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Takeover battle looms for Fortis

It looks like the duo of Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh have a fight on their hands for the control of Singapore-based hospital firm Parkway Holdings.
Fortis, the hospital chain promoted by the duo, had acquired a 25.3 per cent stake in Parkway in March. Now their hold is being challenged by Khazanah Nasional, the M

Congress invites Chiru for talks

The Congress high command has invited Praja Rajyam Party president Chiranjeevi for talks here, raising the possibility of an alliance for the Rajya Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh. It has also told party MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy not to embark on his “Odharpu” yatra in the Telangana region, which had witnessed large-scale protests over the statehood issue.

Ice Breaker impresses in workout

Ice Breaker, Rare And Precious and Day Trader impressed most in the workouts when the following horses were exercised on the trial track here on Thursday.

Workers warn of June 12 stir after action on unions

National carrier Air India continued its blitzkrieg against two unions of Air India (domestic) by dismissing and suspended more union leaders on Thursday, de-recognising the two unions and sealing its offices but the unions threatened to hit back by calling for another strike from June 12 or another flash strike even before that

Acceptances for Saturday

May 27: Following are the acceptances for the races to be held at the Bangalore Turf Club here on Saturday.

UP shoeshine boy beats IIT-JEE odds

The one-room tenement in Yashoda Nagar Ganga colony of Kanpur is witness to a glorious success story.
Abhishek Kumar Bharti, who lives in this cramped house with his mother, father and three siblings, has ranked 154 in the IIT entrance examination.

Ex-Real star Figo to grace FPAI awards?

The Football Players’ Association of India is determined to give an international feel to its annual awards ceremony this year, which is likely to be held during the first week of August either in Goa or Mumbai, and former Portugal and Real Madrid star Luis Figo could grace the event.

Sonia to visit Jammu, but skip Srinagar

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will not be going to Srinagar during her visit to Jammu & Kashmir.
The visit was earlier scheduled on May 29 to lay the foundation stone of a re-settlement colony for Dal Lake dwellers.

Tame end to season for EB

It was the same old story for East Bengal, who squandered easy chances to play out a 1-1 draw against a mediocre Viva Kerala in their last I-League 3 encounter at the Howrah Municipal Stadium here on Thursday.

Unique I-cards must mention caste: Sharad

Questioning the government’s decision to refer the issue of caste-based Census to yet-to-be formed Group of Ministers (GoM), JD(U) president Sharad Yadav claimed that the move is just a “delaying tactic”. He, however, further enhanced the scope of his demand by asking that the proposed Unique Identity Cards should also mention the caste of citizens.

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