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STT Global Data Centres acquires Navi Mumbai land for ₹282 crore to develop data centre

STT Global Data Centres acquires Navi Mumbai land for ₹282 crore to develop data centre

STT Global Data Centres India Private Limited has acquired a 14,093 sq m industrial land parcel along with an existing built-up structure measuring 6,828 sq m in Navi Mumbai for ₹282 crore to develop a data centre, documents accessed by CRE Matrix showed. STT Global Data Centres India Private Limited has acquired a 14,093 sq m industrial land parcel measuring 6,828 sq m in Navi Mumbai. (Photo for representational purposes only) (Pexels) The property consists of a land parcel measuring 14,093 square metres, along with an existing built-up structure of 6,828 square metres, the documents showed. The plot is located in the TTC Industrial Area, a major industrial and commercial hub in Navi Mumbai. STT Global Data Centres India Private Limited, the data centre service provider backed by Tata Communications Ltd, acquired the land parcel and built-up property in Navi Mumbai from Mumbai-based publishing services firm Repro India Limited for ₹282 crore, the documents showed. The property was transferred through a Deed of Assignment executed on May 22, 2026. The transaction attracted a stamp duty …

Aircall Acquires Piper AI to Automate CRM Updates, Sales Follow-Ups

Aircall Acquires Piper AI to Automate CRM Updates, Sales Follow-Ups

Aircall has acquired Piper AI, adding revenue intelligence and sales workflow automation to its customer communications platform. The deal moves the company further into sales-related customer conversations. Sales teams often juggle separate tools for calls, CRM records, follow-ups, and deal management, and Aircall is betting more of that work can happen in one connected system. What Piper brings to the platform Piper AI is a revenue intelligence and workflow orchestration company that collects sales activity from multiple channels and organizes it for sales teams. Customer interactions can be captured across calls, video meetings, email, messaging, WhatsApp, and field activity. From there, the system can organize those interactions into CRM updates, deal scoring, pipeline risk signals, and automated workflows. Past customer interactions can also become searchable, allowing teams to query pipeline information drawn from real sales conversations. Sales qualification frameworks such as MEDDIC, BANT, and SPICED are supported across customer touchpoints, giving teams a more consistent way to evaluate deal status beyond individual calls. Piper’s Spain-based team will join Aircall as part of the deal. Aircall’s …

Dug Dug movie review: An absurdist socio-religious drama in which a bike acquires godly status | Movie-review News

Dug Dug movie review: An absurdist socio-religious drama in which a bike acquires godly status | Movie-review News

3 min readMumbaiMay 8, 2026 08:15 AM IST Dug Dug movie review: While it is well established that truth is stranger than fiction, once faith enters the narrative and, subsequently, dominates it, things can get curiouser and curiouser. That’s how a trippy satirical tale set in Rajasthan, titled Dug Dug, unfolds. The film releases Friday. The film, which is directed and written by Ritwik Pareek, follows the death of a man named Thakur Sa, who was drunk and driving a two-wheeler with a pink seat, in a road accident at night. The moped, which ends up in police custody and is even locked up in the jail, mysteriously keeps returning to the accident spot. In no time, the bike acquires divine status with power to fulfill the wishes of those who pray to it and offer a bottle of alcohol, one Thakur Sa’s favourite things. The accident site soon becomes a roadside shrine, thronged by devotees from far and wide. The film’s premise might sound bizarre but there’s some truth to it. In Jodhpur is …

Chris Gayle acquires Glasgow-based franchise in Abhishek Bachchan-backed ETPL | Cricket News

Chris Gayle acquires Glasgow-based franchise in Abhishek Bachchan-backed ETPL | Cricket News

2 min readApr 20, 2026 09:02 PM IST West Indies legend Chris Gayle has taken up the co-ownership of the Glasgow franchise in the European T20 Premier League (ETPL), which is scheduled to have its inaugural season later this year. Retired Indian stalwarts Rahul Dravid and Ravichandran Ashwin were linked to that particular franchise, but BBC Sport reported that they have now targeted the Dublin side. Gayle will share ownership of the Glasgow Mugafians with India-based Mugafi group, which is in the entertainment business. It’s an Artificial Intelligence-assisted writing platform that helps writers create stories, scripts and screenplays. “Stepping into the role of co-owner of Glasgow Mugafians marks an exciting new chapter for me,” Gayle said. “Europe represents cricket’s final frontier, and the ETPL has the potential to unravel promising local talent and nurture future heroes who will strengthen the sport in that region. I can’t wait to get started on this new journey.” Indian actor and film producer Abhishek Bachchan is a part-owner of the league in conjunction with Rules Sport Tech, a private …

Aditya Birla Group-led consortium acquires Royal Challengers Bengaluru for USD 1.78 billion

Aditya Birla Group-led consortium acquires Royal Challengers Bengaluru for USD 1.78 billion

2 min readBengaluruMar 24, 2026 10:35 PM IST A consortium led by the Aditya Birla Group (ABG) emerged as the lead bidder to acquire the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for a whopping USD 1.78 billion (approximately Rs 16,706 crore). Other parties involved in the group are Blackstone, an equity firm of which Viral Patel is the CEO, Bolt Ventures, owned by American investor David Blitzer, and media conglomerate Times of India. “Aditya Birla Group (“ABG”), The Times of India Group (“Times”), Bolt Ventures (“Bolt”), and Blackstone’s perpetual private equity strategy, BXPE (“Blackstone”) have signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (“RCB”), encompassing both the men’s Indian Premier League franchise and the Women’s Premier League franchise, from United Spirits Limited (“USL”), a subsidiary of Diageo plc. The transaction values the franchise at INR 166.6 billion (approximately US$1.78 billion),” confirmed the development by the new consortium on Tuesday. The consortium bought a 100 per cent stake in RCB from United Spirits Limited (USL), the Bengaluru-based franchise’s previous owners. …

Paramount acquires Warner Bros Discovery in mega deal: the winners, losers and Trump’s man in the middle

Paramount acquires Warner Bros Discovery in mega deal: the winners, losers and Trump’s man in the middle

Melbourne, Netflix’s planned acquisition of Hollywood studio Warner Bros Discovery has fallen apart at the eleventh hour, as Paramount Skydance has made a “superior” proposal to buy the conglomerate for A$156 billion. Paramount acquires Warner Bros Discovery in mega deal: the winners, losers and Trump’s man in the middle While the independence of the companies following the acquisition is unclear, Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has already discussed plans to merge the portfolios of streamers Paramount and HBO Max to compete with Netflix. Netflix withdrew from the process following Paramount Skydance’s proposal. It said WBD would have been “‘nice to have’ at the right price, not a ‘must have’ at any price”. Who were the winners and losers in this hotly contested bidding war? And what happens next? Winner #1: Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav Longtime Discovery cable network CEO David Zaslav engineered his company’s merger with Warner Bros in 2022 to create Warner Bros Discovery. This merger also saw the combination of Discovery’s reality content, Warner Bros’ film library and HBO’s quality TV …

Merlin Prime Spaces acquires 13,185 sq m land parcel in Pune for ₹273 crore

Merlin Prime Spaces acquires 13,185 sq m land parcel in Pune for ₹273 crore

Merlin Prime Spaces Private Limited has acquired a 13,185 sq metre land parcel in Pune’s Mundhwa area near Koregaon Park, for ₹273 crore, according to registration documents accessed by CRE Matrix. Merlin Prime Spaces Private Limited has acquired a 13,185 sq metre land parcel in Pune’s Mundhwa area near Koregaon Park, for ₹273 crore. (Photo for representational purposes only) (Gemini Generated Photo ) The transaction was executed through a sale deed registered on February 20, 2026. The seller of the land parcel is Shridhar Nandlal Pittie, the document showed. The transaction attracted a stamp duty payment of ₹19.11 crore, it showed. Merlin Prime Spaces is a subsidiary of the Kolkata-based real estate developer Merlin Group. Mundhwa has emerged as one of Pune’s active real estate corridors due to its proximity to Kharadi’s IT hub, Hadapsar and Koregaon Park, making it attractive for both residential and mixed-use developments. A list of questions has been sent to Merlin Prime Spaces, and the story will be updated if a response is received. Also Read: ₹250 crore”>Pune real estate: …

Boney Kapoor Acquires Remake Rights Of Sanjo Joseph & Nithish Sahadev’s Film

Boney Kapoor Acquires Remake Rights Of Sanjo Joseph & Nithish Sahadev’s Film

Boney Kapoor Acquires Remake Rights Of Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil(Photo Credit –Instagram) Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil, which started as a quiet Pongal release, has now caught the attention of one of Bollywood’s most experienced producers. A small-town story powered by sharp humor and local politics has sparked enough buzz to travel beyond its original language, setting the stage for a much bigger journey ahead. Producer Boney Kapoor has acquired the remake rights of the Tamil political satire Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil. The film has been performing well in theaters and continues to gain attention due to positive audience reactions. Its grounded storytelling and relatable humor have helped it stand out among recent Tamil releases. Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil Story Set in a village backdrop, the film revolves around a panchayat leader who lands in a tricky situation when a wedding and a funeral fall on the same day. This unexpected clash leads to chaos, exposing local politics, power struggles, family pressure, and ego clashes. The narrative uses satire to highlight these issues while staying close to everyday rural life. …

Anil Kapoor acquires Nayak’s copyrights 25 years after release, likely to make sequel: Report

Anil Kapoor acquires Nayak’s copyrights 25 years after release, likely to make sequel: Report

Updated on: Jan 03, 2026 06:14 pm IST As per the report, Anil Kapoor thinks that the subject of Nayak has tremendous potential for a second part. There has been no official confirmation yet. Actor Anil Kapoor‘s 2001 film Nayak, a political drama, became a cult classic years after its release. Now, as per a Bollywood Hungama report, nearly 25 years after the film’s release, Anil has bought its rights and is likely to produce a sequel. Originally produced by AS Rathnam, the rights to Nayak were later held by producer Deepak Mukut. Anil Kapoor in a still from his 2001 film Nayak. Anil Kapoor reportedly gets Nayak’s copyrights, likely to make sequel Citing a source, Bollywood Hungama reported, “Producer Deepak Mukut of Sanam Teri Kasam fame held the rights to Nayak. It is said that Anil Kapoor has bought the rights from him. He plans to hold the rights as it’s a film close to his heart. Also, he aspires to make a sequel to it.” He added, “He is fully aware of the …

Universal Music Group acquires stake in Excel Entertainment; Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani to retain creative control

Universal Music Group acquires stake in Excel Entertainment; Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani to retain creative control

Updated on: Jan 03, 2026 01:50 pm IST The partnership will be formally announced in a press conference where Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis will also be present. Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment has joined hands with Hollywood giant Universal Music Group (International). The international conglomerate has acquired a minority stake in Excel, according to information received by HT. According to sources, talks between the two companies have been ongoing for months. Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani began Excel Entertainment in 2001. Excel to partner with Universal Music The new partnership would help Universal strengthen its presence in the Indian film market. It also allows Excel to expand the scale of its productions, with several big ideas already in the pipeline. Notably, the new partnership will be formally announced soon at a press conference, where Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will also be present. Both parties refer to the collaboration as being in alignment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to create Indian content for global audiences. Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani retain creative …