Investor funds diverted, accounts faked: SEBI imposes 5-year ban on Seacoast Shipping

IANS | September 25, 2025 3:45 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred Seacoast Shipping Services Limited (SSSL) and its key officials from raising funds from investors for five years, after finding the company guilty of diverting rights issue proceeds, fabricating accounts, and misleading shareholders with false disclosures.

Govt seals Rs 62,370 crore deal with HAL to buy 97 LCA Mk1A fighter jets for IAF

IANS | September 25, 2025 3:35 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Ministry of Defence has signed a Rs 62,370 crore contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the procurement of 97 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A, including 68 fighters and 29 twin-seaters, along with associated equipment, for the Indian Air Force, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.

Gautam Adani calls upon young entrepreneurs to shape India’s ‘second freedom struggle’

IANS | September 25, 2025 3:21 PM

Ahmedabad, Sep 25 (IANS) Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, on Thursday touched upon the role of young entrepreneurs in shaping what he called India's "second freedom struggle"— a fight not for independence from foreign rule but for independence in technology and social innovation that uplifts every community, bridges divides and strengthens the fabric of democracy.

Pune property registrations up 13 pc so far in 2025: Report

IANS | September 25, 2025 2:51 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Pune’s property market recorded a 13 per cent rise in registrations between January and August this year compared to the same period last year -- making it the city’s best performance in the past four years, a new report said on Thursday.

India adds 27 GW renewable energy capacity in April-Aug

IANS | September 25, 2025 2:24 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Renewable energy (RE) capacity commissioning momentum in India remains strong with a robust 27 GW of gross capacity added during the first five months (April-August) of the current financial year, according to a report released on Thursday.

India's residential housing sales value surges to 1.52 lakh crore in Q3 2025

IANS | September 25, 2025 2:02 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Despite global economic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions, residential demand in India has remained reasonably resilient in third quarter of the calendar year (Q3 2025), with total sales value surged significant 14 per cent -- from around Rs 1.33 lakh crore in Q3 2024 to nearly 1.52 lakh crore in Q3 this year, a report said on Thursday.