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N Chandrasekaran resigns as Tata Sons chairman, to complete current term

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T05:55:59+00:00

The development comes amid reported differences between Tata Sons and Tata Trusts over leadership, board representation and the group’s future structure

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UK extreme heat prompts Cobra emergency meeting

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T05:55:32+00:00

High temperatures continue with forecasts reaching 38C on Thursday and wildfires stretching emergency servicesThe prime minister will chair a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee on Wednesday in response to extreme heat, which has caused wildfires and plunged many parts of Britain into drought.Andy Burnham will meet with ministers, officials and agencies as high temperatures continue across the UK on Wednesday afternoon, with temperatures of 33C forecast, and up to 38C on Thursday. Continue reading...

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Australia politics live: Japan’s ambassador to Australia downplays Albanese’s melon comments

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T05:55:00+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEducation minister says funding agreement with Victoria ‘very close’The education minister, Jason Clare, says a funding deal with Victoria to get public schools funded to Gonski levels over the next decade is “very close”.We’re very close, mate. I know [Victorian premier] Ben Carroll gets this, and I’m optimistic that we’ll get this across the line. He understands how important it is that teachers are paid well, that they do the best or do the most important job in the country, but how important it is that we fi

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Wednesday briefing: Why the prison crisis is about much more than early release

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T05:47:27+00:00

In today’s newsletter: As ministers scramble to resolve overcrowding in prisons, experts say the crisis demands a rethink of who we lock up – and what happens when they’re set freeGood morning. On his family holiday last week, the prime minister, Andy Burnham, was reported to be taking daily calls from Ministry of Justice officials about his government’s early release scheme. A furious public outcry has gathered pace since it emerged that the plan – brought in by his predecessor, Keir Starmer, to alleviate overcrowding in prisons across England and Wales – might include two of the killers of P

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la Russie affirme avoir intercepté 502 drones ukrainiens dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T05:44:25+00:00

Le ministère de la défense russe a précisé que ces attaques avaient visé les oblasts de Belgorod, Briansk, Kalouga, Koursk, Lipetsk, Oriol Krasnodar, la Crimée et la mer Noire. Le gouverneur de la région de Krasnodar a fait état de 2 morts et de 12 blessés après une attaque ukrainienne nocturne à Novorossiïsk, Anapa, Gelendjik et Temiourk.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Volodymyr Zelensky revendique des frappes contre une base navale russe de la mer Noire

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T05:44:20+00:00

Le président ukrainien s’est félicité mercredi d’« une opération sans précédent » des forces ukrainiennes « visant à frapper la base navale de Novorossiïsk », une ville du kraï de Krasnodar, au bord de la mer Noire. La Russie avait affirmé plus tôt avoir intercepté 502 drones ukrainiens dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi.

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Members of Liberal group received ‘kickbacks’ from lobbying company’s Catholic Schools NSW contract, Icac hears

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T05:37:49+00:00

Lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood gives evidence about allegations linked to Reformers at Independent Commission Against Corruption hearingMembers of a conservative Christian Liberal group received a “kickback” from consultancy payments made by the governing body for more than 600 schools in New South Wales, an inquiry has heard.Consultant and lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood gave his third day of evidence to the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s (Icac) Operation Rosny on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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Milky Mist IPO fully subscribed on Day 2, retail portion booked 1.26 times

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T05:24:30+00:00

The IPO will close on August 13, with the price band fixed at ₹133-140 per share; The issue comprises a fresh issue of up to ₹1,428 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to ₹125 crore

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TD Power Systems stock rallies 19% after strong Q1 results

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T05:13:19+00:00

The company posted a 72% rise in consolidated net profit to ₹86.29 crore in the June quarter compared with the year-ago period

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US Dollar holds firm as markets await inflation data for Fed clues

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T05:09:46+00:00

Focus shifts to US inflation data due later on Wednesday for clues to the direction of US Fed’s interest rates, as last week’s softer-than-expected jobs report did little ‌to dispel doubts.

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Australia politics live: Albanese says Coalition’s request that police investigate Japanese melon memo leak is a ‘stunt’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T05:08:35+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEducation minister says funding agreement with Victoria ‘very close’The education minister, Jason Clare, says a funding deal with Victoria to get public schools funded to Gonski levels over the next decade is “very close”.We’re very close, mate. I know [Victorian premier] Ben Carroll gets this, and I’m optimistic that we’ll get this across the line. He understands how important it is that teachers are paid well, that they do the best or do the most important job in the country, but how important it is that we fi

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Ardee Industries shares trades at ₹69 level after nearly 40% premium listing

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T05:08:27+00:00

The non-institutional investors’ category was subscribed 255.24 times, while the Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) segment was booked 197.77 times; the retail quota was subscribed 45.71 times

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Kerala HC sets aside denial of FCRA renewal of 2 NGOs for 'funding' Vizhinjam protests

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T05:05:56+00:00

The Kerala HC said that "executive or administrative distaste" for protests or dissents, cannot convert the exercise of a constitutionally protected right into an undesirable purpose or as against public interest

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All-British chocolate bar made by scientists using Reading-grown cocoa

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T05:00:19+00:00

Master’s student made first bar with 100% UK ingredients since 1932 to highlight affect of climate crisis on cocoa plants The late queen was the only person in history to have ever eaten a chocolate bar made with 100% British ingredients, after she was given one as a six-year-old in 1932 by the confectioner Rowntree’s.The bar was created from a glasshouse-grown cocoa plant, at Rowntree’s headquarters in York. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex slips 325 points, Nifty below 24,400 amid weak global cues

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T04:44:57+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: Indian equities traded lower on Wednesday as rising crude oil prices, weak global cues and geopolitical uncertainty weighed on sentiment. Investors remained cautious ahead of US inflation data, while developments around US-Iran negotiations and the Strait of Hormuz remained in focus.

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Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to China

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T04:43:19+00:00

Forecasters warned the Chinese capital could receive more than one-third of its average annual rainfall over 24 hoursThousands of people have been evacuated from areas at risk of flooding and landslides in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Dolphin continue to bring torrential rain to northern and central China.Forecasters warned on Tuesday that the Chinese capital could receive more than 150mm of rain over the following 24 hours, with some districts forecast to exceed 200mm – more than one-third of Beijing’s average annual rainfall of 528mm. Continue reading...

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US consumer prices likely increased moderately in July as gasoline prices eased

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T04:41:13+00:00

Economists said the United States' position as a net ⁠oil exporter and the drawing down of petroleum inventories had cushioned the hit on the economy from the oil price shock sparked by the Middle East conflict

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Manappuram Finance shares erase gains despite Q1 profit rise

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T04:40:43+00:00

The stock opened 2.7 per cent higher at ₹369.95 on the NSE before declining to ₹353.35 at the time of writing.

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Rupee falls 6 paise to 95.42 against US dollar in early trade

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T04:40:11+00:00

Rupee pushed lower as crude oil spikes up on fading hopes of a quick US-Iran agreement and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

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Australia politics live: Taylor asks PM if he will ‘man up’ and apologise over melon comments; Bragg wishes he’d done more to stop Morrison’s budget ‘madness’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T04:39:23+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEducation minister says funding agreement with Victoria ‘very close’The education minister, Jason Clare, says a funding deal with Victoria to get public schools funded to Gonski levels over the next decade is “very close”.We’re very close, mate. I know [Victorian premier] Ben Carroll gets this, and I’m optimistic that we’ll get this across the line. He understands how important it is that teachers are paid well, that they do the best or do the most important job in the country, but how important it is that we fi

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