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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Investors and traders are often looking for the next big opportunity, and in recent years, India's defence sector has been nothing short of a goldmine. The government's push towards self-reliance, massive budget allocations, and global defence orders have made defence stocks the market's darling.

Manipal Health Enterprises’ Manipal Hospitals has acquired a five-storey hospital property in Mumbai's western suburb Andheri for Rs 415 crore. The hospital has been developed on a land parcel measuring 2.61 acres and has nearly 225,000 sq ft built up area across the building that encompasses a lower ground floor, ground floor and three upper floors. The transaction has been formalised through a deed of transfer between Manipal Health Enterprises and Khubchandani Properties & Investments, besides two other entities—Khoobchandani Hospitals and Perfect Realty.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai/Delhi: When it fell on its sword on 2 May 2023, Go First suggested that one issue alone was to blame for its downfall. It blamed Pratt & Whitney, saying problems with the American company’s engines had forced it to ground half its fleet of Airbus 320neo aircraft.

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani recently shared memories of his first meeting with his wife, Rohini, during a quiz competition in 1977 at Mumbai's Elphinstone College. In a podcast with Nikhil Kamath, he recalled, “We had a quiz competition, I was representing IIT and the quiz was (hosted) at Elphinstone College. That's how I met her.” Nilekani humorously noted that IIT had «obviously» won the competition, adding, “Obviously, we won the quiz… That’s how I met her way back in 1977."

Uddhav Thackeray has been admitted to hospital in Mumbai for angioplasty. Back in 2016, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray discharged from the Lilavati Hospital here after he underwent angiography. The procedure was a follow-up to the angioplasty which he had had on July 20, 2012, when doctors put in eight stents to remove the multiple blockages he had in three main arteries in his heart. The party chief underwent a second angioplasty in November 2012. At the time, the doctors removed the blockages in the left anterior descending artery (LAD), which was blocked by almost 60 per cent.

Baba Siddique and probe any possible involvement of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, officials said that the modus operandi of the Bishnoi gang is to engage youth with no criminal records while meeting between its associates and selection of a target is done inside jails as members of the gang are wanted by police across various states in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Mumbai. Bishnoi has been lodged in Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad since 2023. «These gangsters engage their criminal network to lure unemployed youth, not only in Punjab but also from the neighbouring states by offering them either huge amounts of money or a promise of helping them settle abroad,» according to the NIA. For the killing of Siddique, police officials said the shooters were first timers. Early this year, the gang was behind the killing of INLD chief Nafee Singh Rathee and a Gurugram-based bookie Sachin Munjal. Bishnoi's associate from Canada, Rohit Godara, had claimed responsibility for the killing. On Bishnoi's alleged proceeds of crimes, the NIA has unearthed that one Manish Bhandari, living in Thailand, manages the funds. Bhandari runs the night club chain named Bollywood Club, Cama Club and a hotel-cum-restaurant Punappa in Thailand. The money collected through extortion, illegal liquor and arms smuggling business is sent to Bhandari in Thailand through hawala for investing in night clubs and bars, according to the NIA.

Bansi S Mehta which has a five decade history of advising large corporates on mergers is combining with Karra & Co to expand its reach across India, as per a linkedin post by the Mumbai-based firm. Founded by Bansidhar S Mehta in 1958 as a firm of accountants it has expanded capabilities to include tax and mergers advisory. It also has offices in Delhi and Surat. “As part of this merger, we will be expanding our presence with the addition of new branches in Chennai and Hyderabad. This expansion will enable us to better serve our clients and community, providing more accessible and convenient options”, said a statement from the firm.

Real estate developer Sunteck Realty has reported nearly 33% on-year growth in pre-sales at Rs 524 crore for the quarter ended September. The company has recorded collections worth Rs 267 crore for the quarter, up 25% from a year ago. The quarterly performance has pushed pre-sales numbers for the first half of 2024-25 to Rs 1,026 crore, up 31.2% from Rs 782 crore a year ago. For the first half of the year, collections rose 21.3% from a year ago to Rs 609 crores.

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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, lashed out at the Maharashtra government over the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui on Monday, alleging that gang wars and underworld influence have risen in Mumbai under the current government. Speaking to reporters, Raut also challenged Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to confront the conspirators involved in the case and prove his 'Singhamgiri.' «I had said earlier also that under this government, gang wars and the power of the underworld in Mumbai can increase. This government also has the support of the underworld, and that underworld is being run from Gujarat,» Raut said.

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)-owned Viacom18 and Walt Disney's Star India are expected to complete their merger by the third quarter of this financial year, pending additional approvals, according to a regulatory filing from Reliance Industries Limiter (RIL). In its quarterly report, RIL noted that Viacom18 and Star India have already received conditional approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for their proposed merger. However, the CCI has yet to issue its detailed order regarding the Star-Viacom18 merger. The competition regulator approved the transaction on 28th August.

Civil Society Organisations are emerging as a powerful mechanism for addressing common challenges in the larger Indo-Pacific region. CUTS International, a prominent public policy research and advocacy group, on Wednesday hosted a webinar titled «Role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Indo-Pacific. Purushendra Singh, Assistant Director, CUTS International during his welcome remarks set the tone for the discussion by emphasising how CSOs are emerging as a vital mechanism for tackling shared challenges in the broader Indo-Pacific region.

Taylor Swift carried herself during Travis Kelce's most recent football game revealed a lot about their relationship. Even though a few years ago Taylor Swift's attendance at a football game would have gone viral, both Swifties and non-Swifties have grown accustomed to her showing up to cheer on boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs. Yesterday, during the team's game against the New Orleans Saints, led by Kelce, at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium, Swift made another appearance of that nature.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Registered investment advisors (RIAs) can offer all kinds of products, including those not regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), and charge fees or receive commissions, said Sebi full-time member Kamlesh Varshney in an interaction with the Association of Registered Investment Advisors (ARIA) on Wednesday. Moreover, he said such fees should not be subject to Sebi caps, adding that there would not be any requirement to offer such products through a different entity, as Sebi had contemplated earlier.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Hyundai Motor India will continue to focus on premium vehicles across traditional, electric and hybrid models that bring higher margins, the company’s management said as they formally announced the world’s largest public offering so far this year. India’s second-largest carmaker will have access to all propulsion technologies, including electric and hybrid, through its parent in Korea (Hyundai Motor Co.), they said.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : India's capital markets regulator has issued show-cause notices to more than 120 stockbrokers for their association with Tradetron as a part of its larger probe into algo-trading platforms. Mint explains: The notices came after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) found Tradetron to be displaying algo trading strategies promising assured returns on its website.

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RBI) has granted a white-label ATM licence to Electronic Payment and Services (EPS), creating a pitch for faster expansion of the ATM network to support the cash economy. The award of the licence comes after a gap of a decade.

Sachin Tendulkar is set to return to the sport — both as an investor and a player — with the launch of the International Masters League (IML), a T20 franchise tournament featuring retired international players.