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New Delhi: US technology giant Google has leased 617,000 sq ft at Atrium Place Gurugram, a joint venture between DLF and Hines, in one of the biggest office space transactions of the year, two people familiar with the development said.The people did not disclose the duration of the lease or the financial details of the transaction.The deal follows a 550,000 sq ft lease by Google from managed workspace provider Table Space at a commercial complex in Gurugram. "Google has a big commitment to India, and to support that, it is expanding its office presence as well," one of the persons cited above said. "There is a long checklist before Google finalises a property, and only a few developers are able to clear that checklist." DLF and Google did not respond to email queries till press time Friday.Google had, in 2022, ended a lease for 700,000 sq ft in an office complex in Gurugram. The original agreement was signed in June 2020.According to Cushman & Wakefield, Delhi NCR witnessed a gross leasing volume of 5.1 million sq ft in the third quarter of 2025, rising by 10% quarter-on-quarter and 56% year-on-year.

IndusInd Bank's former deputy chief has deposited 50% of the alleged insider trading gains with India's markets regulator, BSE said on Friday.Restrictions on former deputy Arun Khurana's bank accounts have been lifted, a notice from the stock exchange said.The private bank faced a crisis earlier this year following revelations of governance and accounting irregularities, which ultimately led to the departures of its former CEO Sumant Kathpalia and deputy Khurana.Six bank officials, including Khurana, were under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Board of India for insider trading. These officials were barred from the securities markets in the interim and ordered to deposit so-called illegal gains of 197.8 million rupees, with the bulk of the amount attributed to Kathpalia and Khurana.The Securities Appellate Tribunal in a September 25 order had granted partial relief to Khurana and asked him to deposit half of the alleged gains in favour of SEBI.($1 = 87.8950 Indian rupees)