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How a Bihari entrepreneur bust a few myths

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-03T07:37:08+00:00

With revenues of Rs 14,000 crore and three lakh employees, SIS has emerged as the country’s largest security services company in India and Down Under

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Labour Ministry proposes 90-day annual work threshold for gig worker social security

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-03T07:24:29+00:00

A gig worker, or a platform worker, will be considered to be engaged with an aggregator for one day if they have earned income, irrespective of the amount, for such work rendered with the aggregator on that calendar day

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Герои пятилеток: чем прославился Алексей Стаханов и его последователи

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-01-03T07:06:46+00:00

3 января 1906 г. появился на свет донецкий шахтер Алексей Стаханов, который в разгар второй пятилетки предложил новый метод организации труда и превысил норму выработки угля в 14 раз, став основоположником движения передовиков производства. В каких сферах народного хозяйства СССР преуспели «стахановцы» и какие рекорды они ставили – в подборке «Ведомостей».

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Explosions Reported in Venezuela’s Capital

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-03T06:55:03+00:00

It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts. The United States has been building pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian president, for months.

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NSW Labor accused of rushing inquiry into banning phrases such as ‘globalise the intifada’ over the holidays

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-03T05:57:40+00:00

State opposition leader says inquiry established ‘with no notice, no public hearings and an impossibly short deadline’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales parliamentary inquiry into banning phrases including “globalise the intifada” will not hold any public hearings and has a matter of days to receive submissions before it produces its final report.The NSW opposition has expressed concern that the Labor-controlled inquiry, established to investigate the banning of “hateful statements” after the deadly Bondi attack, was being rushed through, limiting the

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Why silver is becoming a strategic metal in the green economy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-03T05:30:00+00:00

It benefits from being closely aligned with sustainability goals and infrastructure priorities, adding a layer of resilience to how it is viewed within long-term portfolios

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BYD overtakes Tesla as world's largest EV seller in 2025

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-03T05:14:02+00:00

The shift in market leadership follows a year where the American manufacturer recorded its first-ever decline in annual deliveries while its Chinese competitor reported significant growth in its electric segment

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Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-03T05:00:28+00:00

Thousands have blown down in storms and tents from China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia found to be not waterproofThousands of tents supplied by China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia to shelter displaced Palestinians in Gaza offer only limited protection against rain and wind, an assessment compiled by shelter specialists in the devastated territory has revealed.The assessment will undermine claims that Palestinians in Gaza are being supplied with adequate shelter. Fierce storms in recent weeks blew down or damaged thousands of tents, affecting at least 235,000 people, according to UN estimates. Continue rea

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Delhi records low of 8.1 degrees Celsius, air quality 'poor'

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-03T04:52:49+00:00

Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 240, in the "poor" category, at 9 am, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed

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How did people invest their money in Rome or ancient Greece?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-03T04:16:48+00:00

Like today, people in ancient times understood that investing money could help them consolidate and increase their wealth

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Indian auto sector ends 2025 on strong note with decisive YoY growth: ACMIIL

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-03T04:01:23+00:00

While sequential moderation was visible across most segments due to post-festive normalisation, the year-on-year trends remained exceptionally strong, signalling a healthy close to the last quarter of the calendar year

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Saudi invites Yemen’s southern factions to ‘dialogue’ in Riyadh after surprise independence bid

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-03T02:11:27+00:00

Southern Transitional Council wants to form a breakaway state, which would split the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest state in twoSaudi Arabia’s foreign ministry has called for Yemen’s southern factions to attend a “dialogue” in Riyadh, after a surprise independence bid and the United Arab Emirates declaring it had withdrawn all troops from Yemen.In a statement on Saturday, the Saudi ministry urged “a comprehensive conference in Riyadh to bring together all southern factions to discuss just solutions to the southern cause”. Riyadh said the Yemeni government had issued the invitation for talks. Cont

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Swiss Bar Fire Likely Caused By Sparklers, Authorities Say

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-03T01:45:56+00:00

Fireworks attached to bottles of Champagne sent up showers of sparks that appear to have ignited insulation in a bar. The blaze killed 40 people.

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India’s overlooked crisis: unsafe drinking water

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-03T00:45:00+00:00

Indore tragedy informs us that better utility mapping and independent water regulation are vital for providing safe water

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What 100% FDI means for Indian insurance

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-03T00:30:00+00:00

The opening up of the insurance sector will lead to much needed capital infusion, especially in the non-life and health segments

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US woman charged with fetal homicide after allegedly inducing own abortion

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-02T23:17:11+00:00

Kentucky woman reportedly ordered medication to end her pregnancy and buried remains in her yardA Kentucky woman is facing multiple criminal charges after she allegedly induced her own abortion using medication.Kentucky state police arrested the woman, Melinda S Spencer, 35, on charges of fetal homicide in the first degree, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence, according to a local Kentucky news outlet. Spencer reportedly ordered medication online to end her pregnancy, then buried the remains of her pregnancy in her backyard. Continue reading...

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Dan Peterson: “Dal Cile a Nanni Loy, i miei 90 anni da numero uno”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-01-02T23:01:00+00:00

La leggenda del basket è nato il 9 gennaio del 1936: “Il basket raggiunge il 5% della gente, lo spot del tè arrivò ovunque grazie a un regista geniale che sul set non cercò di cambiarmi”

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BBC settles with 7 October survivors for filming home ‘without permission’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-02T22:08:15+00:00

Jewish family say crew did not seek consent to film inside their home days after it was wrecked by Hamas in southern IsraelThe BBC has said it has reached a settlement with a Jewish family who survived Hamas’s 7 October attacks in southern Israel after a news crew filmed inside their destroyed home.The reporting team, which included senior correspondent Jeremy Bowen, entered the Horenstein family’s home in the days after the attacks in 2023. Continue reading...

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Trump Says U.S. Will Intervene if Iran Kills Protesters

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-02T21:18:21+00:00

Mr. Trump’s remarks that he was ready to come to the protesters’ “rescue” are a sharp escalation as protests over economic hardship turned deadly.

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