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HDFC Bank shares gain over 1%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-18T05:28:20+00:00

HDFC Bank shares deliver absolute returns of 1.87% over the week

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Australia news live: Victoria police officer charged with assault after allegedly punching and kicking handcuffed teen; embattled builders Bathla given 12-month lifeline

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T05:16:56+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia needs to slow down its artificial intelligence use and create better security laws, the companies creating the technology have told the federal government.In a submission to an ongoing inquiry, OpenAI said national leaders had a responsibility to work with other countries to stop global security threats:Many of the most consequential risks will not stop at national borders, making international co-ordination increasingly important. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Markets edge higher as oil eases; IPO rush, IT and Tata drag cap gains

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-18T05:13:21+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Stock to buy today: Five Indian IPOs ​are currently open for subscription, including the National Stock Exchange of India's issue, which was subscribed 0.43 ⁠times on the first day of bidding. As of 9:40 am, Tata ‌Chemicals tumbled as much as ‌7.8%, ⁠while Tata Investment ⁠Corporation fell 3.9%. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles dropped 2.6% and Tata Power lost 1.4%.

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Gold edges higher on lower oil prices, subdued dollar

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-18T05:12:06+00:00

Goldman Sachs kept its end-2027 ⁠gold price forecast at $5,400 despite the Fed rate increase

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Elevate Campuses to launch ₹2,100-cr IPO on Sep 23

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-18T05:07:34+00:00

The Hillhouse Capital-backed student accommodation and K-12 platform is set to hit the primary market on September 23, with shares priced in the ₹343-362 range.

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MPs urge ministers to break off Thames Water talks with US hedge funds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T05:00:09+00:00

Efra committee calls for emergency legislation enabling government to take public control of the company Andy Burnham is under further pressure to take control of ailing Thames Water from a cross-party group of MPs who are calling for ministers to break off talks with the US hedge funds who are effectively running the company.Adding their voices to demands that the prime minister takes public control of the company, which has debts of £20bn and is being controlled by a group of 100 hedge funds and distressed-debt investors, the MPs said in a report that ministers should consider emergency legi

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Is the tie dead? Fashion connoisseurs hope not as House of Lords relaxes rules

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T05:00:08+00:00

Switch to ‘business attire’ is a sign of the times, but formal neckwear still has its place, say some of Savile Row’s finest-dressedThe House of Lords has long been derided as a stuffy relic of the past. But now its benches, usually filled with haughtily dressed men, could soon resemble something more akin to “dress-down Friday”.One of the nation’s most storied chambers of power has enacted a rule change: men are no longer required to wear a tie in the House of Lords. Instead, they should opt for “business attire”. Continue reading...

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Главное о первом дне голосования

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-18T05:00:07+00:00

В России стартовали выборы депутатов Госдумы. Голосование проходит в три дня – 18, 19 и 20 сентября. Первыми к выборам присоединились Дальний Восток и Урал, где участки открылись в 8:00 по местному времени. 

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Australia news live: Victoria police officer charged after allegedly kicking and punching handcuffed teenager during arrest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T04:56:30+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia needs to slow down its artificial intelligence use and create better security laws, the companies creating the technology have told the federal government.In a submission to an ongoing inquiry, OpenAI said national leaders had a responsibility to work with other countries to stop global security threats:Many of the most consequential risks will not stop at national borders, making international co-ordination increasingly important. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Markets trade higher amid easing crude oil prices, rally in global equities, TATA stocks in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-18T04:55:05+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Stock to buy today: Five Indian IPOs ​are currently open for subscription, including the National Stock Exchange of India's issue, which was subscribed 0.43 ⁠times on the first day of bidding. As of 9:40 am, Tata ‌Chemicals tumbled as much as ‌7.8%, ⁠while Tata Investment ⁠Corporation fell 3.9%. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles dropped 2.6% and Tata Power lost 1.4%.

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La pozione magica dei calciatori

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-18T04:54:14+00:00

I calciatori e i loro alimenti segreti

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Nvidia invests $2 billion in Brookfield’s AI Fund

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-18T04:48:42+00:00

The fund will focus on investing in the AI buildout, backing factories, dedicated behind-the-meter power solutions and compute infrastructure

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Rupee rises 16 paise to 95.73 against US dollar in early trade

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-18T04:34:22+00:00

Forex analysts said the retreat of crude prices below the $104-per-barrel level from a steep rise earlier this week eased pressure on the Indian currency, even as US bond yields fell from record highs

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Tata Sons board-room battle: Stalemate broken by chairman's casting vote

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-18T04:34:02+00:00

With only Venu Srinivasan and Noel Tata as nominees on the Tata Sons board representing opposing sides, the expectation was of a stalemate during the voting for the reappointment of N. Chandrasekaran as Chairman

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Brent crude falls below $104 as West Asia supply fears ease

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-18T04:30:39+00:00

At 9.33 am on Friday, November Brent oil futures were at $103.99, down by 0.79%, and October crude oil futures on WTI were at $101.25, down by 0.65%

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Qui sont les houthistes du Yémen ?

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-18T04:30:16+00:00

En prenant le contrôle du détroit de Bab Al-Mandab, l’un des passages maritimes les plus stratégiques au monde, le groupe yéménite a accru son poids stratégique dans la région et fait désormais planer une nouvelle menace sur l’économie mondiale.

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Could this economic squeeze sway US voters?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-18T04:27:25+00:00

Americans on the lower end of the economy are feeling the impact of higher borrowing costs and weaker purchasing power.

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US may delay excess capacity tariffs until after Xi summit

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-18T04:18:11+00:00

In March, the Trump administration launched an investigation into more than a dozen major trading partners over excess capacity concerns

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Paul Keating says Aukus locking Australia into a US war against China, which it would ‘certainly lose’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T04:06:31+00:00

Former prime minister says US would ‘scuttle itself back to San Diego’, leaving Australia to deal with retribution from ChinaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAukus critic Paul Keating has said the submarine deal is locking Australia in to any future US conflict with China – “a war America would certainly lose” – and making Australia a target for retribution.The former prime minister seized on comments reported out of Washington this week from Republican congressman Michael McCaul – a China hawk and co-chair of the

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Indonesia gets its first aircraft carrier amid debate over cost and military ambitions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T04:04:57+00:00

The gift from Italy has sparked fierce debate among defence analysts and opposition politicians who question its true cost and purposeIndonesia has received its first aircraft carrier, a former Italian warship that the government says will strengthen the archipelagic nation’s maritime security and disaster response capabilities.The 41-year-old former ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, with capacity for short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft and helicopters, arrived Friday morning at a naval base in North Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port, where it was welcomed with a military ceremony. Continue reading..

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