Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Karnataka Leader of the Opposition (LoP), R. Ashoka, on Saturday criticised the Congress government in the state for constantly being engaged in minority appeasement. He also said that this is why the state government reintroduced the hijab and withdrew the Aland riots case. Speaking to reporters at the state BJP office in Bengaluru, Ashoka alleged that the Congress-led state government had been consistently pursuing policie…
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New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Markets will face pressure from rising rates and currency headwinds, impacting rate‑sensitive sectors such as banking, real estate and capital‑intensive industries, a report said on Monday.The report from Systematix Institutional Equities said as wholesale inflation surged in April and the rupee risks breaching Rs 100 and official CPI forecasts will soon touch 6 to 7 per cent.”The latest Rs 3 per litre fuel price hike, following the Prime Minister’s austerity appea…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India recorded 220 deals worth $22.8 billion in April 2026 because of a substantial surge in outbound mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity despite ongoing global macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties, a report showed on Wednesday.The report by Grant Thornton Bharat highlighted that five billion-dollar deals contributed $17.4 billion during the month, accounting for nearly 80 per cent of the total deal value.Moreover, M&A activity emerged as the key driv…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has unearthed an alleged nexus between a real estate developer and bank officials in a major homebuyers fraud case and filed its eighth charge sheet in connection with the matter, an official statement said on Tuesday.The charge sheet has been filed against M/s Logix City Developers Pvt. Ltd., its Directors, and officials of ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank for their alleged involvement in a criminal conspiracy linked to a housing projec…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Stakeholder sentiment in India’s real estate sector entered into a cautious phase in Q1 2026 over global macroeconomic volatility, a report said on Wednesday.The report from Knight Frank and NAREDCO said its quarterly index Current Sentiment Score fell to 49 from 60 and the Future Sentiment Score eased to a neutral 50 from 61.The index captures supply‑side and financial institution views on economic conditions and funding availability.”The moderation in sentiment is l…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have overtaken foreign peers in a significant shift in Indian equity market ownership, with their holdings in Nifty 500 companies touching a record 20.9 per cent in March 2026, a report has said.As per Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited (MOFSL) report, this marks the eighth consecutive quarter of rise in DII holdings, up 170 basis points year-on-year and 50 basis points quarter-on-quarter.In contrast, foreign institutional invest…
Colombo, May 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka and the Maldives signed seven memoranda of understanding during Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s State Visit to Colombo, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said on Monday.The agreements cover cooperation in tourism, education, higher education, health, sports, youth development, archives and defence, the PMD said.Muizzu arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday for a three-day State Visit at the invitation of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The visit mar…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Bengaluru has been identified as the world’s fastest‑growing major city by 2035, driven by a strong talent base and its rise as a Global Capability Centre hub, a report said on Monday.The report from property consulting firm Savills said its index — which assessed 245 cities — placed multiple Indian cities in the top 20 and found Asia Pacific accounted for 85 per cent of these fastest‑growing cities.Asia Pacific cities accounted for three-quarters of the top 50 s…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) India’s white‑collar job market opened FY27 on a healthy note, up 6 per cent year‑on‑year led by growth in the insurance job market, a report said on Friday.The ‘Naukri JobSpeak’ saw its ‘Index’ reached 3,045 points in April, up 6 per cent year‑on‑year from 2,878 points. The three‑month moving average from February to April stood at 9 per cent year‑on‑year growth.Insurance led sectoral growth growing 21 per cent and BPO/ITES went up 15 per cent. Real…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Private equity and venture capital investment activity in India moderated in Q1 2026, with deal value and exits easing from recent peaks, while volumes remained resilient despite geopolitical tensions, a report said on Thursday.The report from EY and the Indian Venture Capital Association said PE/VC investments totalled $13.1 billion in Q12026, easing 19 per cent year‑on‑year and 24 per cent quarter‑on‑quarter. Deal volumes almost remained flat with 360 transac…