Michelle Obama is returning to the spotlight, but not how you would expect. What is the former first lady planning?Michelle Obama is launching a new podcast, 'IMO,' with her brother, Craig Robinson. The show will feature candid conversations about relati...
10 Mar, 2025, 10.22 PM IST
Former FIFA interim president and long-time leader of African soccer Issa Hayatou dies at 77Issa Hayatou, the long-time leader of African soccer and interim president of FIFA during its 2015 corruption crisis, passed away on Thursd...
09 Aug, 2024, 09.23 AM IST
Boots owner in talks to offload $9-billion UK pharmacy chainWalgreens Boots Alliance has been holding early talks about ways to separate Boots, which could be valued at about £7 billion ($8.8 billion...
13 Dec, 2023, 11.20 PM IST
US gov't shutdown could slow House Republicans' Biden impeachment inquiryThe looming U.S. government shutdown could potentially slow down the impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. If the government shu...
22 Sep, 2023, 03.46 PM IST
Asda surprises thousands of customers with free cash ahead of ChristmasShoppers at Asda received a free £5 gift as part of the store's loyalty programme when staff members noted a few customers were having tech...
23 Dec, 2022, 01.31 AM IST
British supermarket chain Asda signs £600M deal with The Co-op for 132 Store SitesAsda will acquire 132 stores—129 petrol station forecourts and 3 development sites—for £600 million. The deal amount includes the £162 mill...
31 Aug, 2022, 06.47 PM IST
Walgreens drops sale of Boots pharmacy chainEarlier this month, Reliance Industries Limited together with private equity group Apollo Global Management Inc made a firm and fully finan...
28 Jun, 2022, 08.04 PM IST
Walmart seeks British retailers for third-party online marketplaceApproved British sellers will be able to sell their goods on Walmart.com, which is visited by more than 120 million people every month, the...
14 Jun, 2022, 01.00 AM IST
Why is Mukesh Ambani so bullish about Boots? The fine printIf it can close a deal, the Ambani consortium has a good chance of making a decent return on the British high-street stalwart. But the reme...
11 Jun, 2022, 03.03 PM IST
The fight for Boots: What gives Mukesh Ambani the edgeThe Walgreens board will now meet and deliberate on this offer and come back within a few weeks - likely before their upcoming quarterly re...
10 Jun, 2022, 04.41 AM IST
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance closes in on Boots acquisition, makes binding offerBloomberg reported that the consortium has made a binding offer for Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.’s international drugstore arm citing peop...
09 Jun, 2022, 03.19 PM IST
Mukesh Ambani and Apollo close in on Boots buyoutReliance and Apollo have been in dialogue with global banks and financial institutions to stitch together funding for what would arguably b...
03 Jun, 2022, 05.23 AM IST
Mukesh Ambani and Britain's billionaire brothers face off for a drugstore chainThe Issas are seen as the party to beat ahead of next week’s deadline for proposals, after they submitted the highest offer in the first ro...
14 May, 2022, 12.39 PM IST
Indian-origin billionaire brothers buy UK fast food chain LeonLeon, Founded by John Vincent, Henry Dimbleby and chef Allegra McEvedy in 2004, pitches itself in the category of "naturally fast food" wit...
19 Apr, 2021, 03.34 PM IST
Billionaire British brothers Mohsin, Zuber Issa and TDR buy Walmart's Asda for $8.8 billionThe deal, led by Mohsin and Zuber Issa who founded the petrol station operator EG Group nearly two decades ago, and TDR means Asda will be ...
02 Oct, 2020, 04.40 PM IST
Three of Britain’s four wealthiest are IndiansDavid and Simon Reuben, of Iraqi Jewish origin but Mumbai-born, have slipped from first to third place this year with an estimated wealth o...
08 May, 2017, 10.31 AM IST
Three of Britain’s four wealthiest people are India-bornThe Sunday Times Rich List 2017 places the Hinduja brothers at the top of 134 billionaires in the country.
08 May, 2017, 09.33 AM IST