviction. Heavy call writing at the 26,000 strike continues to act as a strong overhead resistance, limiting any meaningful upside. On the downside, sustained put open interest around

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Stock to buy today: HUDCO (₹224.25)

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T01:00:00+00:00

The chart shows that the stock retains a positive outlook

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India at a crossroads

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T01:00:00+00:00

A solar energy start-up’s space age ambition, AI disruption and Trump’s trade war set the stage for a pivotal year

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Renewed challenges

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T01:00:00+00:00

Risks of energy transition must be fairly shared

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Tilting at windmills: Trump laments death of bald eagle in the US … which was really a falcon in Israel

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2025-12-31T00:42:33+00:00

A pity that Trump, or one of the 18 intelligence agencies reporting to him, did not trace the image back to its sourceEven while on holiday at his Florida resort, Donald Trump has refused to take a break from his unrelenting war on wind energy.Late Tuesday, the US president posted an image of a dead bird beneath a turbine on social media, accompanied by the lament: “Windmills are killing all of our beautiful Bald Eagles!” Continue reading...

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2025: The year of trade tumult

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-31T00:30:00+00:00

Total churn. Trump tariffs have led to geo-political shifts. This includes a subtle improvement in India-China ties

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La minaccia di Mosca: “I missili Oreshnik pienamente operativi”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2025-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

Parigi e Berlino: “Nessuna prova del raid contro la residenza di Putin. È una scusa russa per l’escalation”. Zelensky ipotizza truppe di pace Usa in Ucraina.

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La Roma tenta Salah. La Juventus prova l’assalto a Tonali

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2025-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

Il gelo tra l’egiziano e i Reds fa sognare i giallorossi. Spalletti vuole l’azzurro del Newcastle, il Milan su Morato del Nottingham

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California snowpack gets a boost from series of December downpours

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2025-12-30T23:53:03+00:00

Water stored as snow during the winter months feeds waterways in the summer and supplies cities and farmsA series of December storms delivered a welcome boost to California’s snowpack, scientists said on Tuesday in a closely watched assessment of the state’s water resources for the year ahead.The snowpack survey recorded a snow depth of 24in (61cm), said Angelique Fabbiani-Leon, state hydrometeorologist at the California department of water resources’ snow surveys and water supply forecasting unit. The survey was conducted at the Phillips station in the Sierra Nevada, a mountain range that cov

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3 stories our photographers witnessed in 2025

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2025-12-30T23:10:11+00:00

As 2025 comes to an end, three Post photographers reflect on their experiences covering the stories that defined their year.

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Tra Pil e Fentanyl addio in rime sparse al vecchio 2025

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2025-12-30T23:01:00+00:00

Meloni imbufalita, il campo largo in videoconferenza, il primato del princisbecco, le spiagge sotto i droni e Gesù che rinuncia al Natale. Dodici mesi vissuti pericolosamente: ecco l’anno che se ne va in rima

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Quando in Carla Fracci sbocciò l’étoile

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2025-12-30T23:01:00+00:00

R50 / Il 31 dicembre 1955 la ballerina classica milanese debuttò al Teatro alla Scala nella “Cenerentola” di Rodrigues, sostituendo Violette Verdy. Ecco come Alberto Testa, trent’anni dopo, ricorda quel primo ruolo importante della figura storica della danza mondiale. L’articolo uscì il 17 ottobre 1985

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La vignetta di Ellekappa

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2025-12-30T23:01:00+00:00
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Warner Bros set to reject Paramount takeover bid again

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-30T22:43:33+00:00

The board is waiting for Paramount to improve financial terms after previously dismissing its $30-a-share cash bid as inferior to Netflix’s acquisition deal for Warner Bros.’ studio and streaming businesses

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Elon Musk’s xAI buys third building to expand AI supercomputer

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-30T22:37:59+00:00

The new facility, reportedly named MACROHARDRR, will be part of xAI’s Colossus supercomputer cluster near Memphis, Tennessee, currently touted as the largest in the world

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Israel to bar 37 aid groups from Gaza

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2025-12-30T22:36:43+00:00

The move was criticised by foreign ministers from from 10 countries including the UK, who said the new rules were "restrictive" and "unacceptable".

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Fed minutes show deep split over interest-rate cuts

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-30T22:32:39+00:00

The committee voted 9-3 to lower the benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.5%-3.75%, with some dissenters favoring a larger cut or no change

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Will China use force against Taiwan?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2025-12-30T22:22:57+00:00

Beijing has carried out its biggest-ever military drills off the self-governed island.

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SEBI sets January 2027 deadline for AIF compliance certification

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-30T22:11:52+00:00

According to a circular issued on Tuesday, compliance officers will be required to pass the NISM Series-III-C: Securities Intermediaries Compliance (Fund) Certification Examination

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Google allows users to change primary Gmail address without losing data

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2025-12-30T22:07:57+00:00

According to Google’s support documentation, photos, emails, messages and other saved information will remain unaffected, with the old email address being converted into an alias

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