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TRAI launches platform to rate digital connectivity of properties

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-25T15:32:19+00:00

Called Digital Connectivity Rating Platform, it will evaluate digital connectivity of properties across residential, commercial, and government properties

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Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-25T15:31:27+00:00

Warren Buffet’s retirement marks end of an era

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Pape en France : « Où sont les catholiques lorsqu’il s’agit de porter politiquement leur expérience de la société ? »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-25T15:30:11+00:00

Alors que les réseaux catholiques sont des acteurs de terrain essentiels à la solidarité nationale, Isabelle de Gaulmyn, la présidente de l’observatoire Semaines sociales de France, inspiré par la pensée sociale chrétienne, estime, dans une tribune au « Monde », qu’ils pourraient transformer cette expérience en réflexion politique.

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KRIBHCO announces ₹825 cr profit, 20% dividend

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-25T15:27:48+00:00

KRIBHCO Fertilizers Ltd (KFL) has reported its Urea production at 11.02 lt of Urea and Ammonia at 6.68 lt, achieving capacity utilization of 127.48% and 133.16%, respectively

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What the Trump-Xi meeting revealed about global power

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-25T15:26:56+00:00

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Washington as world leaders gathered at the UN General Assembly in New York.

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Create the right digital ecosystem for children

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-25T15:25:53+00:00

While enhancing online safety, opportunities to learn, connect and develop digital capabilities must be preserved

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‘What does money from a Super PAC actually buy?’: our reporters are answering your election questions now

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-25T15:24:12+00:00

Who are the groups backing candidates in the midterms – and why? In our second live discussion ahead of the elections, Joseph Gedeon, Dara Kerr and Chris Stein are live nowSign in or sign up to join the conversationNeilNaik asks: What aspects from the Save America act should we be concerned about, and how much of it is realistically going to be implemented for this November.Chris: The legislation you are referring to, which is now known as the Save America Act, has passed the House of Representatives but not the Senate and thus has not been enacted, so none of its provisions will be implemente

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HDFC Bank shares trade flat: What’s happening?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-25T15:18:40+00:00

Stock at ₹731.40 on NSE at 10:42 am, versus ₹728.90 previous close; opened ₹723, range ₹723–₹733.20 so far

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Prioritise insurance distribution reforms

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-25T15:15:51+00:00

Skewed commission payouts, lack of push into underserved markets are among issues that need to be addressed

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Couple jailed for life for abusing and murdering a vulnerable man in their care

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-25T15:15:36+00:00

Kenneth Newton and Melanie James had filmed themselves mocking Rubin Blount, who was left to lie in his own urine and weighed 40kg when he diedA couple convicted of murder after inflicting “deliberate cruelty” on a vulnerable 28-year-old man in their care, who weighed just 40kg (6st 4lb) at the time of his death, have been jailed for life.Rubin Blount was made to stand for long periods of time, left to lie in his own urine and forced to eat out of bins by his stepbrother Kenneth Newton and Newton’s partner, Melanie James, at an address in Tamworth, Staffordshire, Stafford crown court heard. Co

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Couple jailed for at least 21 years for murder of vulnerable man in their care

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-25T15:15:36+00:00

Kenneth Newton and Melanie James filmed themselves mocking and abusing Rubin Blount, 28, who weighed 40kg when he diedA couple convicted of murder after inflicting “deliberate cruelty” on a vulnerable 28-year-old man in their care, who at the time of his death weighed just 40kg (6st 4lb), have been jailed for life.Rubin Blount was made to stand for long periods of time, left to lie in his own urine and forced to eat out of bins by his stepbrother Kenneth Newton and Newton’s partner, Melanie James, at a property in Tamworth, Staffordshire, Stafford crown court heard. Continue reading...

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Pope Leo warns against AI and says technology ‘must remain at service of humans’ during first visit to France – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-25T15:09:13+00:00

The pope gives landmark speech on AI development and Europe’s future Later today, Pope Leo will go to the Élysée Palace for (another) formal welcome and a meeting with authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps, before visiting Unesco and delivering a speech on AI in mid-afternoon.He is then expected to go on a stroll through the streets of Paris, before going to the restored Notre Dame Cathedral. Continue reading...

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JSW One Platforms moves SEBI for ₹3,054-cr IPO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-25T15:07:48+00:00

The offer comprises a fresh issue worth ₹1,300 crore and an offer-for-sale of ₹1,754 crore

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‘Major milestone’: TfL to launch new public bus operator in London

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-25T15:04:56+00:00

Buses for London aims for ‘greener, safer and better-value’ service but private operators say move will not fix problemsLondon buses in decline? Why public transport is slowing to a crawl – visualisedA publicly owned company, Buses for London, will start running services in the capital next year, Transport for London has announced.TfL said the launch was a “major milestone” in its plans to improve buses for drivers and passengers. Continue reading...

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A Oradea, un fief libéral roumain, les thématiques nationalistes gagnent du terrain

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-25T15:00:15+00:00

« Extrême droite : l’ancrage européen » (5/6). Malgré des démêlés judiciaires, Calin Georgescu, candidat d’extrême droite à l’élection présidentielle en 2024, s’est offert le 13 septembre un bain de foule dans une ville du nord-ouest de la Roumanie, s’alliant au parti nationaliste Alliance pour l’unité des Roumains. La ferveur de ses soutiens reste intacte.

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‘Robust little’ vessel begins treacherous 22,000km journey around Antarctica in the name of climate science

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-25T15:00:11+00:00

Powered by sun and wind, the uncrewed vehicle will collect data to help Australian scientists better understand how oceans absorb emissionsA small uncrewed vessel has embarked on a lap around Antarctica and may not return for months.The seven-metre craft, which looks like a large kayak in hi-vis orange, is expected to travel about 22,000km through inhospitable waters, propelled by powerful westerly winds and energy from the sun. The journey is seven times the distance between Sydney and Perth. Continue reading...

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NSW crackdown on ‘AI-doctored’ real estate listings hits mural-covered wall

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-25T15:00:10+00:00

Apartment with strange view singled out in government’s fight against deceptive ads – but real estate agent says photo is no fakeGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government’s crackdown on “AI-doctored” rental listings has hit a wall, after it made an example of a supposedly manipulated ad that turned out to be a genuine photograph of a $5,000 courtyard mural of Bondi beach.In a media release on Friday announcing protections against misleading rental ads, the state government provided a link to a property in Leichhardt, claiming it was an “AI-doctor

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US math and reading test scores are at a 25-year low. Trump cut the agency that can provide answers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-25T15:00:10+00:00

National Center for Education Statistics, which collects critical data to guide policy on learning, was decimated after Doge canceled crucial contractsAs reading and math scores fall to their lowest point in the past quarter-century, the US now has fewer tools to understand and develop interventions for this troubling trend.When the Trump administration took a wrecking ball to the Department of Education last year, firing nearly half of its workers and allowing the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to cancel nearly $900m in contracts, a little-known agency called the Natio

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Au Niger, l’organisation Etat islamique de plus en plus puissante

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-25T15:00:10+00:00

Au moins une cinquantaine de militaires nigériens ont été tués dans deux attaques menées par le groupe djihadiste mercredi 23 septembre. L’EI étend son influence dans cet Etat du Sahel, et concurrence ses rivaux du Groupe de soutien de l’islam et aux musulmans.

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OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-25T15:00:09+00:00

As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI raceWhen the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, sat down for an interview in the heart of Silicon Valley at the weekend he had known for two days that his was the first government known to have been attacked by a rogue AI agent.He didn’t reveal the attack then, but he sounded a warning about the march of AI: “the risk is that AI develops in a way in which humans are no longer in control of what AI is producing.” Continue reading...

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