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Heavy rain threat to Karnataka, AP, Telangana, TN

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-23T06:03:48+00:00

Well-marked low may become a deep depression; extremely heavy rain likely over coastal Andhra and Karnataka

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Glimpses into lives of Roman surburbanites in Bath revealed in rare finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-23T06:00:19+00:00

Exclusive: Restoration work at Bath Assembly Rooms unearths Roman ditches containing pottery, coins and fragments of a military helmetThe restoration of a Georgian building in Bath once frequented by Jane Austen has unexpectedly provided a tantalising glimpse into the life of the city’s Roman suburbanites.A network of Roman ditches containing pottery, coins, glassware and a fragment of a military helmet has been found beneath Bath Assembly Rooms in the north of the city. Continue reading...

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Glimpses into lives of Roman suburbanites in Bath revealed in rare finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-23T06:00:19+00:00

Exclusive: Restoration work at Bath Assembly Rooms unearths Roman ditches containing pottery, coins and fragments of a military helmetThe restoration of a Georgian building in Bath once frequented by Jane Austen has unexpectedly provided a tantalising glimpse into the life of the city’s Roman suburbanites.A network of Roman ditches containing pottery, coins, glassware and a fragment of a military helmet has been found beneath Bath Assembly Rooms in the north of the city. Continue reading...

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Apple’s new watches are always listening

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-23T05:59:28+00:00

The latest Apple Watch models have some new features: they can listen to the sounds around you all day, transcribe snippets of conversation on demand, and write up summaries of everything they heard.

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Wednesday briefing: ​Can Burnham ​seek a ​different ​path​ to Trump’s world order?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-23T05:45:26+00:00

In today’s newsletter: The PM’s first face‑to‑face with​ the US president marks a fragile resetGood morning. In the early hours of Tuesday a plane carrying Andy Burnham, a handful of UK ministers, an excited group of British political journalists, and Burnham’s wife, Marie France, landed at a New York airport for one of Burnham’s first major outings as prime minister: a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump.Considering the president once described Burnham as the mayor of “a town,” and the prime minister once said Trump wouldn’t be welcome in said town (Manchester), the meeting yesterday after

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Countries still way behind on UN biodiversity targets, research shows

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-23T05:43:24+00:00

The Campaign for Nature report said around 26% of terrestrial and inland water areas would be protected if all existing government pledges were fulfilled by 2030

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Bikies, ‘moral compass malfunctions’ and corruption cost: Victoria’s Big Build royal commission holds first public hearing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-23T05:22:50+00:00

Inquiry investigating allegations of corruption and criminal conduct on $150bn state’s pipeline of infrastructure projects to leave ‘no stone unturned’ The opening public hearing of the royal commission into Victoria’s Big Build has shown Jacinta Allan knew of allegations the construction union allowed criminals and bikies on to state projects as early as 2023.It was also revealed that the inquiry – officially named the royal commission into the Integrity of Major Public and Civil Infrastructure Construction – held “closed” hearings following its launch in August, and plans to hold public hear

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Hero Motors shares rise nearly 7% after weak market debut

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-23T05:13:09+00:00

Hero Motors stock opened at ₹82 on NSE, ⁠a 2.4% discount to its IPO price of ₹84, before recouping losses to trade 6.5% higher ‌at ₹89.11

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Hero Motors shares rebound nearly 7% after weak market debut

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-23T05:11:06+00:00

Hero Motors stock opened at ₹82 on NSE, ⁠a 2.4% discount to its IPO price of ₹84, before recouping losses to trade 6.5% higher ‌at ₹89.11

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New UK agency will tackle ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-23T05:00:16+00:00

PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information DefenceSecurity chiefs will set up a new national centre to tackle disinformation and deepfakes from hostile states such as Russia, Andy Burnham has announced, saying the government had a duty to “stem the poisonous tide” from damaging British interests.The National Centre for Information Defence will “detect, attribute and disrupt” information attacks by foreign powers, many of which are enabled by AI, bringing together the intelligence agencies, law enforcement and social media companies. Co

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Critics of UK government’s economic forecaster are ‘shooting the messenger’, say MPs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-23T05:00:16+00:00

Treasury committee rejects calls for fundamental reform of independent watchdog the Office for Budget ResponsibilityAttacks on the government’s independent economic forecaster from left and right of the political spectrum are akin to “shooting the messenger”, according to an influential group of MPs.The Treasury committee rejected “siren calls to fundamentally reform” the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) and said it should not be blamed when policymakers had to make tough decisions because of tight public finances. Continue reading...

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New UK agency to fight ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham tells UN

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-23T05:00:16+00:00

PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information DefenceSecurity chiefs will set up a new national centre to tackle disinformation and deepfakes from hostile states such as Russia, Andy Burnham has announced, saying the government had a duty to “stem the poisonous tide” from damaging British interests.The National Centre for Information Defence will “detect, attribute and disrupt” information attacks by foreign powers, many of which are enabled by AI, bringing together the intelligence agencies, law enforcement and social media companies. Co

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Trump voices strong support for India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-23T04:57:33+00:00

“Iran’s terrorist attacks on commercial shipping in neighbouring countries have shown the need to shift Middle East energy infrastructure away from the Iranian checkpoints,” Trump said.

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Fitch raises India's FY27 GDP growth projections to 6.9%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-23T04:57:28+00:00

Earlier on Wednesday, S&P Global Ratings projected India’s FY27 GDP growth at 7% - the same rate Moody’s Ratings projected last week

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Outside the ‘Worried West,’ Many Feel Good About A.I.

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-23T04:48:49+00:00

A Gallup poll found that a majority of people surveyed across 37 countries said they were curious or excited about artificial intelligence, more than scared or worried.

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Che ce ne facciamo di un portiere straniero

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-23T04:47:17+00:00

Non esistono più scuole e segreti, anche la preparazione dei n.1 si è diffusa in tutto il mondo. In A 9 italiani su 26 da inizio campionato, Palmisani la rivelazione

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US FDA clears Glenmark's Goa unit with VAI status

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-23T04:45:50+00:00

The US health regulator had conducted the inspection at the Goa facility from June 22 to June 30

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