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Hindalco arm Novelis to acquire Aleris for $2.58 bn
27 Jul 2018
With the acquisition of Aleris, Novelis enters the high-end aerospace segment, with technological capabilities in manufacturing and considerable R&D infrastructure

Vodafone Idea gets final regulatory approval
26 Jul 2018
Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla will now be the chairman of the country’s biggest telecom company while Balesh Sharma, currently chief operating officer of Vodafone India, will be its CEO
UPL acquires Arysta in a $4.2-bn all-cash deal
21 Jul 2018

Broadcom to acquire CA Technologies for $18.9 bn in cash
13 Jul 2018
The acquisition of an infrastructure software technology company marks a departure from Broadcom's strategy of acquiring rival chipmakers

Malaysia’s IHH wins race for Fortis Healthcare
13 Jul 2018
IHH Healthcare will acquire a 31.1 per cent stake in Fortis Hospitals for Rs4,000 crore through a preferential allotment at a price of Rs170 per share, before making an open offer for another 26 per cent stake in Fortis

Qatar set to buy Sahara's New York Plaza Hotel for $600 mn: report
04 Jul 2018
Qatar's state-owned Katara Holding is buying full ownership of the Plaza Hotel, including a 75-per cent stake from the troubled Sahara India Pariwar, reports Reuters citing a source familiar with the deal

Traders threaten to fight Flipkart-Walmart deal in Supreme Court
03 Jul 2018
India currently allows 100-per cent foreign direct investment in e-commerce firms that operate on an online marketplace-based model and most analysts and experts expect the deal to go through
Bharti Infratel-Indus Towers merger gets CCI nod
02 Jul 2018

Tata steel, Thyssenkrupp in pact to merge steel business
30 Jun 2018
Tata Steel on Saturday said it had signed definitive agreements with Thyssenkrupp AG to combine their European steel businesses in a 50 : 50 joint venture in a new company
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The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.

The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
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On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)

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The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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