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Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday denied reports that soldiers were operating beyond a buffer zone along the Israel-Syrian border. «Reports circulating in some media outlets claiming that IDF forces are advancing or approaching Damascus are completely incorrect,» tweeted Col. Avichah Adraee, the IDF's Arabic language spokesperson. «IDF forces are present inside the buffer zone and at defensive points close to the border in order to protect the Israeli border.» He was contradicting a Reuters report saying Israeli forces had reached the southern village of Qatana, which is 10 km inside Syria and were within 25 km of Damascus.

BJP on Tuesday termed INDIA bloc's move to submit a notice for removal of Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar as «extremely regrettable», saying the government was very proud of him. Addressing a press conference here, Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said that they were happy with the work of the Rajya Sabha chairman while assuring that the NDA has the majority in the House. «The Opposition disrespects the dignity of the chair, be it in the Rajya Sabha or the Lok Sabha. We all know that in the parliamentary tradition, the Speakers of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are our guides. Whoever sits on the chair, we have to obey them. Congress party and their alliance partners continuously behaved wrongly by not following the direction of the chair,» he said. Rijiju said that Dhankhar comes from a humble background and talks about farmers' and people's welfare inside and outside the Parliament. «He guides us. We respect him,» Rijiju said.

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ISRO on Tuesday said it carried out 'well deck' recovery trials of the Gaganyaan with the Indian Navy on December 6. The trials were carried out at Eastern Naval Command using a well deck ship off the coast of Vishakhapatnam, ISRO said in a statement. The space agency said the well deck in a ship can be flooded with water so that boats, landing crafts, recovered spacecraft can be taken inside to dock within the ship. Once the Crew Module touches down in the sea at the end of the mission, crew have to be recovered in the minimum possible time and with the least discomfort, it said.

human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, closer to reality, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Indian Navy have successfully completed ‘well deck’ recovery trials, the space agency announced on Tuesday. The trials were conducted by the Eastern Naval Command using a well deck ship off the coast of Visakhapatnam on December 6. For the Gaganyaan mission, this technique is critical for ensuring the safe recovery of astronauts following their three-day mission around Earth’s orbit. “Once the Crew Module (CM) touches down in the sea at the end of the mission, the crew must be recovered as quickly and comfortably as possible,” ISRO said. A well deck—a ship compartment that can be flooded to allow boats, landing crafts, or spacecraft to dock is a preferred option for recovering the module.

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Bengaluru-based Kreditbee reported a 20% fall in net profit to Rs 20.7 crore for the quarter ended September 30 from Rs 25 crore a year back. Its operational revenue jumped 73% to Rs 518 crore, but its expenses shot up 84% as well, driven by increasing cost of borrowing and impairment on financial instruments. Fintechs that typically cater to the riskiest segment of the country’s consumer base have seen their cost of borrowing go up. Industry insiders peg the increase to be anywhere between 125 basis points and 300 basis points, depending on the spectrum of operations.

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Turkish drone strike in a Kurdish-held area in northern Syria killed 11 civilians including six children, a war monitor said Monday. The attack comes a day after Islamist-led rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad in a lightning offensive that saw them sweep swathes of territory from government control. «Eleven civilians, including six children, all members of the same family, were killed in a Turkish drone strike targeting a house» near Ain Issa, north of the city of Raqa, in a Kurdish-held area, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Mirai Ningen Sentakuki, or the “Human Washing Machine,” is an AI-powered invention by Osaka-based Science Co. Promising to cleanse the body and calm the mind in just 15 minutes, this futuristic machine is designed for efficiency and relaxation, making it a potential game-changer for those short on time.

INDIA bloc parties on Monday protested inside Parliament complex and raised slogans to demand a joint parliamentary probe into the Adani issue. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge along with MPs of other opposition parties stood outside the Makar Dwar of Parliament and raised slogans of «Modi, Adani ek hain» and «we want justice». The Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party and Aam Aadmi Party were not part of the protest. The BJP has been alleging that the INDIA bloc is disintegrating. However, Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said «all is well» in the opposition bloc.

Royal Bank of Canada reported its results today. Insiders say it won't announce its bonuses until next week. When it does announce bonuses, they could a pleasant surprise. 

As we noted earlier, Citi's 2024 managing director (MD) class is one of its biggest ever. And yet, some aspiring Citi MDs have fared better than others. Citi's London-based investment bankers appear to have been favoured over their US colleagues. But it's Citi's markets professionals who've done best of all. 

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Sambhal's Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishna Kumar Bishnoi said the video came to the notice of a police team. «The video falsely depicted acts of vandalism inside the mosque, potentially stoking communal tensions,» he added. «These videos could lead to increased animosity between communities. As a result, a case was filed under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). We are trying to identify those behind the video and they will be arrested soon,» the SP said.

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Canadian savers now know how much extra room they’ll get in their tax-free savings accounts (TFSA) in the year to come.