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Noida, Greater Noida, and Jewar will further raise the overall cost of property acquisition for homebuyers, in addition to the already rising residential property prices set by developers in these districts, experts said. Builders said the authority should also consider that the real estate industry has entered a phase of consolidation and that prices have begun to plateau. «The proposed hike in circle rates may have some impact on sales in the near future because, besides increased property rates, homebuyers will have to pay more in stamp duty charges as well. The hike, however, seems inevitable, as real estate growth in these regions has been rapid over the last few years, and the government is increasing the circle rates in line with current property values,» said Santhosh Kumar, vice chairman of Anarock Group. According to Anarock data, average residential prices in Noida have seen a significant 92% jump between the end of 2019 and the end of Q1 2025 — from ₹4,795 per sq ft in 2019 to nearly ₹9,200 per sq ft in Q1 2025. Average prices in Greater Noida have risen by a whopping 97% during the same period — from ₹3,340 per sq ft in 2019 to ₹6,600 per sq ft as of Q1 2025. «While the proposed hike aims to align circle rates with prevailing market prices, it should also consider that the market has entered a consolidation phase and prices are starting to stabilise,» said Amit Modi, director, County Group.

The Spectrum rocket, developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, started smoking from its sides, then crashed back to Earth with a powerful explosion just after launching from Norway's Andoya Spaceport in the Arctic, in live video broadcast on YouTube. Isar Aerospace, which had said it did not expect to reach orbit with the launch, said the two-stage rocket fell into the sea, adding that «the launch pad seems to be intact». Andoya Space, the Norwegian public firm that operates the spaceport, said «crisis response» measures had been activated following the «incident». Regional police said no injuries or damage beyond the rocket itself had been reported.

From America's largest bank to its biggest asset manager, Wall Street investment strategies once reserved for private banking clients are increasingly being offered to Main Street investors.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Regulations need to have a balanced approach, the chief of India’s market regulator said during a keynote session at the Mint India Investment Summit 2025 held recently. Tuhin Kanta Pandey, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), also said that high entry barriers could be the cause of the low number of registered investment advisors (RIAs) in India, adding that the RIA business should evolve to a paid one.

Burjis Godrej, son of Nadir Godrej, chairman of Godrej Industries Group (GIG), has taken charge as the managing director of Astec LifeSciences, marking his first major leadership and accountability role within the organization. Burjis assumes his new role this month at the listed entity without any remuneration, taking over from Anurag Roy, who resigned as CEO of Astec in October 2024. At 34, Burjis is the elder son of Nadir Godrej, while his younger brother, Hormazd, has also recently joined Godrej Agrovet. Nadir Godrej is the younger brother of GIG chairman emeritus, Adi Godrej. «Getting the opportunity to make an impact in a sector that is a key focus area of the group and is important for growing India’s R&D and manufacturing footprint was more important to me personally than the remuneration. I look forward to working closely with the Astec team to drive growth in this business,» Burjis Godrej told ET. He also served as a non-executive director at Astec LifeSciences Since 2022, Burjis Godrej has held the position of Executive Director at GAVL. He was previously a Non-Executive Director at Astec LifeSciences and Godrej Maxximilk. Burjis has specialized in agrochemical projects for Astec LifeSciences and the crop protection division of Godrej Agrovet. His responsibilities included evaluation of products, synergies, technologies, business models, geographical markets, and capital expenditure

Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, two teams finding their foot in IPL 2025, go head to head at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Sunday. CSK faced a drubbing at home against RCB when they lost by 50 runs — their worst defeat at Chepauk. RR, on the other hand, have lost their opening two matches. Rajasthan, the hosts for this encounter, have been exposed and the lack of depth in the squad is visible. Sanju Riyan Parag, who will captain once again, Sanju Samosn, who is playing as an impact sub, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Parag, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana and Dhruv Jurel have not fired consistently. Though they have done well in patches, it was not enough to escape defeat. The bowling looks even bleaker with Jofra Archer not in form and the two Sri Lankan spinners being picked easily. CSK look better on paper even after a bad defeat in the previous match. The spin trio of Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja is capable of destroying any batting attack on a slow surface. CSK, however, have a problem in their middle order which has failed to contribute anything significant if the openers Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad do not get runs. MS Dhoni further down the order has also led to the CSK batting order looking unbalanced.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The United States Federal Reserve has raised some questions recently, since it has decided to slow the pace at which it is shrinking its pile of over $4 trillion Treasury securities. For example: Is it merely preparing for an adjustment to the federal debt limit, or is it trying to avert a crisis in the US government bond market? With apologies for dampening the drama, I’m going with the mundane explanation.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When I see the image of a woman tea plucker—versions of it are used by businesses in their marketing of tea—it rather bothers me. Perhaps it’s because when you walk into a tea estate and see women at work, they smile in greeting, they allow you to photograph them, and they make a pretty picture.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The camp collar shirt, crafted in breathable fabrics and saturated with vibrant prints, is long known for being a summer vacation essential. In fact, it was first introduced as a holiday alternative to formal tailored shirts in the 1950s and named for their flat camp, or Cuban, collars.

A. Murugadoss’s epic action film on Sunday. Soon after ‘Sikander’s enthralling arrival on the big screen, ‘Bhai’ enthusiasts went feral on X. Many diehard fans shared clips of the star performing his trademark dance style and stunts, as well as his spectacular entry scene. One fan praised ‘Sikander’ for making Khan’s entry scene his best to date. “Sikandar totally blows Salman bhai’s last few films out of the water; that entrance was insane! It's got action, emotions, and the songs are pretty good too…” Reads the comment.

Novak Djokovic had some company for another Miami Open victory. With Lionel Messi watching, Djokovic cruised into the Miami Open final by routing 14th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-3 on Friday at Hard Rock Stadium. The fourth-seeded Djokovic is trying for his seventh Miami Open title in his first appearance in the event since 2019. The 37-year-old Djokovic, who won six times at the tournament's previous venue at Key Biscayne, also is going for his 100th professional title. He has been out of form this year, starting with an injury retirement at the Australian Open in January. Earlier this month, he lost his first match at Indian Wells to Botic van de Zandschulp. Djokovic next plays the winner of Friday night's Taylor Fritz-Jakub Mensik semifinal.

Shardul Thakur has seen it all in the last couple of years. The long period out because of injury in 2024 hadn’t helped either as he not only lost his place in the Indian set up, he even went unsold in the IPL auction. But he never gave up. “I felt bad when I wasn’t picked for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India’s tour of Australia).

Delhi Capitals registered a thrilling one-wicket win against Lucknow Super Giants in their first match of IPL 2025 at Vishakhapatnam and will look to carry the momentum when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Sunday. In the first match, DC were reduced to 113/6 in the 13th over while chasing a challenging target of 210. However, debutant Vipraj Nigam, along with Ashutosh Sharma, stitched a vital 55-run partnership for the seventh wicket to turn the game in their favour. Reflecting on his match-winning partnership with Ashutosh Sharma, Nigam, who made quickfire 39 off 15 balls, said, «My job was to make things easy for Ashutosh. I was able to hit some shots which gave him more time to settle,» as quoted from a release by Delhi Capitals. «We both have played a lot of practice games together and have had some drills in the nets as well. Our plan was to try and replicate what we have been doing in the practice sessions. We did that, and fortunately, it worked for us,» the 20-year-old added while addressing media in a pre-match press conference. The young allrounder also thanked Delhi Capitals management for the opportunity and talked on the importance of maintaining a balance between batting and bowling as an all-rounder.

Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said his government has given the go-ahead to the Solapur district administration for the Pandharpur corridor plan, work on which will begin in three months. The process of land acquisition will begin and affected persons will get good compensation, the CM told reporters here.

Vedanta has extended the deadline of the demerger of its businesses from March 31, 2025 to September 30, 2025 citing pending approvals from government authorities and National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The company announced about the development late on Friday. Shares of Vedanta had ended at Rs 462.90 on the NSE, down by Rs 9.45 or 2%.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. KYIV : The Trump administration expects Ukraine to quickly sign a new agreement that gives Washington broad power over its ally’s economy. The problem is that Ukraine almost certainly can’t accept the terms.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Apart from sneaky sips from my parent’s wine glasses and surreptitious glugging of Christmas wine offered in church, my real tryst with wine began years ago at a swish wine bar in Mumbai. Millennials of a particular vintage will remember IVY, the very ahead-of-its-time chain of wine bars by Chateau Indage across the country in the noughties, which served Chateau Indage’s own brands and as well as imports from Australia and South Africa.

Rohit Sharma says the Indian team has endured cricket's vicissitudes in the last nine months but it waged a collective battle to achieve success and every member of the side that competed in the last three ICC tournaments deserves «respect». In their last three ICC limited-overs tournaments, India have lost only one out of 24 matches, with the defeat coming against Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup final in Ahmedabad. The India team recently won the ICC Champions Trophy and the T20 World Cup in Barbados last year. In between India lost a rare home Test series against New Zealand and away in Australia. Reflecting on his remarkable tenure as India captain, Rohit said: «Look at what this team has achieved in this big three tournaments. After playing the tournament like that and getting defeated only once and that too in a final (2023 ODI World Cup).»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The three best months to workout given how the sun shines in India are probably February to April. It is the best time to prime the body for the summers, get stronger, gain some good weight with whole carbs and protein and fruits and vegetables, and also sweat it out with some solid higher intensity work.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Earlier this month, I had a chance to watch a stage adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet in Bengali, a production by the theatre group Swapnasandhani in Kolkata.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Peering down the 17th fairway from the men’s championship tees of the Gary Player course (DLF Golf & Country Club) in Gurugram, you really have to scour the landscape to locate the landing spot that you’re supposed to be aiming for. “It’s only about 15 yards wide…they’ve narrowed it down," says Vani Kapoor.