Paytm shares fall 4 per cent despite Q3 profit, brokerages flag PIDF impact

Shares of Paytm parent, One97 Communications Ltd, slipped 4 per cent on Friday even after the company swung to profit in the December quarter, as investors weighed largely in-line results and near-term concerns around incentives from the RBI’s Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) scheme. The stock declined as much as 4 per cent and was […]

Bengaluru real estate: Homebuyers flag water concerns in tech corridor where apartment prices touch ₹2 crore

A Reddit post by a Bengaluru homebuyer has sparked a debate over the realities of the city’s booming eastern IT corridors, where buyers are paying ₹2 crore and more for homes in Whitefield and Sarjapur despite water shortage. Several Reddit users noted that residents often pay ₹5,000– ₹8,000 a month to fund tanker water during […]

‘Life changes in a year or two, not the city’, homebuyers flag key mistakes when buying a house in Bengaluru

A Reddit discussion has sparked a debate over what many believe is the most expensive mistake Bengaluru homebuyers are making in 2025: buying a home based solely on how their lives look today, particularly close to the eastern IT corridor, such as Whitefield, Varthur, Sarjapur, and Carmelaram. A Reddit thread has sparked debate on Bengaluru […]

Citizens flag ‘sale of Mumbai’s future’, urge govt to halt land monetisation

MUMBAI: The decision to unlock and monetise vast tracts of government land – almost 18% of Mumbai’s habitable area – has been condemned by prominent citizens and citizens’ groups, who are calling it the “privatisation of the city’s future”. Rejecting the idea of utilising public land as a financial resource to fill fiscal gaps or […]