Rashtrapati Bhavan's Mughal Gardens renamed Amrit UdyanThe Rashtrapati Bhavan gardens on Saturday was renamed Amrit Udyan, news reports said. The step was taken on the occasion of the celebratio...
28 Jan, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
JC Flowers to buy Eight Capital's residual stake in ARC subsidiaryEight Capital, a Ravi Chachra-owned fund that invests in distressed assets, has already sold 22% in the ARC to the US private equity firm f...
21 Sep, 2022, 04.25 PM IST
Avoid desire for instant gains to win investment battle: Mark SpitznagelThe skilled fund manager says embracing risk and some losses in good times is the way to prosper in an investment crisis.
05 Mar, 2022, 02.32 PM IST
Eight Capital plans to sell its 35% stake in J.C Flowers ARCEight Capital has identified a buyer for its stake and the proposal on it is pending with the Reserve Bank of India for approval. J. C. Flo...
03 Feb, 2022, 08.01 PM IST
- Experience Nature
Osho, in his discourse on 'Intuition', quotes the haiku of Basho, the Zen mystic and master, 'When I look carefully/ I see nazunia blooming...
22 Dec, 2021, 11.53 PM IST
Setting up a plant: A year in, and gardening is still the pandemic pick-me-upHouseplants, tabletops and hanging varieties have gone up by 40%.
11 Jul, 2021, 10.47 AM IST
Planning your next trip? Visit Grasse, the perfume capital of FranceThe city centre around the small town square at Place Aux Aires is where all the action is.
07 Jul, 2019, 10.16 AM IST
There’s an orchid named after Melania Trump, and it just won an awardThis is no grocery store flower. Not just anyone can pick a pretty flower and call it Melania.
28 May, 2018, 05.22 PM IST
Make your home smog-proof: 5 easy tips to create a green corner that will help you breathe easyHere's how you can play a part in filtering the air that you breathe.
16 Nov, 2017, 06.02 PM IST
Just married? Unwind at Dhanaulti with games amid pleasant weatherCouples who get married in hill stations, plan interesting fun-filled activities such as cricket matches between the bride and groom’s fami...
06 Oct, 2016, 08.15 AM IST
MH17 anniversary: Tony Abbott vows to bring guilty to justiceTony Abbott today said Australia "owes it to the dead" to bring to justice those guilty of downing the Malaysia Airlines MH17 over eastern ...
17 Jul, 2015, 01.35 PM IST
$1m prize to extend human life beyond 120Hedge fund manager Joon Yun now wants scientists to "hack the code of life" and push human lifespan past its apparent maximum of about 120 ...
12 Jan, 2015, 05.56 PM IST
Happy Tree!Archaeologists recently uncovered a Bodhigara, or a tree shrine, at the spot what is claimed as the world's oldest Buddhist shrine.
07 May, 2014, 05.56 AM IST
Rupee swings: How to protect your business marginsThe rupee has behaved as much like a commodity as a currency, highlighting the increasingly urgent need for RBI to further deregulate the f...
25 Sep, 2011, 09.53 AM IST
- Veterans grab investment opportunities amidst despair
The dead weight of 2008 has not affected braveheart veterans like Jim Rogers and John Paulson who are grabbing opportunities even amidst de...
01 Jan, 2009, 05.09 AM IST
- IndyMac close to being sold, says report
IndyMac Bancorp, which collapsed in the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis, is close to being sold to a consortium of private equity and ...
30 Dec, 2008, 08.41 PM IST
- 3 private investors seek to purchase IndyMac
A trio of private investors — J C Flowers & Co, Dune Capital Management and Paulson & Co — have teamed up in an effort to buy failed thrift...
30 Dec, 2008, 06.04 PM IST