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SP raises ₹14,300 cr via high-yield debt

Cerberus, Davidson Kempner, others buy SP Group's bonds

Life Lessons From A Yoga Practice

Yoga teachers discuss the asanas that tested them and the life lessons that they learnt while practising various forms of yoga

Maximize Longevity Without Popping Daily Supplements

Instead of finding ways to fight ageing, a better approach would be to adopt healthier habits for a more fulfilling life

Hard lessons for Byju's on the post-covid education market

The big unicorns stumbles have left it counting on an Aakash IPO

Nationwide summer campaigns can plug school education gaps

A Pratham experiment offers an indication of how our youth could be deployed to help students make up for learning losses

How can a tuition teacher get a home loan?

There are many institutions that help first-time woman borrowers with no credit history and informal sources of income.

Pill for obesity has Wall Street salivating as it could expand market

An effective obesity pill could change things by making it easier for doctors to prescribe the medications and for patients to adhere to them.

Goldman taps Montag for board amid disquiet in ranks

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plans to add Tom Montag to its board, enlisting a prominent alum at a time when discontent in the firm's ranks has spilled into public view.

Prigozhin breaks silence, says didn't want to overthrow govt

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that a one-day mutiny by his Wagner force had been intended not to overthrow Russia's government but to register a protest over what he said was its ineffectual conduct of the war in Ukraine.

China's recovery pace slackens

Spending has seen a slowing on everything from holiday travel to homes, and expectations of a stimulus are high

'Airlines still emerging from the blow of covid pandemic'

The way forward for airlines facing financial difficulties, such as Go First, is to work with customers, according to Boeing

Airtel Business in recast mode; unit CEO resigns

Chitkara to exit on 20 August; co sees exciting prospects in enterprise biz

ICICI Bank to consider delisting of broking unit

The delisting, would be carried out pursuant to a scheme of arrangement

Alphabet bets on lasers for internet service

Google parent Alphabet has already tried and failed to bring internet access to rural and remote areas by using high-altitude balloons in the stratosphere.

IBM to buy SaaS co Apptio for $4.6 bn

IBM said it will finance the transaction with cash on hand and expects the deal to close in the latter half of 2023

New products, innovations earn HUL ₹900 cr in 2 years

Co has been launching multiple brands, driving data and tech-led innovations at scale

Retail, wealthy investors flock to IdeaForge Tech IPO counter

The IPO of Qualcomm -backed drone maker IdeaForge Technology received an overwhelming response from retail and HNI investors even as institutional investors showed a lack of interest in the issue.

OfBusiness in talks with PE firms to raise about $300 mn

Business-to-business platform e-commerce OfBusiness is in preliminary stages of discussion with at least five homegrown and global private equity investors to raise at least $300 million (about ₹2,460 crore), two people aware of the development said.

Infra.Market to buy Strata Geosystems

Tiger Global-backed Infra.Market has agreed to buy a majority stake in Strata Geosystems (India) Pvt. Ltd, a geosynthetic manufacturing and geotechnical engineering company.

PE investors get power-hungry

Global private equity investors keen to capitalize on the vast potential in smart meter manufacturers in India

Delhi govt blames Centre as power bills set to rise

Residents of Delhi are set to see electricity bills rise—for the first time in nine years—after the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) allowed power distribution companies (discoms) to raise tariffs in specific areas.

Centre may defer cotton quality order

A QCO bars manufacturers, importers and distributors from storing or selling a product without a Standard Mark

India-Guyana talks on energy sector make swift progress

Talks between India and Guyana to cooperate in the oil and gas sector are progressing quickly, according to persons aware of the matter.

Grid scale battery storage may get a GST sweetener

Reduced rate of 5% being considered; inputs sought from Solar Energy Corp., NTPC

They stopped sharing Netflix password. Is family therapy next?

Chloe Bryan's father delivered the difficult news to his adult daughter and three of her siblings in a late May text message.

Centre evaluates action after Byju's auditor resigns

The corporate affairs ministry is examining the nature of enforcement action it needs to pursue in the wake of the resignation of Deloitte Haskins & Sells Llp last week as the auditor for Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd, the parent of Byju’s, said a person aware of the discussions in the government.

FPIs seek exemption from stricter disclosure norms

Sebi wants that FPls with more than 50% of portfolio in one entity be termed high-risk.

Cloud over BCCI earnings as search for sponsors continues

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is scrambling to find a new jersey sponsor and title partner after the exit of Byju's and Mastercard Inc., even as costly advertising, new regulations, and a funding winter combine to depress sentiment.

Blackstone, General Atlantic, 2 other PEs vie for Indira IVF

Private equity (PE) investors Blackstone Inc., BPEA EQT, CVC Capital Partners, and General Atlantic Service Co. Lp are competing to acquire Mumbai-based Indira IVF Hospital Pvt. Ltd amid rising demand for infertility treatments, two people close to the matter said.

TCS names new head of hiring amid probe

Bribery investigation leads to 15 sackings and ban on 8 firms