Residents of Delhi-NCR began the second day of New Year 2026 with air quality in the ‘very poor’ category, as the Air Quality Index (AQI) touched 311, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) SAMEER app. Should buyers planning to purchase property in 2026 factor local AQI levels into their decision? (Photo […]
While much of the global financial world will ring in the New Year with closed trading floors, India’s stock markets will remain open for business on Thursday, January 1. People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. (Representative image) (Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters) Both the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange […]
Things moved fast in 2025. From artificial intelligence (AI) companies insisting – albeit, fallaciously – that AI agents can replace humans in the workplace, to a true arrival of ultra-slim yet powerful smartphones, significant photography performance evolutions, the adoption of an advanced silicon carbide battery composition for phones and tablets, to your earphones delivering live […]
In terms of economy, 2025 will be remembered as a year where domestic policy acted as a bulwark against external headwinds to growth. Inflation started falling rapidly after the first quarter of the year and reached its lowest ever value in the current series. (File Photo) The process started from the 2025-26 Union Budget itself […]
As 2025 draws to a close, Gurugram appears to have established itself as the key driver of the residential real estate market in the National Capital Region (NCR), outpacing its peers in luxury and premium housing sales. The year served as a key marker for NCR’s housing market – from the volatility that followed the […]
Riya Ghosh, 32, inherited a flat from her father in 2022, which he had originally bought in 2005 for ₹25 lakh. She sold the property in 2025 for ₹1.2 crore. Under the amended law, she now has to compute her long-term capital gains in two ways and pay tax on the lower amount. In the […]
New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI) Godrej Properties has sold housing properties worth ₹2,600 crore in the first year of operation in Hyderabad and it is looking to expand business in the city that offers huge growth opportunities, a top company official said. Godrej Properties Ltd has received the project registration certificate from the Maharashtra Real […]
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 […]
Sugata Dasgupta (name changed) bought an apartment in 2017 with a home loan. After closing the loan in 2023, he now wants to upgrade the family kitchen and needs about ₹3 lakh. He’s unsure whether to take a home-improvement loan or use his savings. Which option makes better financial sense? Those who want to preserve […]
Today marks a year since Vistara, the Tata-Singapore Airlines (SIA) joint venture, merged with Air India. Much has happened since then, including a deadly crash of an Air India flight in June that saw only one survivor. When Air India launched its ambitious Vihaan.AI transformational plan, it aimed to have a market share of 30% […]
