Disney, Reliance talks on merger reach last lap

Disney, Reliance talks on merger reach last lap

Mumbai: With a week to go before the exclusivity period deadline for bilateral negotiations comes to an end on February 17, Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries (RIL) are in the last leg of negotiations to finalise their mega stock-and-cash merger to create India’s largest media and entertainment business, said people in the know. Under … Read more

Mayawati’s ‘political successor’ Akash Anand issues phone no. for people to connect to him

Mayawati’s ‘political successor’ Akash Anand issues phone no. for people to connect to him

Lucknow: Taking centre stage after being declared as her political successor by BSP president Mayawati, Akash Anand reached out to people on Thursday, asking them to give a missed call on a phone number to get directly connected to him. In a post on X, Anand, the national coordinator of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), … Read more

UN Report: UN report deplores ‘rapid deterioration’ of rights in West Bank

UN Report: UN report deplores ‘rapid deterioration’ of rights in West Bank

GENEVA: A United Nations report published on Thursday deplored what it said was a “rapid deterioration” of human rights in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and urged Israeli authorities to end violence against the Palestinian population there. The report, published by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said 300 Palestinians had … Read more