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At the trust's annual general meeting on Tuesday (May 21), 64.6% of votes were against the discontinuation resolution, while 35.4% were in favour of discontinuing the trust in its current form. The board said it will engage with dissenting shareholders, noting it has already held conversations with clients since it announced its $19m tender offer earlier this month (3 May). The tender offer was also approved by shareholders on the day, with 95.4% of votes cast in favour. «In the view of the board and investment manager, the plans set out last month regarding the tender offer, interim ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a dig at the Congress and Samajwadi parties, saying they «create chaos and stampede-like situations every day and threaten to bring back inheritance tax if voted to power after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a public meeting in Jaunpur, CM Yogi said, »...SP is in a very bad situation. It is a regional party. They are contesting elections for 60-62 seats. When they (the Samajwadi Party and Congress) are miles away from power, their party workers aren't respecting them; they create chaos, ruckus and stampede-like situations every day." «It's not a hidden fact that they would have exploited people in UP when they were in power...,» he said, targeting the two INDIA bloc alliance allies.

A federal jury has ruled against a Black couple who sued a Little Rock steakhouse over a fight the couple had with white customers who weren't wearing masks and stood too close during the COVID-19 pandemic

The maker of a popular weedkiller is planning to amplify its push for legal protection against lawsuits claiming it failed to warn the product could cause cancer

Tyson Fury's bout against Oleksandr Usyk has become talk of the town and now the 'The Gypsy King' is ready for the next fight. Fury lost aginst Usyk in a split decision which dealt a blow to the former's chances of becoming undisputed heavyweight champion. Now Fury's promoter Frank Warren has claimed that there will be a rematch against Oleksandr Usyk and they were pushing for the bout to take place in Saudi Arabia in October this year, as per SportsBible report.

books can inculcate story listening habits in children and gradually attract them to reading books, says legendary author Ruskin Bond who turned 90 Sunday. To commemorate the day, audiobook platform Audible has brought out a keepsake edition with 25 of his popular stories. Titled «All Time Favourites for Children», the stories have been curated and selected by the author himself. The narration is by Anuj Datta. Bond said audiobooks can be like oral storytelling and stimulate a child's interest in reading. «Sometimes a child is reluctant to make the effort to start reading a book. If it's being read to them, either the book is on audio or somebody is reading from one, it helps to create interest. Once that interest develops, the young reader very often will go on to reading books on his or her own,» Bond told PTI.

Martin Gruenberg will step down as head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after findings of a toxic work environment put the regulator at the center of a heated political fight and fueled calls for his removal. 

Apple Inc. is challenging a €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion) fine levied by the European Union for thwarting fair competition from music-streaming rivals, including Spotify Technology SA. The iPhone maker has filed a suit at the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg to topple the March decision, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai, who were last seen together in the 1999 romantic musical 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,' were reportedly dating before their relationship ended in 2002. After their breakup, Aishwarya was rumored to be dating Vivek Oberoi, leading to a highly publicized conflict between Salman and Vivek. In a 2003 press conference, Vivek accused Salman of threatening him due to his relationship with Aishwarya. Aishwarya later married Abhishek Bachchan in 2007, and the couple welcomed their daughter, Aaradhya, in 2011.

France said late Monday it supported the independence of the International Criminal Court, whose prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for leaders from Israel, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Islamist movement Hamas. «France supports the International Criminal Court, its independence, and the fight against impunity in all situations,» its foreign ministry said in a statement.

Paige Vanzant, the former UFC fighter, will take on Elle Brooke in Misfits boxing and DAZN’s X Series 015 event as the fight card for the event is out.

devil fruit consumed by Monkey D. Luffy is set to be revealed as One Piece is setting up for a climactic battle of Luffy against Kaido in Wano. During this epic fight, Luffy will attain a new level of power known as Gear 5, which will also reveal the real features of Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika that was consumed by the straw-hat pirate. This particular devil fruit, is deemed as dangerous by the World Government, and had been secretly concealed by their efforts, but it still ended up in the hand of Luffy.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin committed Monday to keeping weapons from the United States moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by Russia.

Sambalpur: Sambalpur is going to be one of the most watched Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha where both the BJP and Biju Janata Dal have put their best foot forward.

phase 5 of Lok Sabha Elections today, May 20. The fifth phase includes high-profile seats such as Amethi, Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai North in Maharashtra. Union Minister Smriti Irani is pitted against long-time Congress loyalist KL Sharma in Amethi while Rahul Gandhi is contesting against Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Dinesh Pratap Singh in Raebareli.

Tyson Fury has cited a bizarre reason behind his loss against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia. While, it was a split decision that went in favour of Usyk, Fury has alleged that judges favoured the Ukrainian boxer out of sympathy for the war-torn country, as per a Fox News report. «You know, his country is at war, so people are siding with a country at war. But make no mistake, I won that fight, in my opinion, and I’ll be back. I’ve got a rematch clause,» Fury was quoted as saying by Fox News.

BJP, Ajaz Sheikh, who was killed in his native village of Herpora in Shopian of southern Kashmir late Saturday evening. Around the same time on Saturday, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a tourist couple from Rajasthan in Yanier area near the famous tourist spot of Pahalgam. Both of them are stated to be stable. Locals claim that four attackers had come to Sheik's house and two of them barged inside and opened fire at Sheikh who has been a vocal advocate of BJP's policies in Kashmir. Political parties, across the spectrum, condemned the attack but questioned the timing of such attacks as Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency is going for polls on May 25.

contest in North West Mumbai Lok Sabha seat is not only interesting but confusing also for the voters and both the main candidates fighting from here claim to represent the «real» Shiv Sena. That is not the only thing connecting Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray Sena leader Amol Kirtikar and his rival Jogeshwari East MLA Ravindra Waikar from the Shinde camp of Sena.

Yechury on Sunday wrote to the Election Commission alleging poll code violations by BJP leaders, and claimed more and more leaders of the saffron party are now «resorting to inciting hatred using anti-Muslim tropes». Yechury, in a post on X, shared a copy of his complaint to the EC, and said the poll panel must act immediately. «The ECI must act immediately. ECI cannot consciously remain silent which is tantamount to the betrayal of its constitutional mandate to conduct free and fair polls,» Yechury said. In his letter, he said the CPI(M) has filed a series of complaints against BJP leaders for Model Code of Conduct violation.

Prime Minister Modi's 'Khata-khat' remark on INDIA bloc, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday that one woman from every poor family will get Rs 1 lakh per year which will be deposited into her bank account, 'Taka-tak, Taka-tak'. Addressing a joint rally with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav today, Rahul Gandhi said this election is the fight for the Constitution. "BJP-RSS are attacking this and I want to tell them that no power can tear apart the Constitution of Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi. Narendra Modi ji has made 22 people billionaires. All the benefits were given to these people only. But now we are going to make crores of people 'lakhpatis'. A list of all the poor in India will be made. 'Har gareeb parivar mein se ek mahila ko chunkar unke bank account mein 'taka-tak taka-tak' saal ke 1 lakh rupee daal diye jayenge. (One woman from every poor family will be selected and Rs 1 lakh per year will be deposited into her bank account)" Rahul said.