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Mumbai: KKR is set to acquire the Indian business of Swedish healthcare chain Medicover AB — its third hospital acquisition in as many years — as it looks to capitalise on increased healthcare spending, demand for tertiarycare services, growing insurance penetration and to act as a consolidator.The transaction includes a sale of 100% stake by existing shareholders, as well as a commitment to deploy fresh capital to fund its growth and repay debt. In all, KKR will be spending Rs 13,000-14,000 crore, around quarter of which (Rs 3,000-4,000 crore) will go into the company as primary capital, said people aware…

Nikhil Barshikar Founder and CEO of Imarticus LearningProfessional education company Imarticus Learning has acquired Singapore-based BELLS Institute of Higher Learning, marking its first international acquisition as it expands into Southeast Asia. The deal positions Singapore as the company’s regional hub and strengthens its presence in enterprise learning, workforce development and AI education.With the acquisition, the combined entity will serve more than 1 million Imarticus learners alongside BELLS’ network of over 150,000 alumni. It will operate with more than 1,100 employees across over 25 offices in India and Singapore, making it one of Asia’s largest outcome-driven professional education companies.According to the…

Emraan Hashmi’s ‘Awarapan 2’ gets UA certificate from CBFC; Runtime, cuts and modifications revealed Emraan Hashmi is all geared up for the release of his upcoming project ‘Awarapan 2’. Now, the much-awaited film has been passed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with a U/A 16+ certificate. The makers were also asked to carry out several cuts and modifications to the film to get the certification.CBFC asks ‘Awarapan 2’ makers to add disclaimers and change tickerAccording to the Bollywood Hungama report, the Examining Committee of the CBFC asked the makers to add disclaimers for the depiction of drug…

The shake-up comes during a pivotal juncture for Google DeepMind: the flagship version of its latest Gemini model remains unreleased Google parent company Alphabet on Wednesday announced a leadership overhaul of its AI division, with AI chief Demis Hassabis leaving his main managerial role and as several leaders of its Gemini model, including veteran engineer Jeff Dean, left the company to launch a startup called Discovery Loop. The shake-up comes during a pivotal juncture for Google DeepMind: the flagship version of its latest Gemini model remains unreleased despite a planned June launch, sparking investor and industry concerns that Google is…

A pregnant woman and a man have been found dead at a home in the outback Queensland town of Charleville, in an apparent murder-suicide after a protracted overnight standoff with police.Police confirmed on Thursday that a toddler, who was found unharmed, had been at the home during the eight-hour siege that began on Wednesday evening.Several streets in the remote town, 600km west of Toowoomba, were locked down by police after officers arrived at the property on King Street following reports of “a serious assault”.An emergency declaration, under the state’s Public Safety Preservation Act, was in place for about eight hours.Sign…

Pezeshkian says it is “very difficult” to communicate Mojtaba Khamenei Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that communicating with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “very difficult”, as the latter continues to remain out of public view after succeeding his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following his death.Pezeshkian’s remarks came after US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz was likely to reopen in a day or two.Mojtaba Khamenei was also reportedly wounded in the strikes that killed the longest-serving Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump has repeatedly claimed that the new Supreme Leader is in “bad shape”.”It is very…

The BJP is upset with Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena minister Sanjay Shirsat’s family visit. MUMBAI: The BJP is upset with Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena over its minister Sanjay Shirsat visiting Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke’s family and meeting them in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.After the BJP expressed displeasure over Shirsat’s meeting the Dipkes, saying it indicated his backing for Dipke, Shinde is said to have given Shirsat a dressing down on Tuesday when the state cabinet meeting was conducted.Speaking on reports that he could be dropped from the cabinet, Shirsat denied there was any reshuffle in the offing.The BJP said…

Delhi’s Lakshmi Yojana hits roadblocks as women struggle to even register (AI image used for representational purpose only). NEW DELHI: Delhi govt’s Lakshmi Yojana, launched Augt 1, promises Rs 2,500 a month for eligible women. But many are getting stuck at the first level – registration.The signature of an MP or legislator, hunt for a decade-old address proof, repeated trips to cyber cafes to fill forms online and no option to correct mistakes on submitted forms have turned the scheme into a process that many can ill-afford.According to senior officials, this is Delhi govt’s only scheme that makes the signature…

Institutional investors drove demand as retail subscription fell marginally short of target Bengaluru: Shares of Manipal Health Enterprises made a strong market debut on Wednesday, closing nearly 13% above their issue price and valuing the hospital chain at nearly Rs 88,000 crore.The stock listed at Rs 655 on the BSE, an 11% premium to its IPO price of Rs 590. It later rose to an intraday high of Rs 676 before closing at Rs 666, up 13% from the issue price. On the NSE, the shares touched a high of Rs 675 and ended at Rs 663, representing a gain…

Hyderabad: Women now outnumber men in Telangana’s higher education classrooms, but the same is not true of the people teaching them. The All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2023-24 shows 9,13,216 women enrolled in higher education institutions against 8,74,244 men, with a total enrolment of 17,87,460. Among faculty, however, 46,360 of the state’s 84,568 teachers are men against 38,208 women. The gap widens a little more at the top: men hold 5,511 of the state’s 7,672 professor positions, while women account for just 2,161 positions.A senior woman professor from a research institute in Hyderabad, who did not wish to…