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Modest rate hike cycle commences

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-10-07T14:59:27+00:00

Weakened agricultural outlook, renewed tensions in West Asia prompt MPC to raise inflation projections

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Rupee slides to a five-month low of 96.7/$, yields rise

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-10-07T14:56:10+00:00

The currency opened at 96.4 against the dollar and weakened to 96.8 after RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra indicated that easing was no longer under consideration amid a higher inflation outlook

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‘All me’: Tory party riding high on Kemi Badenoch’s wave of popularity

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-07T14:50:41+00:00

At Conservative conference, some worry about becoming a one-woman party, while others say party should thank their lucky stars they have herUK politics live – latest updatesKemi Badenoch has long said that the Conservatives were “under new management”, but in a TV interview to mark the end of a party conference at which she has been front and centre of more or less everything, she took the analogy further.“Your viewers will know that sometimes you have a football team that’s disappointing,” the Tory leader told GB News. “There’s a new captain, there’s a new coach, there’s a new owner, effectiv

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George Galloway contests London byelection without setting foot in UK

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-07T14:50:37+00:00

Veteran leftwinger has been ‘in exile in the east’ in Russia and not been to Holborn and St Pancras constituency since campaign beganGeorge Galloway has been elected seven times to parliament, but his attempt to succeed for an eighth this week, in the London seat formerly held by Keir Starmer, is undoubtedly his most curious effort yet.Since the byelection campaign began, the leader of the Workers party of Britain has yet to set foot in the UK, let alone the Holborn and St Pancras constituency, because he is in what he describes as “self-exile” after being questioned by counter-terrorism polic

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Trump administration sued over plans to send election monitors to voting sites

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-07T14:48:05+00:00

NAACP files lawsuit after head of DoJ’s civil rights division says she hopes to send election monitors to pollsThe Trump administration has been sued over its plans to deploy “a historic number” of election monitors to polling stations during next month’s midterm elections.The bid “stands to jeopardize” the elections and could “interfere with the right of voters to participate in the election free from intimidation”, according to the NAACP, which filed a lawsuit against Harmeet Dhillon, head of the justice department’s civil rights division, who has said she hopes to send 1,000 monitors to mid

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Satellite images show attack jets at Chinese military facility in Laos

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-07T14:46:01+00:00

New ‘support and training centre’ prompts concern in region but China says it is ‘not directed at any third party’ Satellite images show attack jets stationed at a new overseas Chinese military facility in Laos, which opened last week and gives Beijing’s air force its first foothold in mainland south-east Asia.Images provided by the commercial satellite provider Vantor show eight light attack aircraft positioned at Ban Keun airport alongside what appear to be more than a dozen military vehicles lined up in rows. Continue reading...

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Could the UK really rejoin the EU?

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-07T14:45:52+00:00

The big question facing ​A​ndy Burnham is not whether Brexit has harmed Britain, but if a rapidly changing Europe will keep the door open​ if the UK decides it wants back in• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt was lobbed into the national conversation without fanfare or warning, almost a footnote in the UK prime minister’s first speech as leader to his governing Labour party’s annual conference. But Andy Burnham has kicked off a quiet U-turn on Brexit.By stating bluntly that the decision to leave Europe’s core political community had done “more harm than good”, Bu

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Mumsnet denies using AI for content after prompt appears on message board

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-07T14:31:04+00:00

Users reject site’s explanations after detailed instructions for writing response to post on popular forum was publishedMumsnet has denied using AI to produce content after detailed instructions to help an AI model write one of its popular “am I being unreasonable” (AIBU) posts appeared on a Mumsnet message board.Users of the long-established forum, which is known for its frank discussions of family tensions, were vexed when the AI prompt appeared in response to a user seeking advice about a family dilemma involving a neurodivergent uncle and a sick child. Continue reading...

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Couples would be able to leave £1m and family home exempt from inheritance tax under Tories, says Badenoch – as it happened

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-07T14:30:20+00:00

Conservative leader says proposed measures would halve the number of families paying inheritance taxChris Philp, the shadow home secretary, is speaking now at the conference. He described Nick Timothy as the “Bob the Builder” of the next parliament on the basis of the Tory pledge to build 50,000 prison places.“Can he fix it? Yes he can,” Philp said. He went on:I know we didn’t get everything right in government, but we now have a plan to make things better, whereas Labour is making them worse.Dangerous men released early from jail. Police numbers down by 2,000. Stop and search opposed. 92% of

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« La France doit accorder l’asile au lanceur d’alerte et journaliste Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo »

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-10-07T14:30:10+00:00

Dans une tribune au « Monde », Reporters sans frontières, le réseau Forbidden Stories et la Plateforme de protection des lanceurs d’alerte en Afrique exhortent les autorités françaises à octroyer l’asile au journaliste centrafricain, source exclusive d’une enquête sur la machine de propagande russe en Afrique.

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GST Council may clarify tax treatment of e-commerce logistics system

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-10-07T14:18:38+00:00

While the West Bengal Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (WBAAAR) denied the exemption to Flipkart’s logistics model, the Tamil Nadu AAR has ruled in favour of exemption.

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South West Water owner taps investors to fix infrastructure after sewage spills

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-07T14:14:35+00:00

Pennon slashes dividend and launches £550m cash call ‘to drive improved outcomes for customers and communities’The owner of embattled South West Water has slashed its dividend and launched a cash call to investors as it attempts to fund infrastructure investment, days after it was hit by a record £7.9m fine for hundreds of sewage spills.London-listed Pennon said on Wednesday it would tap investors for £550m, as part of a £1bn investment “to drive improved outcomes for customers and communities”. Continue reading...

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‘Another coup d’état’: fears grow as Flávio Bolsonaro vows to ‘re-democratise’ Brazil

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-07T14:06:42+00:00

After a surprise first-round victory, critics suggest son of disgraced ex-president could seek to continue his father’s authoritarian ruleFlávio’s surprise first-round win highlights rapid rise of Brazil’s House of BolsonaroFlávio Bolsonaro, the far-right frontrunner to become Brazil’s next president, has vowed to “re-democratise” the South American country, fuelling fears over a move into authoritarian rule if he wins power.Brazil was re-democratised in the 1980s after a brutal 21-year dictatorship that Flávio’s father, the disgraced ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, has long praised. Continue re

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We have to build our own trust: Geetanjali Kirloskar on Vikram’s legacy and the Toyota bond

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-10-07T14:06:18+00:00

Toyota’s three-decade partnership with the Kirloskar family is moving into its next generation, with Geetanjali Kirloskar saying the relationship is being strengthened through fresh trust, shared values and a more entrepreneurial approach as Manasi Kirloskar takes on a larger role.

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