Coca-Cola bottling unit adds fizz to India’s IPO plans, appoints JPMorgan & Citi as bankers

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…

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Xi’s US trip appears on track even as Trump’s election interference claims inject fresh strain

China on Monday indicated that President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to the United States in September remains on track, saying Beijing and Washington are maintaining communication on high-level exchanges despite recent tensions triggered by US President Donald Trump’s allegations of Chinese interference in American elections.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said the two sides had…

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DGCA’s new eGCA platform aims to make aviation incident reporting faster

Civil Aviation Minister Naidu The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is developing a digital platform on the eGCA portal for reporting aviation incidents, a move aimed at making the submission and processing of mandatory occurrence reports faster and more efficient.The initiative, intended to strengthen the country’s aviation safety oversight, was announced by civil aviation…

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ trailer X reactions: Fans call ‘peak cinema,’ following return of Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr |

The ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ trailer hit the screens – and it took no time to win over Marvel fans. The film, releasing on December 18, 2026, reunites Chris Evans’ Captain America with the team, becoming the harbinger of peace when everything is set to be doomed. Robert Downey Jr’s Doctor Doom stole the limelight with his…

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California city manager arrested over alleged yacht burglary weeks after taking office | World News

Less than three weeks after taking charge as Sausalito’s city manager, Elaine Forbes was arrested on suspicion of felony burglary after authorities allegedly found her aboard a yacht that did not belong to her.Forbes, 53, was taken into custody on Saturday morning after the Marin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported burglary at around…

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Nepal’s Re 1 coin gets a makeover: Controversial Kalapani-Lipulekh-Limpiyadhura map removed

Nepal’s Re 1 coin gets a makeover: Controversial Kalapani-Lipulekh-Limpiyadhura map removed (Image/X) The Nepal government has approved the minting of a newly designed one-rupee coin, replacing the country’s controversial map that included the disputed areas of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani with the image of an ancient monastery.The decision comes years after Nepal’s then KP Sharma…

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Naseeruddin Shah confessed being an immature husband to first wife Purveen, neglected daughter Heeba, later married Ratna Pathak who he calls the only love of his life |

Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah are widely admired as one of Hindi cinema’s most enduring couples, known for their honesty, mutual respect and lasting partnership. However, long before the two married in 1982, Naseeruddin experienced a turbulent first marriage with Purveen Murad, also known as Manara Sikri, the sister of late actor Surekha Sikri….

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Archaeologists uncover 7,000-year-old fish traps that rewrite the story of life before farming in Scandinavia | World News

Long before crops were planted or livestock were kept, people living in what is now southern Norway were already making lasting changes to the natural world around them. High in the mountains, where lakes lay beyond the reach of naturally migrating fish, communities appear to have carried brown trout into isolated waters and created places…

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