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Dec152020 by adminNo Comments

Oaktree emerges highest bidder for DHFL; Kapil Wadhawan offers fresh proposal to repay 100% within 8 yrs

Finance

US-based Oaktree on Monday pipped Piramal Enterprises and Adani Group to emerge as the highest bidder for DHFL after fresh bids were invited under the insolvency process, according to sources. The committee of creditors had fixed December 14 as the last for submission of revised bids. According to the sources, Oaktree raised the bid to Rs 36,646 crore, including Rs 1,000 crore for insurance and Rs 3,000 crore of interest earned, while Piramal Enterprises offered Rs 35,550 crore, including Rs 300 for insurance and Rs 3,000 of interest earned.Let's block ads! (Why?) Banking/Finance-Industry-Economic Times

Jul242020 by adminNo Comments

Video emerges of Amber Heard’s sister ‘after attack by actress’

Entertainment

Previously unseen reality TV footage of Amber Heard's sister after she was allegedly attacked by the actress has been shown to the High Court after being sent in anonymously.The clip was dramatically played on Friday afternoon, with Depp's barrister David Sherborne telling the court it was sent by a "confidential source" on Thursday night - after Whitney Henriquez gave evidence to say her sister had never been violent towards her. Ms Henriquez told the court the footage was for a "really bad reality TV show" and said they were discussing a verbal argument, not a physical one.In the short video, which Mr Sherborne said was recorded in 2006 or 2007, Ms Henriquez is with some other women by a pool. She says she "got into an altercation", but does not want to discuss it further. ...

Jul162020 by adminNo Comments

‘I’m not a bad guy’: New bodycam video of George Floyd’s death emerges

World

Footage from body cameras worn by two police officers showing a panicked and scared George Floyd pleading with officers minutes before his death has emerged.In the recordings from Minneapolis officers Thomas Lane and J Kueng, Mr Floyd can be heard telling them "I'm not a bad guy" as they try to wrestle him into a squad car. "I'm not that kind of guy," Mr Floyd says as he struggles against the officers. "I just had COVID, man, I don't want to go back to that." Image: A memorial honouring George Floyd in Houston's Third Ward where he grew up An onlooker can be heard pleading with Mr Floyd to stop struggling, saying: "You can't win." Mr Floyd replies, "I don't want to win."A few minutes later, with Mr Floyd now face-down on the street, t...

Jan102020 by adminNo Comments

Plane was downed by missile, leaders say as new footage of the crash emerges

World

Officials in the UK, US, Canada and Australia have said it is highly likely a missile was to blame for the crash of a passenger jet over Iran.All 176 people on board were killed when the Ukraine International Airlines jet crashed on Wednesday, minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital of Tehran.Among the dead were 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians and four Britons. Image: The scene near Imam Khomeini Airport in the Iranian capital of Tehran after the plane crashed ...

Dec122019 by adminNo Comments

Weinstein emerges on zimmerframe as ‘$25m deal struck with accusers’

Entertainment

Disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein has struck a "tentative" deal with dozens of his alleged victims, according to a report.The New York Times says the proposed settlement of $ 25m (£18.9m) would end nearly every lawsuit filed by those who say they are victims of sexual assault by the former Hollywood producer. And Weinstein would not have to apologise, or pay from his own bank account as insurers representing the Weinstein Company would cover the settlement's cost, the report says. Image: Harvey Weinstein arrived at court for Wednesday's bail hearing on a zimmerframe More than 30 actresses and Weinstein employees who have sued him for accusations ranging from sexual misconduct to rape, have agreed to the deal, according to half a d...