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NEW DELHI : Private equity (PE) firm I Squared Capital and alternative investment firm Stonepeak are vying for Vodafone Group Plc’s 21.5% stake in Indus Towers Ltd in a deal potentially valued at around $2.3 billion, according to two people aware of the development. The talks are in advance stages, the people said. On 14 June, Reuters reported that Vodafone Group was looking to sell its entire stake worth $2.3 billion, as of Friday's closing stock price in Mumbai, in India's largest telecom tower company through stock market deals and had hired Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas to manage the sale.

The fund was originally launched in September 2020 as part of the Schroder International Selection Fund range, available in most European countries and Bermuda. Nick Kirrage takes sole leadership of Schroders global value team as Kevin Murphy joins Whitmore's boutique Via the onshoring of the fund, Schroders has now made it available to UK investors. The strategy is run by managers Vera German and Juan Torres in a contrarian way and supported by a fundamental deep-value investment philosophy over a long-term investment horizon. German and Torres only invest in assets they believ...

In a stock exchange notice today (17 June), the trust said that, following a review by investment manager AEW UK and JLL Debt Advisory, Home's board was not able to secure refinancing of the existing facility with Scottish Widow on terms that it could recommend to shareholders. This means the trust has not been able to secure a new lender for its debt facility. Home REIT hires accountant as non-executive director in board reshuffle In its engagement with the board and AEW, Scottish Widows outlined its objective was to have the loan balance repaid in the short term, the trust noted....

NATO is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons, taking them out of storage and placing them on standby, in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, the head of the alliance said on Monday. Jens Stoltenberg told Britain's Telegraph newspaper that there were live consultations between members to use transparency around its nuclear arsenal as a deterrent. «I won't go into operational details about how many nuclear warheads should be operational and which should be stored, but we need to consult on these issues. That's exactly what we're doing,» he told the paper.

Google Chrome gears up for AI push: From tabs to smarter browsing, what all can changeOn the Chrome Android app, the Listen to this page option appears just below the Translate option in the three-dots menu. Tapping on the new option should start playback in a podcast-like layout with the ability to play, pause, rewind, fast forward or skip 10 seconds and even change the preferred voice.For now, there are 4 voices to choose from, including Ruby ( mid-pitch, warm), River ( mid-pitch, bright), Field ( low-pitch, bright) and Moss ( low-pitch, peaceful).

₹3,360 crore. The money will be used to expand its hospitality businesses and other developing businesses.InterGlobe Enterprises said in an exchange filing on 11 June that “the proceeds will be utilised for scaling up IGE’s hospitality and other businesses it is incubating, as well as for general corporate purposes." On being asked how this money will be put back into the UK company, a spokesperson said this was the only statement it had on the sale of shares.

It seems Canada’s largest bank isn’t expecting a whole lot of upside in the short-term from what appears to be the start of a campaign by the Bank of Canada to bring interest rates down.

fighter jets carried out complex missions along with F-16 and F-15 combat aircraft at a multi-nation mega military exercise in Alaska in the US. The key takeaways from participating in the Red Flag exercise for the IAF included insight on interoperability with international partners and a collaborative understanding of missions in a multinational environment, the defence ministry said on Sunday. The IAF contingent participated in the exercise from June 4 to 14. Besides the Indian Air Force (IAF), the exercise witnessed the participation of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF), the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), the German Luftwaffe, and the US Air Force (USAF).

Eid-ul-Adha, a significant Islamic festival, is observed on the tenth day of Dhu-al-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic lunar calendar. This festival, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, is celebrated the day after the annual Hajj pilgrimage concludes. It commemorates Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, as an act of obedience to Allah. At the moment of sacrifice, Allah replaced Ismail with a ram, symbolizing divine intervention and reward for unwavering faith.

Rishi Sunak is seeking his own public mandate at next month's general election having been installed as Conservative leader and UK prime minister by his own colleagues in parliament. The 44-year-old former financier was tasked with stabilising the UK economy, and his own notoriously fractious party, when he succeeded Liz Truss in October 2022 after her 49-day premiership imploded.

Nifty remains locked within a narrow range of 23,200-23,500. If it breaks out above 23,600, the index can rally as much as 24,000 depending on news flow around the upcoming Union Budget and 100-day plans by various ministries. However, recent movements in Nifty suggest a time-based correction. «A near-term consolidation seems probable as domestic investors await cues from the upcoming union budget. There is a growing opinion that the government could place emphasis on welfare, giving a fillip to consumption-led stocks,» said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.

opinion polls released late on Saturday presented a grim picture for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party, and one pollster warned that the party faced "electoral extinction" in July 4's election. The polls come just over halfway through the election campaign, after a week in which both the Conservatives and Labour set out their manifestos, and shortly before voters begin to receive postal ballots.

Costa del Sol including flight fares, stay and perhaps a holiday too? As the waiting period for a doctor’s appointment at the National Health Service (NHS) increases, people are finding creative solutions to this challenge. A woman and her 16-year old daughter travelled all the way to Costa del Sol for a dental appointment and came back and apparently spent a lot lesser than a private clinic appointment in the UK. Elena Veysey decided to take her daughter named Ella to the Spanish town after she was warned that the NHS waiting period could be at least two years, unless she was willing to shell out £300 at a private clinic. This has been reported by the Mirror.

Britain, our destination. Similar gaffes have occurred in the past. In the 15th century, Christopher Columbus landed in what he thought was India, but it was America. This case of mistaken identity caused the Italian navigator to call the local inhabitants 'Indios', Indians, an appellation that would be used for centuries to refer to indigenous Americans. What I was wondering on the long ride from the airport to the city was where the dickens I'd landed. Because London seemed transformed by some wave of a Hogwarts wand into an ersatz America.

A Montreal restaurant owner who has given out hundreds of free meals as part of a “pay it forward program” says his initiative has been halted because of the so-called language police.

Studying abroad is exciting and a dream for many aspirants, but at the same time, it can be daunting for a few. However, when I mention daunting, I’m pointing to the tuition fees, accommodation, and living expenses while living abroad. But with proper & strategic planning and having information on various funding sources, you can transform your study abroad dream into reality.

At the recent G7 Leaders’ Summit, the UK solidified its role as a global leader by announcing the expansion of its AI for Development programme into Asia. This initiative, initially launched to support safe and responsible AI projects in Africa, will now extend its reach to Asia, marking a significant step in global technological and sustainable development efforts.

Sahitya Akademi on Saturday announced the names of 23 writers, including English writer K Vaishali and Hindi author Gaurav Pandey, who will receive the prestigious Yuva Puraskar across as many languages. The National Academy of Letters also announced the names of 24 winners of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for 2024. The winner of the Yuva Puraskar in Sanskrit will be announced at a later date, the Akademi said in a statement. «The Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi in its meeting held today under the Chairmanship of its President Sri Madhav Kaushik approved selection of 23 writers who were selected on the basis of recommendations made by the Jury comprising three members each in the concerned language in accordance with the rules and procedure laid down for the purpose,» the literary body said in a statement.

Matija Sarkic, the Montenegro goalkeeper who played for English second-tier club Millwall, has died. He was 26. Millwall announced the death of Sarkic on Saturday. No further details were disclosed. Sarkic's most recent match for Montenegro was on June 5, a 2-0 loss at Belgium. It was his ninth international appearance, according to the Montenegro soccer federation.

cricket match against India; there are plenty of India-Pakistan cricketers in the team.Their captain is Saad Bin Zafar, who has Pakistani origins. The Canadian team also includes some Indian-born cricketers, such as Navneet Dhaliwal, Pargat Singh and Shreyas Movva.

public launch last year was, even by the standards of tech innovations, extreme. OpenAI’s natural-language system creates recipes, writes computer code and parodies literary styles. Its latest iteration can even describe photographs.