MUMBAI: The year 2025 is on track to top the previous year’s record for IPO fundraising. Following a record Rs 1.7 lakh crore raised in 2024 through maiden public offers, the final tally for 2025 could either come close to the previous year’s record figure or even surpass that.The first nine months of the current…
Aamir Khan is known to never attend award functions, he has repeatedly voiced his skepticism about their credibility and choosing to stay away from them for decades. But did you know that in the early stage of his career, Aamir did think of awards as a source of validation. He had spoken about it in…
MUMBAI: Sebi’s recent clarification that listed companies should disclose information about the relatives of the promoter including the spouse’s parents, the married children’s spouses, and their parents, as well as entities where these relatives hold over 20% in their shareholding filings, even if they do not own any shares in them, has sparked a debate…
R Madhavan adopted a parenting strategy learned from a Canadian family to raise his son, Vedaant. The advice emphasized keeping children constantly engaged in activities they enjoy, preventing free time that could lead to negative influences. This approach helped Vedaant become a successful competitive swimmer, winning multiple international medals for India. R Madhavan recently recalled…
NEW DELHI: A new era in online gaming begins from Wednesday with new law — that prohibits money games — coming into play. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025, which was passed by the Parliament in Aug, will become effective from Oct 1.The gaming industry, which earned nearly all its revenue from…
Shubman Gill of India and Suryakumar Yadav of India (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Former Indian cricket captain Kris Srikkanth has expressed serious concerns about current T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav‘s batting performance following India’s Asia Cup victory. Despite leading India to triumph in the continental tournament, Suryakumar’s batting form has been a significant issue, scoring…
MUMBAI: India Inc’s credit profile improved in the first half of FY26,with rating upgrades continuing to outpace downgrades across agencies. The improvement in credit profile was driven by resilient domestic demand and govt-driven infrastructure spending, offsetting the drag from escalating US tariffs.Credit rating agencies—CareEdge, ICRA, Crisil, and India Ratings (Ind-Ra)—said credit quality remained robust, aided…
Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will visit Doha next week to kick off talks for a bilateral trade agreement, adding another Gulf nation to the bouquet of countries negotiating trade treaties with India. UAE already has a pact with India.Sources said the minister will travel to…
Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi, Saurabh Shukla starrer ‘Jolly LLB 3’ is now inching towards Rs 100 crore at the domestic box office. The film had a decent opening of more than Rs 10 crore which is good as this isn’t the kind of movie where one needed a blockbuster opening. It was more of a…
MUMBAI: As the Reserve Bank of India-mandated listing deadline for Tata Sons expired, all eyes are on the regulator’s stance concerning the holding company of India’s largest conglomerate, the Tata Group.Although Tata Sons had applied to RBI to surrender its core investment company (CIC) registration to avoid the listing mandate, the banking regulator has not…