BAT to offload 2.3% stake in ITC via block deal, aims to raise £200 million

Following this transaction, BAT’s stake in ITC will reduce from 25.4% to 23.1%. | Photo Credit: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters UK-based cigarette major British American Tobacco (BAT) on Tuesday announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Tobacco Manufacturers (India) intends to sell 2.3 per cent stake in diversified conglomerate ITC Ltd to institutional investors by way of an…

Trump administration to cut remaining US federal contracts with Harvard | Donald Trump News

Government escalates row with university over demands to curb pro-Palestine student activism and change racial diversity policies. The administration of US President Donald Trump will move to sever remaining federal contracts with Harvard University, escalating a row centred on issues such as pro-Palestine student activism and racial diversity. The New York Times and Reuters news…

Trump expands campus crackdown: UC system, Ivy Leagues face lawsuits over antisemitism

CHP officers stand guard near an area showing messages of support for Israeli hostages in Gaza, amid clashes at a nearby pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 1, 2024. (A file photo) | Photo Credit: DAVID SWANSON/Reuters President Donald Trump’s administration vowed to expand…

Trump admin moves to cancel all federal contracts with Harvard in antisemitism crackdown

The Trump administration is escalating its campaign against Harvard University, directing federal agencies to terminate or transition all non-critical contracts with the Ivy League school, potentially affecting over $100 million in funding. | Photo Credit: Mel Musto/Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to cancel all remaining federal contracts with Harvard University, marking the latest…

DEI is a Con: Five Hallmarks of a Hustle

The retreat of DEI may be one of the biggest political and cultural reversals in recent history. Corporate America is running from its DEI trainings and programs in droves. Wall Street has soured on it. Many states, and now the federal government, have declared war on it. And many ordinary Americans are tired of it….

Israeli forces raid foreign exchange shops in occupied West Bank; one dead | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Palestinian groups slam the raids targeting exchanges in several cities in a widespread operation in the territory. Israeli forces have raided money exchanges across the occupied West Bank, using live fire and tear gas as they stormed the city of Nablus, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding more than 30. Exchange shops in the…