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India's branded residences boom: Prestige, pricing and pitfalls

As branded residences gain ground in India's luxury housing market, buyers are paying hefty premiums for global names. But services, contracts and developer credibility matter more than logos

Rajasthan Chief Secy directs discoms to accelerate PM-KUSUM implementation

He also directed that projects with a capacity of 3,000 megawatt (Mw) under the scheme be developed by March 2026

GCC demand pushes office leasing to all-time high: Knight Frank report

Record office leasing led by GCCs and tightening vacancies boost commercial real estate, while housing markets stabilise amid rising prices and premiumisation

Indian diamond market grew around 11%, fastest globally in 2025: De Beers

CEO Al Cook says India is De Beers' fastest-growing market globally as natural diamond demand logs four years of double-digit growth

Indian diamond market grew around 11%, fastest globally in 2025: De Beers

CEO Al Cook says India is De Beers' fastest-growing market globally as natural diamond demand logs four years of double-digit growth

Rare earth sector may have low-to-medium indigenisation feasibility: CEA

CEA also flags low to medium feasibility for indigenising battery cells & cathode materials and solar wafers & cells

Digital Gold: Value of purchases via UPI rebounds after declining in Nov

The value of digital gold was recorded at ₹2,079.31 crore across 183.32 million transactions in December

Equity market to fare better in 2026, expect 10-12% return: ABSL AMC

Improving earnings momentum, domestic liquidity and potential FPI inflows could help Indian equities deliver 10-12% returns in 2026, says ABSL AMC

Voting advisory firms back MUFG's $4.4 bn investment in Shriram Finance

The special resolutions will be put to vote between January 11 and 13, with an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) scheduled for January 14

EV retail gathers pace in 2025: PVs lead, 2-wheelers cross 1.2 million mark

Electric passenger vehicle retail rose to 176,817 units in CY25, up from 99,875 units in CY24, translating into growth of 77.04 per cent, according to FADA data

Cap or stagger distributor payouts: Life Insurance Council committee

RBI has flagged high expense structure, particularly acquisition costs of insurance companies, in its recent report

Rural economy spurs tractor sales in 2025, tilling fertile ground for 2026

Tractor sales touch nearly a million in 2025 calendar

Silver's breakout drags gold-silver ratio to lowest in over a decade

Electronics and solar demands reshape the precious metals trade

Scheme to boost manufacturing of shipping containers on the table

Nascent estimates target Rs 12,000 crore outlay to achieve 600,000 containers production annually

Positive business outlook nudges banks to hire for sales growth: Experts

"In terms of hiring strategies for lenders, hiring is now more focused on the business side rather than collections," said a private sector bankers

Electronics industry targets 16 products to reduce import dependence

ICEA response to PM's 100-product manufacturing push

FY27 Budget presentation likely on Feb 1, Economic Survey on Jan 29

Govt is yet to formally announce the dates

Gold and silver ETF assets jump fourfold in 2025, top ₹2 trillion

Gold exchange-traded funds saw record ₹11,700 crore inflow in December

Datanomics: Lower tax buoyancy, not GDP, weighs on Centre's finances

Slower nominal GDP growth in FY26 may not hurt deficit math, but weak tax buoyancy and a slipping tax-to-GDP ratio signal rising stress on revenue collections

IT companies double down on work from office rules amid AI disruption

Experts say a slow growth environment and shorter project life cycles in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) have made these firms double down on office presence and being closer to their clients