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HSBC has nearly tripled the size of a syndicated overseas loan to retail non-banking financial company Shriram Finance to $400 million, with international financiers showing firm appetite for lending to the domestic NBFC sector amid a volatile global interest rate outlook. Senior management of HSBC, the sole arranger for the dollar loan, told ET that the facility had been upscaled from the original size of $150 million to $404 million. The deal will be concluded in the next few days. «This deal has several firsts and will surely be counted as a landmark transaction for both the borrower and the sector.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner suggests that the laws addressing extremism may require revision in light of pro-Palestinian demonstrations during the Israel-Hamas conflict. Sir Mark Rowley expressed that it falls upon politicians to establish the legal boundaries, which the police would then enforce.

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army has clarified that the family of an Agniveer, who died in the line of duty in Siachen, will get emoluments as per authorisation that are in excess of Rs 1.1 crore, reacting to «conflicting messages on social media regarding financial assistance». The army said that the bereaved family will get all emoluments authorised to a deceased battle casualty that includes a non-contributory insurance sum of Rs 48 lakh, ex-gratia of Rs 44 lakh, full pay of balance tenure amounting to Rs 13 lakh and a contribution of Rs 8 lakh from the Armed Forces Battle Casualty Fund. The army''s clarification came after opposition leader Rahul Gandhi posted on social media that the soldier did not get gratuity or other military facilities during service and his family will get no pension either, terming the Agniveer scheme as an «insult to the heroes of India». BJP leader Amit Malviya described the Congress leader's post as «irresponsible» and said that the next of kin of the soldier will get all emoluments entitled as a battle casualty.

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Sarah Jama from caucus.Stiles says the member for Hamilton Centre, who has been under fire for comments about the Israel-Hamas conflict, made what Stiles calls “a number of unilateral actions” that have undermined the party’s collective work and broken the trust of her colleagues.Jama spoke this morning in the legislature against a motion to censure her for a statement she made on the conflict between Israel and Hamas.She said Premier Doug Ford’s government is targeting her to distract from its own scandals, and also said that governments and institutions in Canada are trying to use their voice and weight to silence people who support Palestinians.The Progressive Conservative motion would effectively silence Jama in the legislature and calls on the Speaker not to recognize her in the House until she retracts her original statement and apologizes again.Jama’s original statement, on social media, decried “the generations long occupation of Palestine” without mentioning the attack by Hamas militants on Israeli civilians.Stiles had originally defended Jama after the legislator issued an apology for her initial statement, but now says in a statement that she and Jama had agreed that in order for her to stay in caucus they would work together “in good faith with no surprises” but now some of her actions “have contributed to unsafe work environments for staff.”

₹100 crore over the last three years. So, all it took was the involvement of 0.002%-0.003% of its employees and just about 0.01% of its annual revenue to put the reputation of TCS built over 55 years at stake.

Agniveer Gavate Akshay Laxman in Siachen is very sad. My deepest condolences to his family. A young man was martyred for the country - no gratuity, no other military facilities during his service, and no pension to his family in martyrdom.

BECKHAM documentary on Netflix was met with both applause and criticism, as fans embarked on a nostalgic journey through the lives of David and Victoria Beckham. However, as the four-part series unfolded, a wave of scrutiny surfaced on social media, with viewers highlighting several apparent gaffes and editing inconsistencies within the narrative. One noticeable blunder was the mismatch between Victoria's recollection of attending games at Manchester's Old Trafford and the archived footage shown, which was from a match at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge football ground.

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BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution. “However bad a constitution may be, it may turn out to be good if those who are called to work it happen to be a good lot," the CJI said, quoting Ambedkar, according to news agency PTI.

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Bishan Singh Bedi, who died on Monday, describing him as one of the best bowlers the country has produced and one who went out of the way to help youngsters. Bedi, who played 67 Tests between 1967 to 1979 and took 266 wickets, died at his home here after a prolonged illness. He was 77 and is survived by his wife Anju, son Angad and daughter Neha.

One of the most durable forces shaping the U.S. electorate is that voters tend to lean more Republican as they age. But it also matters where they begin on the political spectrum, and there are indications that millennials and the oldest members of Generation Z started out more liberal than prior generations.

M A Chidambaram stadium in Chepauk here, on Monday when a police officer on duty prevented a few cricket fans from carrying the Indian flag to witness the match between Pakistan and Afghanistan. As some fans attempted to take the Indian flags with them to the stadium to witness the match in which Pakistan chose to bat, a police sub-inspector forbade them. Soon news spread that the police prevented the fans from carrying the national tricolour.

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Elon Musk has offered to donate $1 billion to Wikipedia, but with an unusual condition. Musk jokingly suggested that the renowned online encyclopedia consider changing its name to «Dickipedia» in exchange for his generous contribution.

Narendra Modi, as the plaque mentions his name but not of Tagore. “Erasure of Nehru wasn’t enough. Now, erasure of Rabindranath Tagore also begins," Congress' communications in-charge and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Elon Musk, the man behind SpaceX and Tesla, has offered a staggering $1 billion to Wikipedia, the popular online encyclopedia. However, this generous donation comes with an unusual condition – Wikipedia must change its name to 'Dickipedia' for a minimum period of one year. Musk, known for his playful demeanour, defended this proposition as being «in the interests of accuracy.» The proposal, made on Musk's social media platform X (formerly Twitter), sparked a flurry of reactions from users worldwide.

As the Bitcoin market continues its unpredictable journey, notable figures and events hint at potential future movements. Currently trading at $30,377, Bitcoin is witnessing a modest rise of 1.50% this Monday.