Pop star Britney Spears signs $15 million deal for tell-all memoir
NEW DELHI: Pop star Britney Spears has signed a USD 15 million book deal with publishing house Simon & Schuster for a tell-all memoir. According to Page Six, Simon & Schuster secured the deal for Spears’ memoir after a massive bidding war involving multiple publishers. The book deal comes three months after the singer’s 13-year […]
Vistara to ramp up manpower to 5,000 this year, says CEO Vinod Kannan
NEW DELHI: Vistara plans to significantly ramp up its staff strength to a total of 5,000 by the end of this year as the full service carrier focuses on increasing capacity utilisation, expanding fleet and further improving overall services. Currently, the airline has around 4,000 people. After being significantly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, including […]
Warburg to buy minority stake in medical devices major Meril for $210 million
NEW DELHI: Leading global growth investor Warburg Pincus has agreed to pick up a minority stake for USD 210 million (about Rs 1,575 crore) in Micro Life Sciences, the parent firm of the Meril Group, which is the largest medical devices firm in the country. Warburg said the transaction, awaiting CCI approval, will be carried […]
Kia India crosses 500,000 dispatch mark from Anantapur plant in Andhra Pradesh
NEW DELHI: Automaker Kia India on Tuesday said it has crossed five lakh units in terms of dispatch across domestic and export markets from its Anantapur plant in Andhra Pradesh. With this, the company has also surpassed the four lakh sales milestone in the country and has already exported over one lakh cars to more […]