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India’s office real estate market posted its strongest performance on record in 2025, with annual gross leasing touching an all-time high of 86.4 million square feet, according to Knight Frank India’s latest India Real Estate – Office and Residential Market (H2 2025) report.Leasing activity rose 20% year-on-year, surpassing the previous peak achieved in 2024 and…

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri highlighted that the government’s long-term energy planning is translating into tangible benefits for citizens, stating that the real test of policy lies in how seamlessly it supports daily life rather than in announcements alone.In a post on the social media platform X, the minister noted…

India’s foreign exchange reserves recorded their biggest weekly drop in 14 months as the central bank sold dollars to support a weakening rupee, analysts said.The holdings in the week ended Jan 2 fell by $9.9 billion to $552 billion. During the week, the rupee fell 0.4% against the dollar due to foreign fund outflows and…

Recent geopolitical tensions and Trump tariffs on India highlight the need for India to step up focus on its energy security. (AI image) Oil is called black gold – and for a reason – it’s the fuel that drives economic growth and oil security is increasingly becoming crucial in a world fraught with geopolitical uncertainties…

CHENNAI: The Indian tractor industry closed 2025 on a high note, with annual domestic volumes crossing the one-million-unit mark for the first time in its history. Exports also rebounded strongly, crossing the onelakh-unit milestone after a two-year gap.Total domestic tractor sales touched 10.9 lakh units in 2025, compared with 9.1 lakh units in 2024, posting…

US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) announced plans to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year, saying the move is aimed at easing affordability concerns for American consumers. He also criticised the previous Joe Biden administration for not checking high interest rates in recent years.In a post on Truth Social,…

As Indian garment makers switch on machines for the next US fall-winter cycle, the industry is bracing for another potential shock, with the threat of a 500% tariff clouding export prospects and factory utilisation.Exporters say buyer sentiment has shifted sharply in recent weeks. “Buyers who were earlier considering shifting some orders to India no longer…

MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi on Friday said that brokers with less than 10,000 clients do not need to report technical glitches at their end. It also doubled the reporting time for such incidents to two hours, and also excluded brokers from complying to the rules when technical glitches do not affect trading, and also the…

US President Donald Trump held talks with senior oil executives on Friday (local time), pushing them to consider investments in Venezuela’s oil sector following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. While Trump presented the country as newly secure and open for business, industry leaders responded cautiously, with one major executive saying Venezuela remains “uninvestable” without…

BENGALURU: India’s deeptech funding rose in 2025 even as investor risk appetite tightened, with capital flowing to fewer companies, at later stages, and in larger cheque sizes. The shift lifted overall funding levels despite a sharp fall in the number of deals, highlighting a move towards selectivity and concentration rather than a broad-based return of…