For decades, real estate represented the great Indian dream, often an intimidating and distant one. It meant years of saving, endless site visits, and navigating layers of paperwork. Ownership was aspirational, but it was also expensive, complex, and slow to deliver returns. Fractional ownership platforms and real estate investment products now allow participation with much […]
Indian investors are increasingly broadening their exposure beyond single-stock investments to include US equities, index and thematic ETFs, private market opportunities, and global funds, a report said. Image for represenational purposes only. (Pexels) This reflects a more structured approach to portfolio construction and a growing comfort with global market participation, a report titled ‘How India […]
Private equity (PE) investments in Indian real estate declined 29% year-on-year to about $3.5 billion in 2025, even as office assets continued to dominate investor interest, accounting for 58% of total inflows to about $ 2,001 mn, according to Knight Frank India’s report, Trends in Private Equity Investments in India: H2 2025. Private equity investments […]
Housing sales in the top seven Indian cities have dropped by 14% in 2025 to 3.95 lakh units compared to 4.59 lakh units sold in 2024, according to a report released by ANAROCK, a real estate consultancy firm. Housing sales in the top seven Indian cities decreased by 14% in 2025, to 3.95 lakh units, […]
The Indian office market segment leased over 71.5 million square feet (msf) for the year, a 6% increase compared to the previous year, driven by occupier confidence and the expanding footprint of global capability centres (GCCs), according to a report by Colliers India. India’s office market leased over 71.5 msf this year, up 6% YoY, […]
The Indian rupee’s slide to repeated record lows against the US dollar is finally starting to pinch the equity outlook, with analysts warning that prolonged weakness could undermine confidence in the nascent recovery of the $5.2 trillion stock market. The Indian Rupee is Asia’s worst performing currency against the US dollar in 2025. (Reuters) Asia’s […]
AN INDIAN WEDDING reception can be a tedious affair. A typical example finds the bride and groom sitting on—or standing next to—a pair of gaudy thrones. Guests queue up to hand over presents and have their photos taken. There is often no booze, no dancing, no revelry. At a reception in the southern city of […]
Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan has launched the much-hyped commercial tower in Dubai named after him at a glitzy event, which had over 6,500 people attending. Dubai-based Indian real estate tycoon Rizwan Sajan said the 55-tower project on Sheikh Zayed Road, named Shahrukhz, has sold out for over ₹5,000 crore on the back of strong […]
Sridhar Vembu revealed that Zoho has eliminated mandatory college degree requirements for job roles, focusing on skill-based hiring. In his tweet, he also shared advice for Indian parents to allow young people to pave their own way. Sridhar Vembu’s post has prompted mixed reactions on X. (Image via Twitter) He started by expressing his admiration […]
Hedging against the Indian Rupee’s weakness became costlier on Tuesday with the currency nearing the 90 mark, reflecting heightened concerns about further depreciation and expectations that the central bank may allow more exchange-rate adjustment. A man walks past a logo of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Indian Rupee inside the RBI headquarters […]
