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Vibgyor Group of Schools plans first-ever external fundraise, appoints banker for minority stake sale

Vibgyor Group of Schools plans first-ever external fundraise, appoints banker for minority stake sale

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The Mumbai-based school chain is looking to sell upto 30% stake as private equity interest returns to India’s K-12 sector, weeks after Vitruvian invested ₹1,159 crore in Orchids Schools. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

The Indian Express Group, ECube Investment Advisors launch sustainability platform Earth Inherited

The Indian Express Group, ECube Investment Advisors launch sustainability platform Earth Inherited

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3 min readUpdated: Jul 8, 2026 04:21 PM IST The Indian Express Group and ECube Investment Advisors on Tuesday announced the launch of Earth Inherited, a sustainability content, learning and ecosystem platform that aims to make sustainability more practical, accessible and actionable through original content, practitioner-led education and collaboration. Launched as a joint venture between the two organisations, Earth Inherited brings together the editorial reach of The Indian Express Group and the sustainability expertise of ECube Investment Advisors. The platform seeks to connect professionals, businesses and institutions through content, learning programmes and meaningful conversations around sustainability. It is led by co-founders Sonalika Mehra and Pradeep Sharma. The launch comes as sustainability assumes a larger role in business strategy, regulation and investment decisions. According to the companies, organisations and individuals increasingly require practical knowledge, trusted networks and sustained dialogue to translate sustainability ambitions into implementation. Earth Inherited aims to address this need by helping professionals and organisations build the knowledge, capabilities and connections required to navigate the evolving sustainability landscape. “I am delighted that ECube Investment …

Dileep’s Bandra made less than Rs 3 cr after Rs 35 cr investment: Producer blames director | Malayalam News

Dileep’s Bandra made less than Rs 3 cr after Rs 35 cr investment: Producer blames director | Malayalam News

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5 min readKochiJul 5, 2026 08:40 PM IST Although theatrically released films succeeding and flopping are quite common, and no one can definitively predict a movie’s box-office outcome, some turn out to be such big disasters that they leave their producers in dire straits. Even worse are circumstances in which a film’s budget goes significantly overboard, pushing the producer to raise money through various channels to complete the project, only to lose it all when the movie bombs in theatres. It appears that this was more or less what happened to producer Vinayaka Ajith with director Arun Gopy’s Dileep-led Bandra (2023). The downfall of Dileep Once one of the most successful film stars in Malayalam cinema in the 2000s and up until the early 2010s, alongside Mohanlal and Mammootty, Dileep’s career graph began to decline with the arrival of a fresh batch of filmmakers who ushered in a new wave marked by contemporary aesthetics inspired by emerging trends in world cinema. The farcical comedy movies he was known for began to be produced less frequently. …

More Chinese investment good for larger relationship, says India’s envoy to China

More Chinese investment good for larger relationship, says India’s envoy to China

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India’s trade with China has expanded despite the political freeze in relations since 2020. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Greater investment from China into India will be good both for the economics of the relationship and for broader bilateral ties, Ambassador to China Vikram Doraiswami said on Saturday (July 4, 2026). The Indian envoy also made a pitch for greater Indian exports to China, especially in areas such as pharmaceuticals where India is globally competitive. “Obviously, we would like to be able to export more to China. This is nothing unreasonable about suggesting that,” he said, speaking at the World Peace Forum, an annual foreign policy forum in Beijing, at a panel on protectionism and global economic governance. “Particularly in areas where we believe we have a competitive advantage like pharmaceuticals. For instance, we’re one of the world’s big exporters of pharmaceuticals to advanced markets. We hope Chinese partners will work with us to ensure that Indian production firms, producing high quality generic medicines, being the same products that have been exported to the U.S. …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman begins official four-day visit to France to deepen strategic economic ties

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman begins official four-day visit to France to deepen strategic economic ties

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Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman embarked on an official 4-day visit to France on Wednesday to participate in a series of high-level bilateral engagements aimed at strengthening the India-France Strategic Partnership, enhancing economic cooperation and promoting investment, technology collaboration and innovation.. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharamanoffc X) A key engagement during the visit will be the India-France Economic & Financial Dialogue (EFD), which will be co-chaired by Sitharaman and Roland Lescure, France Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Energy Sovereignty, at Aix-en-Provence. As part of the EFD, both countries will discuss potential areas for greater bilateral cooperation in various sectors, and further enhance the economic relations between India and France. During the visit, the Union Finance Minister will hold one-to-one meetings with select global CEOs and also participate in a roundtable interaction with leading business executives to showcase India’s robust macroeconomic fundamentals, ongoing structural reforms, expanding investment opportunities and long-term growth prospects, an official release said. Also Read | Govt open to stakeholder views on reducing capital gains tax …

EOW: AI used to fake Dubai remittances inThanawala investment fraud

EOW: AI used to fake Dubai remittances inThanawala investment fraud

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MUMBAI: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has filed a charge sheet against Dipen Thanawala and his father Rashmikant Thanawala, alleging they collected at least ₹2.27 crore from investors by promising assured returns and then used artificial intelligence (AI) tools to fabricate Dubai bank transfer records, forged emails and cloned banking interfaces to convince investors that refunds were imminent. EOW: AI used to fake Dubai remittances inThanawala investment fraud Investigators also claim they found an undisclosed Canara Bank account with a balance of ₹8 crore on a laptop seized from the accused. The charge sheet, filed before a special court under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (MPID) Act, alleges the duo collected money through Thanawala Wealth Management by offering 2% monthly returns before persuading investors to buy pre-IPO shares of companies, including the NSE and Vikram Solar. Initial returns were allegedly paid before payments stopped in 2025 and the shares were never transferred. As investors sought refunds, Dipen allegedly circulated fabricated First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) transfer advice, fake emails and screenshots of purported …

Gujarat’s first 3 regional investment conferences attracted ₹13.3 lakh crore in MoUs: CM

Gujarat’s first 3 regional investment conferences attracted ₹13.3 lakh crore in MoUs: CM

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The first three regional conferences attracted investment proposals worth about ₹13.30 lakh crore through 9,499 memorandums of understanding (MoUs), Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel said on Monday as he inaugurated the fourth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC), pitching central Gujarat as the state’s next manufacturing and innovation hub. Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel at the ‘Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference’ in Vadodara on Monday. (X) Patel said the two-day conference would showcase the industrial strengths of 10 districts in Central Gujarat before domestic and global investors while fostering new partnerships for industrial growth. “I urge industrial leaders, investors and entrepreneurs to work together to transform the discussions held during VGRC into decisions, ideas into projects and projects into prosperity,” Patel said. He said the earlier editions of the regional conferences, held in Mehsana, Rajkot and Surat, had together attracted investment proposals worth about ₹13.30 lakh crore through 9,499 MoUs, reflecting growing investor confidence in Gujarat’s regional development model. Patel said Central Gujarat had emerged as one of the state’s leading industrial regions, with …

PM Modi welcomes Amazon’s USD 48 billion India investment

PM Modi welcomes Amazon’s USD 48 billion India investment

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday welcomed Amazon’s record USD 48 billion investment in India, saying that this investment will create new opportunities for youth in the country.  In a major boost to India’s IT sector, Amazon has recently announced a total investment of $48 billion to expand and support its businesses in India from 2026 to 2030, after its CEO, Andy Jassy, met PM Modi in the national capital. A great meeting with Mr. Andy Jassy. I welcome Amazon’s record $48 billion investment in India. This will create new opportunities for our youth. At the same time, it shows the growing interest across the world to invest in India!@amazon https://t.co/emr6Dd9Cps — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 25, 2026 PM Modi, while hailing Amazon’s move to invest in India, posted on his social media handle X, citing, “A great meeting with Mr Andy Jassy. I welcome Amazon’s record USD 48 billion investment in India. This will create new opportunities for our youth. At the same time, it shows the growing interest across the world to invest …

Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Maa Inti Bangaram recovers full investment even before it hits screens; producer confirms

Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Maa Inti Bangaram recovers full investment even before it hits screens; producer confirms

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Nandini Reddy’s Samantha Ruth Prabhu-starrer Maa Inti Bangaram is gearing up for release on June 19. It marks the actor’s return to the silver screen after three years. Even before the film hits screens, it has recovered its full production investment. Producer Himank Duvvuru of Tralala Moving Pictures has confirmed the news. Samantha Ruth Prabhu plays the lead in Nandini Reddy’s Maa Inti Bangaram. Maa Inti Bangaram recovers full investment According to the film’s team, Maa Inti Bangaram had strong demand for theatrical and non-theatrical rights, which helped it achieve recovery. Buyers’ interest across territories and platforms has been consistent and competitive, they say in a press release. In fact, all deals have been confirmed and closed ahead of its release this week. “For a female-led Telugu film in the current market, this is a strong commercial signal. The rights were packaged early, buyers were engaged well in advance, and every deal was closed with the intention of making it successful together with our distributors and buyers. We hope to keep up the faith they …

Karuppu financier slams RJ Balaji, says he recovered only 50% of his investment: ‘Only Suriya helped to release film’

Karuppu financier slams RJ Balaji, says he recovered only 50% of his investment: ‘Only Suriya helped to release film’

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Tamil star Suriya‘s recent release Karuppu not only received critical acclaim but also emerged as a commercial success. However, the film faced significant hurdles before its release. Now, veteran Tamil film financier and distributor Tiruppur Subramaniam has lashed out at director RJ Balaji over the handling of the film’s release. Claiming that he has recovered only half of his investment, Subramaniam said that while several people worked behind the scenes to ensure the film reached theatres, RJ Balaji ultimately took credit for its success. Distributor Tiruppur Subramaniam slams RJ Balaji over Karuppu delayed release. Karuppu distributor slams RJ Balaji During a conversation on Sri Sakthi Cinemas’ YouTube channel, Tiruppur said, “We know the kind of problems we faced two days before its release. The director should have come and faced it along with us, but instead, he chose to go to his car and record himself crying. The director is raising his collar now, flaunting that the film is a hit, but only Suriya came forward to help the film hit screens. Except Suriya, nobody …