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Former Indian quick Siddharth Kaul enters 2025 Big Bash League draft

Kaul, who played three ODIs and as many T20Is for India before retiring from international cricket last November

VinFast partners with Global Assure to build EV service network in India

The company is eyeing a launch in India with its VF7 and VF6 models before the festival season this year

Paddy sowing rises 13% to 4.53 lakh hectare till June 13: Govt data

The Department of Agriculture has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops (summer-sown) as on June 13, 2025, according to an official statement on Tuesday

India needs to try become indispensable like China: CEA Nageswaran

Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who presided over the event, said that 'Viksit Bharat' will be a reality by 2047 as asserted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

SpaceX President Shotwell meets Scindia after Starlink's licence nod

Scindia said discussions centred around various opportunities for collaboration in satellite communications to power Digital India

Gurugram-based Darwix AI raises $1.5 million to scale product, global reach

The Gurugram-headquartered firm looks to deploy the fresh funds towards product development, hiring, and market expansion, according to a company statement

Strong data security vital for digital shift, says Arundhati Bhattacharya

Digital transformation today is not just a business initiative but a strategic imperative that defines resilience, relevance, and long-term value creation, she said

Cement demand may be impacted in June due to early onset of monsoon: Ind-Ra

The cement volumes witnessed a "notable recovery of 10-11 per cent y-o-y" in the March 2025 quarter after recording a subdued 2 per cent growth in the first half of the last fiscal

Govt proposes to repeal 141-year-old Explosives Act, 1884 to bring new law

The law was enacted to regulate the manufacture, possession, use, sale, transport, import and export of explosives for commercial purposes and to prevent accidents due to explosives in India

CCI okays Mahindra's proposal to buy 59% stake in SML Isuzu for ₹555 cr

Mahindra & Mahindra is the flagship company of the Mahindra group. It is engaged in the automotive, farm equipment, agricultural products and services sector, etc

CCI clears Delhivery's ₹1,400 crore acquisition of Ecom Express stake

In April, Delhivery announced the acquisition of Ecom Express for a cash consideration of about Rs 1,400 crore to scale up its business

Ola launches zero-commission model pan-India, drivers to keep full earnings

As part of the initiative, drivers can choose their plan and keep the entire fare, with no deductions or limits, the company said in a statement

Mahindra Aerostructures, Aernnova announce $300 mn multi-year contract

Contract covers the supply to several Aernnova sites in Spain, the UK, Portugal and Brazil, further strengthening a collaboration that began in 2013, Mahindra and Aernnova said in a joint statement

Sebi bans Sanjiv Bhasin, 11 others for stock manipulation, fraudulent gains

In its 149-page interim order, Sebi noted that Bhasin was a well-known media guest expert with a huge following on social media

'Very critical': Google India head on tackling misinformation in AI era

Noting that Google last year had announced plans for launching 'Google Safety Engineering Centre' in India, Lobana termed the move "imminent"

Book publisher S Chand targets ₹800 cr FY26 revenue, partners Google Lens

students by scanning textbooks can access explanations and engaging video lessons, has already been integrated into over 300 textbook titles of S Chand, reaching over 5 million copies in print

Sebi nod for Tuesday, Thursday expiry of derivatives contracts on NSE, BSE

This marks a swap from the current schedule, where NSE conducts F&O (Futures & Options) expiry on Thursdays and BSE on Tuesdays

Vadra skips ED summons again, cites court's permission to travel abroad

He was asked to appear on Tuesday (June 17) after he failed to do so on June 10. The federal probe agency may issue him a fresh date after examining his reply

Sunshine Pictures, Lumino, M&B Engineering secure Sebi nod for IPOs

The three firms, which filed their preliminary IPO papers with Sebi during January-February, obtained their observations between June 9 and June 13

Gems, jewellery exports down 15.81% to $2,263 million in May: GJEPC

The industry exports stood at $ 2,688.38 million (Rs 22,414.02 crore) during the same period of 2024, according to Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) data