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Shriram Finance net profit up 60% in Q1 on NII growth

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T10:11:00+00:00

During the quarter, MUFG Bank, the Japanese banking giant and subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, completed its acquisition of a 20 per cent equity stake in Shriram Finance

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Advanced Sys-Tek files draft papers with SEBI to raise funds via IPO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T10:10:58+00:00

The Gujarat-based company proposes to utilise the net proceeds from the fresh issue primarily to fund its expansion plans and working capital requirements.

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France evacuates Cap Ferret peninsula as Spain battles to prevent wildfires merging near Madrid – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T10:10:46+00:00

Evacuees have been told to leave using hundreds of mobilised boats or the only road linking the area with the mainlandOver in France, it’s not just the south-west that gets affected, but the country’s south-east regions are also being hard hit, AFP noted.Dozens of fires flared up and are being fanned by the mistral wind around the historic village of Cotignac – officials saying around 25 houses had been destroyed since Tuesday. Continue reading...

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A Toulouse, la guerre spatiale a déjà commencé : « La menace dans l’espace peut créer des dommages stratégiques »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-24T10:08:07+00:00

Alors que les moyens de surveillance et de transmission par satellite occupent une place de plus en plus importante dans les conflits actuels, « Le Monde » a pu exceptionnellement visiter la base spatiale française, inaugurée il y a un an à Toulouse, aux premières loges de ces nouveaux enjeux.

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Watch: Wildfires rage across France and Spain

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-07-24T10:02:51+00:00

French authorities order evacuations in tourist hot spot, as Spain's government declares national emergency.

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Trump to speak at White House press dinner rescheduled after shooting

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T10:00:11+00:00

Journalists urge attenders to confront president over media attacks, while Melanie Trump and JD Vance to be absentDonald Trump will address a rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association (WCHA) dinner on Friday three months after the original event was abruptly halted after an armed assailant tried to storm it, with the alleged aim of assassinating him.The rearranged dinner has been condemned as “hypocritical” by retired journalists and press freedom groups, who are urging the association to use it to confront Trump over his administration’s intensified attacks on the media. Continue re

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Scientists decry Trump’s ‘blame game’ after he claims Canada ‘poisoning’ US air

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T10:00:10+00:00

Trump told Mark Carney ‘you got to stop these fires from coming in’ as experts say wildfires symptom of climate crisisScientists have reacted with incredulity after Donald Trump accused Canada of “poisoning” the US’s air with smoke billowing from a slew of forest fires and threatened sanctions upon the country’s northern neighbor.The US president has said that he raised the issue of smoke wafting into the US from nearly 1,000 Canadian wildfires with Mark Carney, the country’s prime minister, at the weekend’s World Cup final. Continue reading...

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Andy Burnham spends first working day at new No 10 North in Manchester – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T09:59:21+00:00

PM chairing the inaugural meeting of the national economic council that will aim to shift economic decision-making away ‌from LondonAndy Burnham has arrived by police convoy at No 10 North at Heron House in Manchester:Andy Burnham was probably feeling left out of the “Celtic alliance”, after apparently telling John Swinney that Scottish independence was “off limits”. Continue reading...

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Record heat sends online retail sales to five-year high in Great Britain

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T09:54:34+00:00

Soaring temperatures fuel demand for air conditioners and outdoor goods, helping retailers beat expectations in JuneBusiness live – latest updatesOnline sales reached their highest share of retail spending in five years last month as record heat fuelled demand for air conditioners, outdoor products and clothing.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the volume of retail sales in Great Britain rose 1% month on month in June, beating analysts’ expectations of a 0.3% decline, helped by hot weather and World Cup spending. Continue reading...

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Військова Тетяна Чорновол: "Відомі активісти мають служити на бойових посадах, інакше їхні заяви – це цинізм"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-24T09:53:00+00:00

Відомі активісти мають взяти на себе відповідальність та захищати свою країну, як це роблять мільйони простих українців. Про це заявила старший лейтенант ЗСУ Тетяна Чорновол, котра раніше також була громадською...

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’armée iranienne revendique des raids de drones à Bahreïn et en Jordanie, après une treizième nuit de bombardements américains

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-24T09:52:46+00:00

Le détroit d’Ormuz « reste ouvert au transit malgré les récentes attaques menées par le corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique iranien », selon l’armée américaine, qui a affirmé avoir notamment ciblé des centres de commandement militaires et des sites de stockage de drones.

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Alphabet’s cloud growth offers long-term boost for Indian IT firms: Nuvama

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T09:50:56+00:00

Nuvama said robust Google Cloud growth, a rising cloud backlog, expanding margins and higher AI-focused capex signal sustained enterprise investment, supporting the long-term outlook for Indian IT firms

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Parliamentary panel seeks stricter food labelling rules for e-commerce platforms

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T09:44:41+00:00

The panel recommended mandatory front-of-pack sugar warnings, stricter disclosure norms for infant and children’s foods, regular review of sugar limits, and tougher penalties for misleading advertisements.

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