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BusinessPhoto: BusinessLineAs India participates in the World Bank’s Business Ready assessment, reforms in France, the European Union, and the Philippines provide key lessons. These include deciding fundamental questions early, reducing regulatory fragmentation, and ensuring long-term certainty for investors. These insights aim to guide India’s ongoing business reforms for better economic outcomes.
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WorldPhoto: HT WorldThe Los Angeles Police Department conducted a new search related to the disappearance of Christina Downer, sister of SNL writer Jimmy Fowlie, nearly a year after she was last seen in December 2025 in Koreatown, Los Angeles. Initially reported missing, the case later shifted to a homicide investigation. Fowlie and SNL cast members publicly appealed for help finding her.
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TechnologyPhoto: Firstpost TechBharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal has warned that artificial intelligence is advancing faster than regulations can keep up. He called on governments to develop safeguards to prevent potential accidents. Mittal also announced Airtel's plan to expand its data centre capacity to 1 gigawatt and create a sovereign cloud for Indian businesses, government agencies, and defence organisations.
Firstpost Tech·
SciencePhoto: TOI WorldA 2022 USDA-funded trial found that cardboard garden beds had 15% weed cover, significantly lower than the 45% in tilled beds. The study showed that cardboard beds made weeding easier and more efficient over two growing seasons. Crop yields varied depending on bed type, highlighting cardboard as an effective weed control method for farmers.
TOI World·
BusinessPhoto: ET MarketsBharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) reported a 120.1% year-on-year increase in net profit for Q2, reaching Rs 810 crore compared to Rs 368 crore last year. Revenue from operations also grew by 23.8%, totaling Rs 9,300 crore. This strong financial performance highlights significant growth and operational success for BHEL in the quarter.
ET Markets·
BusinessPhoto: TOI BusinessIn 2022, a woman applied for 130 IPO shares, but her bank recorded only 65 shares, causing her a loss of Rs 42,142. She also alleged physical and mental harassment by the bank. The Gujarat State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission partly allowed her appeal and awarded her Rs 37,000 compensation.
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BusinessLine·
Photo: BusinessLineAs India participates in the World Bank’s Business Ready assessment, reforms in France, the European Union, and the Philippines provide key lessons. These include deciding fundamental questions early, reducing regulatory fragmentation, and ensuring long-term certainty for investors. These insights aim to guide India’s ongoing business reforms for better economic outcomes.
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