Coca-Cola’s plans to take its bottling business to Dalal Street have moved a step closer. Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings has appointed JPMorgan and Citi to steer the proposed 2027 IPO, Reuters reported, citing two sources familiar with the development. The company is also exploring the sale of part of its stake.The appointments were finalised after investment…
CHENNAI: With just three days to go for polling in Tamil Nadu, election authorities have seized over Rs 500 crore in cash, gold, drugs, liquor and other inducements as part of an intensified crackdown on poll-related malpractices, Election Commission’s special observer for Tamil Nadu Pratap Singh said on Monday.“The overall interceptions so far have crossed…
Lucknow: Along with traditional favourites like Dussheri, Chausa and Langda, people explored a wider range of mango varieties of different colours, sizes and taste profiles at the UP Mango Festival at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, on Saturday. The festival will conclude on Sunday.Exotic and hybrid varieties such as Tommy Atkins, Gulab Khas, Taiwan Red Mango, Pusa…
Surat: A 21-year-old autorickshaw driver has been sentenced to 20 years in jail after being convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl.The incident took place in September 2023 in the Kapodra police station area, where the accused raped the victim at his residence. The accused was the victim’s father’s cousin and she used to address him…
Gandhinagar: Health minister Praful Pansheriya will inaugurate CIDSCON 2026 in Gandhinagar on Thursday. The conference will bring together leading experts on infectious diseases, an official statement said. The minister will also unveil a book on AMR (antimicrobial resistance) and AMS (antimicrobial stewardship). Over 950 delegates will attend the conference. AI is among the emerging themes…
Varanasi: Holding her three-month-old son, a 22-year-old woman, resident of Ramapur village under Jiyanpur police station area of Azamgarh district, jumped into Tamsa River on Monday.Villagers launched a rescue effort and was pulled the woman out alive near Panshabda village, about 3 km away and was admitted to a hospital. The infant died while the…
Former MAGA influencer and Elon Musk associate Ashley St Clair has made a series of explosive claims about the US political right, saying she was offered large sums of money to stay silent and alleging that parts of the MAGA movement operate through coordinated private group chats involving senior political figures.In an interview with journalist…
Shakira may finally be moving on in her romantic life, years after her split from Spanish footballer Gerard Pique.The singer, who rocked the stage at the FIFA World Cup opening event in Mexico, has once again found herself at the centre of romance rumours after she was spotted leaving a Los Angeles hotspot with actor,…
Gurgaon: Three days after a decomposed body was found in a forested area in Sector 83 near Elan Mall, police on Sunday identified the victim as a 25-year-old mother of two and concluded that she had been strangled to death. Investigators are also probing a possible sexual assault.The woman, originally from Uttar Pradesh, had been…
Panaji: Goa recorded a 99% pass percentage in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X results declared on Wednesday. Of the 1,199 students who appeared, 1,188 passed out of which 575 were girls and 613 boys — cleared the exam.Students from 16 schools wrote the exam across nine centres in the state.Goa was…
