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09.02 / 07:03
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How bank auctions can help you buy a 3BHK at a 2BHK price
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Across the country, India’s real estate sector is witnessing a full-blown boom, with residential prices climbing sharply in most cities. Yet, for the discerning and patient homebuyer, even amid sky-rocketing values, there is still hope.
09.02 / 04:25
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Ukraine seeks a war plan beyond killing as many Russian soldiers as possible
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NOVOMYKOLAIVKA, Ukraine—In this corner of southeast Ukraine, Russian forces are pummeling rear areas with drone attacks, seeking to sap the strength of Ukrainian defenders by cutting their supply lines. Snow-covered roads are littered with burned-out pickup trucks.
09.02 / 01:25
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Hudco eyes $2 bn overseas borrowing to complement govt's urban infra blitz
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : India’s state-run non-bank lender for housing and urban projects plans to raise $2 billion from multilateral agencies and through foreign-currency borrowing to fund modern infrastructure projects in cities, according to a top executive. Housing and Urban Development Corp.
09.02 / 01:25
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Mixed summer for hiring: Gig jobs rise as permanent roles stay elusive
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Recruitment companies are bracing for a subdued hiring season during the summer months, which typically mark the second-largest hiring period after the festive season in India. While mandates are coming in from e-commerce and logistics players, banking, consumer durables, and electronics companies with physical stores are largely limiting hiring to replacements.
09.02 / 00:11
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From Tehran to Delhi: Capitals running dry
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Is Tehran moving towards ‘zero day’? Don’t get alarmed. I am not suggesting a possible US attack, but an unprecedented water stress that has gripped the Iranian capital.
08.02 / 02:21
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China is going all-in to beat the US on humanoid robots
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SUZHOU, China—Elon Musk has been telling investors for months that Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot will revolutionize the world and create a new mega-industry. But most of it could belong to China, he has warned.
06.02 / 07:27
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A second wave of popular anger is building in Iran
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A new wave of popular anger is rising in Iran, as people enraged by last month’s mass killings of protesters vent their antipathy for the regime despite the risks of a continuing crackdown. Mourning families are shouting antiregime slogans at funerals and memorials.
06.02 / 02:57
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Justice Department struggles under weight of immigration crackdown
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When a lawyer representing the Justice Department told a judge in open court this week that she was exhausted and “this job sucks," she said out loud what many federal prosecutors have been privately feeling for months. The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown—and the push to arrest many of the demonstrators protesting against it—is straining U.S.
06.02 / 00:41
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Motilal Oswal Group targets 10 owned office towers across major cities by 2028
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Having built a distinct mark as one of India's prominent diversified financial services groups, Motilal Oswal Group is now stepping up its focus on physical infrastructure. At a time when co-working spaces are booming and companies are pursuing asset-light, flexible office models, the group is investing heavily in owned office towers.
05.02 / 17:37
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Shrinking income gap with the rich world, by creating more jobs here: Sitharaman
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said multiple proposals in the Union Budget for 2026-27 reflect the goal of job creation, key to closing the per-capita income gap with advanced economies. In an interview with Mint, Sitharaman also touched upon continuing customs reforms, defence sector, state capex, and the revamp of India's rural job guarantee programme.
05.02 / 00:39
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How startups are turning India’s home interiors into a DIY marketplace
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI: As Indian homeowners become more involved in choosing how their homes look and what goes into them, investors are beginning to back startups that focus not on designing entire interiors, but on helping consumers directly discover and buy materials, bypassing traditional interior designers and full-stack execution firms. Early-stage investors see the materials-led interiors segment as a large, under-utilized opportunity, estimated at about $14 billion, with rising consumer spend and no clear market leader.
05.02 / 00:07
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EV charger benchmark costs halved, fast chargers gain policy focus
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: India has more than halved the benchmark prices of public electric vehicle (EV) chargers and enhanced their charging capacity, in a move aimed at expanding green mobility and enabling longer driving ranges across the country, two people aware of the matter said. EV charging point operators said that this sharp reduction in the benchmark cost could also lower subsidy claims.
04.02 / 06:35
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Update India’s reform agenda: Freeing up urban land should be treated as an economic imperative
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India recently notified the long-awaited modifications of its labour laws, streamlining outdated and punitive regulations that had raised the cost of doing business and discouraged scale. As states begin to operationalize the new codes, there is optimism that simpler rules will encourage the formation of new firms, investment and formalization.
04.02 / 01:21
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D2C brands go offline, powering a mall leasing boom
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands are emerging as one of the biggest drivers of mall leasing in India, as customer acquisition costs rise online and the need for physical visibility pushes them offline. Direct-to-consumer brands accounted for 27% of India’s total retail leasing in 2025, up from 25% in 2024, according to a report by Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis (CBRE), the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm.
03.02 / 12:27
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Inside the battle for Bharat: How startups are cracking the rural retail code
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For years, grocery shopping was an exercise in disappointment for Venkataramanan Reddy, a 58-year-old farmer living near Rayachoty, a town of 1.25 lakh in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema region. At the small neighbourhood stores he relied on, the quality of products, especially staples such as lentils, was poor, even as prices remained high.
03.02 / 09:53
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Advent re-enters Aditya Birla Capital with ₹2,750 crore housing finance deal
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI: Private equity firm Advent International will acquire a 14.3% stake in Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd (ABHFL) for ₹2,750 crore, valuing the company at ₹19,250 crore on a post-money basis, according to a regulatory filing by listed parent Aditya Birla Capital. The parent will retain an 85.7% stake.
03.02 / 04:41
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Why hospitals are targeting health insurance buyers
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As India seeks to deepen health insurance adoption, a few companies are combining treatment and care with medical coverage, promising improved outcomes and lower premiums. Non-life insurance premiums, including health coverage, are expected to grow at an annual average rate of 13–15% in the medium, according to PwC.
02.02 / 08:35
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What experts say on Budget: Steady state, long view
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Practical guide to growth: Hitesh Sethia The Union Budget 2026-27 strikes a pragmatic approach between fiscal prudence and growth. It reinforces the role of infrastructure as the primary engine for sustainable economic growth.
02.02 / 02:29
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The violence in Iran could lead to civil war
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. “A PRINCE OUGHT to inspire fear," wrote Niccolo Machiavelli, but “he must endeavour only to avoid hatred", lest it prove his undoing. By that measure Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, is failing.
01.02 / 14:23
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PM Internship Scheme sees sharp cut in funding in Budget 2026 amid poor response
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme (PMIS), one of the Modi government’s flagship initiatives aimed at boosting youth skilling and employability, has faced a sharp funding cut in the FY27 Union Budget presented on Sunday. The scheme was allocated ₹4,799.96 crore for FY27, less than half of the over ₹10,000 crore earmarked for it in FY26, following unspent funds and a lukewarm response from candidates.
01.02 / 12:11
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Budget boosts sentiment in hospitality stocks. Cricket World Cup in focus
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union Budget 2026-27 put the spotlight on the tourism and hospitality sector. The finance minister proposed measures to strengthen the tourism ecosystem, with focus on medical tourism, skilling and institutional capacity-building.
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