MUMBAI: Its $50 billion investments in India place Blackstone among the top 10 business houses. The world’s largest alternative asset manager plans to double its investments in the next five years mainly in private equity and real estate, and expand into infrastructure, credit and growth investing. In an interview with TOI, Jonathan Gray, president and…
File pic – Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: BCCI) India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson believes Jasprit Bumrah is irreplaceable, but he is confident that the team has young bowlers who can improve with more opportunities. India lost the fourth T20I against the West Indies by 24 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in…
Drishyam 3 The Conclusion Day 14 box office collection (Image Credits IMDb) Ajay Devgn’s highly anticipated crime thriller, ‘Drishyam 3: The Conclusion’, continues to show steady theatrical momentum as it completes two full weeks in cinemas. Entering Day 14, the film has sustained commendable viewer interest across major circuits. Backed by solid audience word-of-mouth and…
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Thursday said the two countries had wrapped up the major items on their trade deal agenda, with negotiations moving at an “incredible pace”. Drawing a comparison with the India-EU trade pact, Gor highlighted the speed of the US talks, saying a deal was announced within weeks of his…
In 2014, Colombian singer Shakira helped open a major new school in one of Cartagena’s most vulnerable neighbourhoods. Through her Fundación Pies Descalzos, she contributed $3.68 million toward the $8 million construction of the Institución Educativa Fundación Pies Descalzos Lomas del Peyé, a 7,780-square-metre campus in the La María neighbourhood. The school was designed for…
The growing flow of returnees could eventually leave India with a net gain in technology talent from the US. (Image for representative purpose only) Thousands of US-based Indian techies are returning to India to a job market that does not offer similar salary levels. But, the number of such returnees is increasing as visa uncertainties…
Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe Barcelona youngester Lamine Yamal has broken Kylian Mbappe’s record to become the youngest player to reach 25 goal contributions in UEFA Champions League history. The 19-year-old achieved the milestone during Barcelona’s 4-1 comeback victory over Galatasaray, providing two assists in the match.Yamal set up Fermín’s goal in the 50th minute…
‘Vidya Balan backed out; I couldn’t imagine Nayanthara as Madhavikutty’_ Kamal reveals casting. Malayalam director Kamal has revealed how the casting of his 2018 Malayalam film ‘Aami’ went through several changes before Manju Warrier took on the lead role. The filmmaker initially considered Vidya Balan to portray writer Kamala Surayya, also known as Kamala Das….
Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to feature in the five-ODI series against New Zealand because the Indian think-tank wants him to focus on the red-ball leg of the tour. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that Bumrah is completely fit, but the team management wants him to increase his…
Among all the animals and birds that have gone extinct, the dodo remains unforgettable, not due to some special characteristic, but because, before its human-driven extinction, many thought that nature was inexhaustible and none of god’s creations would ever disappear. It proved that human activity had the capacity to wipe out an entire species. More…
