Ishan Kishan has made a return to Men's T20 World Cup format, to play along with Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakravarthy and others.This year, Suryakumar has scored just 213 runs at a shambolic average of 14.20, with a strike rate of just over 125 and no fifties in 20 matches and 18 innings.Shubhman Gill, who failed to make a mention in the T20 squad, has not been in form as he missed the final T20I against South Africa due to a foot injury. However, he has fared better, but is yet to score a fifty in 15 innings ...

As a hectic year of deal-making in banking and financial services rolls to a close, experts are predicting that the mergers and acquisitions in 2026 will see mid-sized lenders and foreign capital taking centre-stage. Friday saw the biggest deal of the year – Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group pouring nearly ₹40,000 crore into Shriram Finance, India's second largest non-banking finance company, for a 20% stake – in the sector highlighting how India has emerged as a magnet for global capital chasing lenders. Stro ...

India’s financial services companies including banks and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) have seen record foreign direct investment (FDI) flowing in the current calendar year. businessline takes a re-look at some of the largest deals in 2025:Shriram Finance-MUFG dealOn December 19, India’s second largest NBFC Shriram Finance said it has entered into definitive agreement with Japan’s largest lender MUFG Bank wherein the latter will pick 20 per cent stake in the NBFC for ₹39,618 crore. This is the large ...

India’s financial sector has seen a number of large deals in 2025, ‍including rare transactions involving foreign banks buying significant stakes in Indian lenders.Between January and September ​2025, mergers and acquisitions worth $8 billion had concluded across the financial ‌sector, a 127 per cent increase over the same period last year, ​according to data by Grant Thornton.Here are key facts about the major deals:MUFG - SHRIRAM FINANCEJapan’s MUFG will pick up a 20 per cent stake in Shriram Finance for ...

Speaking at the Times Network "We have formalised employment in the country by increasing the number of workers to 300 per unit, which was earlier 100," Mandaviya said. The labour minister said the government views workers as a priority segment that directly contributes to shaping the country's future and that the labour force would be a central pillar as India marks 100 years of Independence. Earlier, employers used to provide The new codes have formalised employment of the left-out workers, and they will ...

Speaking at the Times Network "We've brought down debt-to-GDP from over 60% post-Covid; it's declining, and debt reduction will be the core focus next financial year," Sitharaman said.The Centre expects general government debt to fall to 56.1% of GDP in this financial year.Calling for greater accountability and transparency in state finances, Sitharaman said that the Centre has consistently reduced debt levels and that states must follow suit.Live Events"Unless the debt-to-GSDP (gross state domestic produc ...

Ripple, the provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has partnered with AMINA Bank, marking the first time a European bank has adopted its end-to-end payments solution.The collaboration aims to streamline cross-border payments for the Swiss-regulated crypto bank, allowing its clients to settle transactions in minutes, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, without relying on traditional banking infrastructure.Bridging the gap between Web3 and legacy bankingFor many crypto-native businesses, moving ...

A group of shareholders in digital bank Monzo reportedly want to reinstate its outgoing CEO.By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions .Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required.TS Anil is due to step down as head of the U.K. company in February, but t ...

Eternal (Zomato) promoter Deepinder Goyal has pipped Radhakishan Damani of Avenue Supermarts (Dmart) to top the IDFC FIRST Private & Hurun India’s top-200 Self-made Entrepreneurs of the Millennia 2025 list released here on Wednesday.While Eternal topped the list with its valuation rising 27 per cent year-on-year to ₹3.2 lakh crore, Avenue’s Supermarts’ dipped 13 per cent to ₹3 lakh crore to occupy the second place.Interestingly, Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal of InterGlobe Aviation (Indigo), which faced tr ...

Vaidyanathan said geoeconomics ultimately boils down to economic power. “Trade negotiations, tariffs and supply chains are all decided by the underlying strength of an economy—what a country produces, what others need and how competitive it is,” he said, citing China’s manufacturing scale and the US’s consumption-led $30 trillion economy as examples.India, he said, is now asserting its own strength. “From a $1.5 trillion economy some years ago, India is already close to $4 trillion. That growth story is pl ...