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September fire at NY plant to hit FY26 cash flow up to $550-650 mn: Novelis

This includes $100-150 million impact in adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda), according to a regulatory filing

Zohran Mamdani wins NY mayor election LIVE: Mamdani vows to fight corruption, hits out at Trump

New York mayor election LIVE updates: Democrat Zohran Mamdani has been elected New York City's first Muslim and youngest mayor in over a century, defeating Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa

As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have most at stake

Any help from the climate talks depends on countries not just laying out pledges and plans to lower emissions. They also need to find the political will to implement them

Typhoon Kalmaegi kills 66 in Philippine province still reeling from quake

Kalmaegi blew away from western Palawan province into the South China Sea before noon on Wednesday with sustained winds of up to 130 kph

Trump blames govt shutdown, absence from ballot for Republican losses

After Democrats swept major elections across key states in the US, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to explain the Republican Party's poor performance in the polls

Australia expands under-16 social media ban to include Reddit: Key details

The government had earlier said Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube would fall under the law, noting that other unspecified platforms could also be covered

Amazon sues to stop Perplexity from using AI tool from purchasing stuff

The US online retailer filed a lawsuit Tuesday demanding Perplexity stop allowing its AI browser agent, Comet, to make purchases online for users

Democrats score historic wins in first major polls of Trump's second term

Democrats secured major victories across key US states and cities, gaining momentum ahead of the 2026 midterms

Zohran Mamdani taunts Trump after NYC mayoral win: 'Turn the volume up'

Newly elected New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani mocked Donald Trump in his victory speech, saying his win over Trump-backed rivals showed how the city can 'defeat political darkness'

Zohran Mamdani quotes Nehru in victory speech: 'Step out from old to new'

Zohran Mamdani quoted lines from Jawaharlal Nehru's famous 'A Tryst with Destiny' speech, which was delivered on August 14, 1947

Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 rattles off East Coast of Kamchatka region

As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, making it susceptible to aftershocks

Asian markets pull back as stretched valuation fears jolt Wall Street

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.8 per cent, led by declines in South Korean shares with a loss of 4.1 per cent

7 dead after UPS cargo jet crashes in Kentucky, toll expected to rise

Video circulating on social media showed the Honolulu-bound McDonnell Douglas MD-11 struggling to get airborne, with one of its engines on fire, before exploding in a fireball

US elections: Women make history with wins in Virginia, Detroit, New Jersey

In landmark results, women won top races in the 2025 US elections - Abigail Spanberger became Virginia's first female governor, Mary Sheffield Detroit's first woman mayor, and Mikie Sherrill New Jers

Trump aware of Cheney's death as flags lowered to half-staff: White House

Flags at the White House were lowered within hours of the announcement of Cheney's death on Tuesday morning

Trump feels very positive about future of India-US ties: White House

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that in Sergio Gor, the US has a great Ambassador to India who will represent Washington very well

Zohran Mamdani is new mayor of New York City: 5 things to know about him

Zohran Mamdani, 34, has scripted history as the first Muslim and among the youngest mayors of New York City, signalling a leftward shift in the city's political landscape

Indian-origin Pureval pips JD Vance's half-brother in Cincinnati mayor race

US Vice President JD Vance did not fund or actively campaign for his half-brother, though he posted on X, encouraging voters to support him

Supreme Court confronts Trump's sweeping power over global economy

In a high-stakes legal showdown, the Supreme Court will consider arguments that Trump exceeded his constitutional authority with many of the sweeping tariffs he has imposed

Cornell eyes $1 billion bond sale amid Trump's higher education squeeze

The Ivy League university expects to price the bonds as soon as Nov 17 and plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes