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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.

Union Home Ministry on Monday handed over the probe into the recent terror attack on a bus in Jammu and Kashmir to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), officials said. Nine people, including three women were killed, and 41 injured as a bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi plunged into a deep gorge after an ambush by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on June 9. The terrorists opened fire at the 53-seater bus when it was en route from Shiv Khori temple to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine at Katra. The investigation into the June 9 terror attack on a bus in Jammu and Kashmir has been handed over to the NIA, an official said.

Amarnath Yatra, the quick reaction teams (QRTs) and special operations group (SoG) of the police on Monday conducted a comprehensive mock drill at the base camp of the pilgrimage in Jammu. This comes close on the heels of Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewing the security situation and the preparations for the annual pilgrimage. The 52-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir will start on June 29 and conclude on August 19.

market is likely to see a renewed wave of IPO rush in the next three to four months with the general elections out the way. Data and multiple reports suggest that over 30 companies are ready to hit the market in the few months, aiming to raise over Rs 50,000 crore. Analysts said there are as many as 24 companies planning to launch IPOs worth Rs 30,000 crore.

IT sector is currently a dark horse, influenced more by the global economic regime than India's policy framework,” says Naveen Kulkarni, Chief Investment Officer, Axis Securities PMS. In an interview with ETMarkets, Kulkarni said: “The stock markets will likely trend upward in the next six months. The upcoming budget will be a critical factor to watch out for,” Edited excerpts:

Nikhil Gupta, who is suspected by the US of involvement in an unsuccessful plot to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil, has been extradited from the Czech Republic, media reports said on Sunday. Gupta, aged 52, was apprehended in the Czech Republic last year following a request from the US government. He faces charges related to a conspiracy to assassinate Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Gupta is scheduled to appear before a federal court in New York on Monday. Currently, Gupta is held at the federal Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn, where he is recorded as an inmate. His extradition was initially reported by The Washington Post

₹1.5 trillion, the asking P-E is 25.6," said Aditya Kondawar, partner, Complete Circle Capital, a wealth management firm. “The IPO will be critical for both investors and the company, since India is Hyundai’s third-largest revenue generator after the US and South Korea," Kondawar added. Hyundai Motor’s IPO, the largest in India after Life Insurance Corporation of India’s ₹20,000 crore-plus share sale in 2022, will be the country’s first automobile IPO in two decades.

Cold War II is worsening. The G7 summit held in Italy ended with a stiff warning aimed at China over its alleged role in “enabling" Russia’s war in Ukraine by means of dual-use tech transfers, a charge Beijing denied.

MUMBAI : Foreign investors have closed out almost all of their bearish bets on index futures since the day of the election results, powering Nifty and Bank Nifty to historic closing highs. From holding the second-highest cumulative net short positions of 355,379 contracts on 4 June, they held just 24,415 short contracts on 14 June. The highest net shorts they held were 392,756 contracts on 22 March.

ixigo IPO: The listing date of the initial public offering (IPO) of 'ixigo' brand parent company Le Travenues Technology Limited, a pivotal moment for investors, has been set for 18th June 2024. This date, as per the information available on the Indian stock market exchanges, has been strategically chosen for the listing of ixigo IPO.

Li Qiang, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China’s desire to invest in critical minerals. Li, China’s most senior leader after President Xu Jinping, arrived in the South Australian state capital of Adelaide on Saturday and the national capital of Canberra late Sunday in the first visit to the country by a Chinese premier in seven years.

When the Canadian Western Bank opened its doors in 1984, it was a bank on a mission.

To help you find the right one, we have curated a list of the best Lenovo laptops in India which are equipped with the latest technology and powerful processors. Go through the article to find details about the best laptops, find the one that suits you and place your order using the given buying links.

territorial integrity" of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia's two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in. The joint communique capped a two-day conference at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland marked by the absence of Russia, which was not invited, but that many attendees hoped could join in on a roadmap to peace. About 100 delegations, mostly Western countries but also some key developing nations, were on hand for the conference — and experts were on watch to see how and if at all they might line up behind the outcome document. Participants India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates — which were represented by foreign ministers or lower-level envoys — were among those that did not sign onto the final document, which focused on issues of nuclear safety, food security and the exchange of prisoners.

Amit Shah while chairing a high-level meeting on Sunday directed security agencies to implement area domination and zero-terror plans in the Jammu division like they did in Kashmir to achieve success. «Union Home Minister said that the fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is in its decisive phase. He added that recent incidents show that terrorism has been forced to shrink from highly organized acts of terrorist violence to a mere proxy war. He stressed that we are determined to root it out as well,» Ministry of Home Affairs said in the statement. «Amit Shah emphasised seamless coordination amongst the security agencies, identifying vulnerable areas and addressing the security concerns of such areas. Reiterating Zero Tolerance Policy against Terrorism under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister said that the government will leave no stone unturned in rooting out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir,» said the official statement of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

₹20,000 price range, with many notable brands in the list, including Realme, Redmi, OnePlus and more. Without further ado, let's take a look at the top 5 devices you can buy under ₹20,000 in the month of June.The Realme P1 5G starts at a price of ₹15,999 for the 6GB RAM/128GB variant and ₹18,999 for the 8GB RAM/256GB storage variant. It is available in two colourways: Peacock Green and Phoenix Red.The Realme P1 features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate and 2000 nits peak brightness.

T20 World Cup has progressed to its Super Eight stage after an intense round of preliminary matches across various venues. The Super Eight phase of the 2024 T20 World Cup is scheduled to commence on June 19, Wednesday, with seven out of the eight teams already confirmed. Anticipation mounts for the June 24 clash between India and Australia, a rematch of the 2023 World Cup Final. India secured their spot by topping Group A with three wins, while their last match was affected by rain. Bangladesh is expected to join as the eighth team in the Super Eight, while the Netherlands remains a distant contender.

Indian banks have established themselves in a much stronger position, as balance sheets and profits have rebounded markedly, noted CLSA (formerly known as Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia), a capital markets and investment group. «We believe Indian banks are well placed after a rollercoaster decade. Balance sheets are the strongest they have been in over a decade, and profits have rebounded sharply (quadrupling in 10 years),» the firm added in its observation. It further added that the return on equity (ROE) of the Indian banking sector is the highest since the financial year 2011.

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