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VMPL Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 11: Puravankara Limited (NSE: PURVA | BSE: 532891), one of India most trusted and admired real estate developers, reported pre-sales of Rs 1,124 crore in Q1FY26, marking a 6 per cent year-on-year growth. The average price realisation improved by 9 per cent Y-o-Y, while customer collections for the quarter stood at Rs 857 crore. Commenting on the company performance, Ashish Puravankara, Managing Director, Puravankara Ltd., said, As we enter our 50th year ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], July 11: Owning a home is a dream for many families, as it represents security and long-term stability. A home loan often helps to fulfil this dream by providing financial support to purchase property. A home loan is a financial product that helps an individual to purchase residential property by borrowing funds from a lender. Understanding the potential benefits of a home loan may allow an individual to make better decisions. This article details out some key benefits o ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bernstein initiated coverage on housing finance companies in the affordable segment and assigned an 'Outperform' ratings to HomeFirst Finance, Aptus, and Aadhar; and 'Market-Perform' ratings to Aavas and PNB Housing Finance. The brokerage said around 60% of the labour force has access to credit and mortgages are likely to drive the next leg of growth given the low mortgage penetration. "We expect affordable mortgages (ticket size Affordable housing space remains attractive with over 3 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Assets under management (AUM) of private asset reconstruction companies (ARCs), as measured by security receipts (SRs) outstanding, is expected to decline 4-6 per cent to Rs 1.05 lakh crore this fiscal after sliding 15 per cent last fiscal, according to a latest report by Crisil Ratings. The rating agency said that the acquisition of stressed assets will continue to trend lower even as redemptions, which have improved in recent years, are likely to remain healt ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Assets under management (AUM) of private asset reconstruction companies (ARCs), as measured by security receipts (SRs) outstanding, is expected to decline 4-6 per cent to Rs 1.05 lakh crore this fiscal after sliding 15 per cent last fiscal, according to a latest report by Crisil Ratings. The rating agency said that the acquisition of stressed assets will continue to trend lower even as redemptions, which have improved in recent years, are likely to remain healt ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], July 9: If you're a young professional in your 20s or early 30s, life is full of exciting firsts, your first salary, first investment, maybe even your first big purchase. Financial independence gives you the power to live on your terms. But it also brings new responsibilities, and that's where life insurance steps in. Many people believe insurance is something to consider later in life. But the truth is, the best time to buy life insurance is right now, when you're youn ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9: If you're a young professional in your 20s or early 30s, life is full of exciting firsts, your first salary, first investment, maybe even your first big purchase. Financial independence gives you the power to live on your terms. But it also brings new responsibilities, and that's where life insurance steps in. Also Read | Bihar Tragedy: Father-Son Duo Among 3 Asphyxiate to Death While Cleaning Septic Tank of Their House in Samastipur. Many people believe insurance is ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Gujarat RERA has observed serious loopholes in loan practices by builders and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) for project loans, including mortgaging unsold inventories of other projects and even disbursement without RERA registration. The authority has decided to raise the issue with the state finance department to take it to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). GujRERA believes that to protect rights of buyers, there is a need for a standard operating procedure for real estate pro ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bank lending in India continues to remain rather circumspect despite a reduction of a full percentage point in policy rates this year. Lending rose 9.6% year-on-year until mid-June, compared with 19.1% a year ago. Loans to large corporates, home loans and loans to NBFCs continue to remain soft. Credit to large corporations has risen 1% in May compared to 7.1 % a year ago. Even home loans rose 9% compared to 38.7% a year ago, showed the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest data on sector ...Read More >
Nagpur: Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar questioned the govt's priorities on Tuesday, highlighting the increasing number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra. He accused the govt of neglecting agrarian crisis while approving Rs20,000 crore for Shaktipeeth highway project."Money is available for massive infrastructure projects, but where is the budget for farm loan waivers as promised by the BJP before last year's assembly polls to the farmers?" Wadettiwar asked while moving an adj ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bank lending in India continues to remain rather circumspect despite a reduction of a full percentage point in policy rates this year. Lending rose 9.6% year-on-year until mid-June, compared with 19.1% a year ago. Loans to large corporates, home loans and loans to NBFCs continue to remain soft. Credit to large corporations has risen 1% in May compared to 7.1 % a year ago. Even home loans rose 9% compared to 38.7% a year ago, showed the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest data on sector ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has allowed realty firm M3M Group's plea for substitution of the provisionally attached property by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and R Mahadevan, however, said the substitution of the property would be subject to nine conditions as suggested by ED. "We have heard Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and considered the matter in detail. The petitione ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court has allowed realty firm M3M Group's plea for substitution of the provisionally attached property by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and R Mahadevan, however, said the substitution of the property would be subject to nine conditions as suggested by ED. Also Read | Starlink Free To Launch Services in India After IN-SPACe Grants Necessary Regulatory and Licensing Approvals: U ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday asked three private sector banks to improve their lending in priority sectors and key welfare schemes of the government. The chief minister met representatives from Axis, ICICI and HDFC banks at the Lok Seva Bhawan here and expressed disappointment with their persistent poor performance in implementing various welfare schemes in the state. He emphasised that banks play a crucial role in the government's poverty alleviation programmes and ...Read More >
Jaipur: Police in Didwana have stepped up their probe into a cross-border smuggling case in which they arrested two arms and drug smugglers on June 27 for supplying Austrian Glock and Chinese Norinco pistols. It has emerged that the case has links to a massive Rs 300-crore heroin consignment seized by Punjab's Amritsar police near the India-Pakistan border in Barmer on June 30. Canada-based Joben Kaler was identified as the main overseas handler of the heroin consignment. Didwana-Kuchaman police ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bank credit growth to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) continues to lose steam, even after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rolled back tighter risk-weight norms earlier this year to support the sector. Experts said NBFCs are increasingly turning to bond markets for cheaper and quicker funding, while stress in microfinance and unsecured business loans has made banks cautious. Data from the RBI showed that in May 2025, bank credit to NBFCs fell by 0.3% year-on-year (y-o-y) to ₹15.6 ...Read More >
Mr. Salim, a Bengaluru techie, faces hardship after a layoff, sparking debate about social security for India's middle class. Despite paying significant income tax, he received a minimal severance and feels abandoned by the government. His story highlights the vulnerability of salaried professionals and raises questions about the support system for those sustaining the economy.A Bengaluru-based tech professional, Salim (name changed), is at the center of an ongoing debate about the lack of socia ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Top metros recorded a YoY decline in housing sales for the second consecutive quarter during the current calendar year. Housing sales dropped by 20% in Q2 CY2025 at 96,285 units against 1,20,335 units in the same quarter last year (April-June CY2024), a report by property consultant Anarock said. The dip was 28% in the previous quarter Q1 (Jan-March) CY2025 over Q1 CY2024. However, housing sales marginally rose by 3% QoQ (Q1 vs Q2) this year (CY2025). The report released on Thursday sai ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar inaugurated Andhra Pradesh's first Super ECBC (Energy Conservation Building Code) compliant building at Sagar Nagar in Visakhapatnam on Friday. Terming it a landmark in sustainable infrastructure, he emphasised the government's commitment to energy efficiency and green design in public facilities. The facility will serve as a national-level training hub for power sector staff. He urged power utilities to expedite 20 lakh rooftop solar connecti ...Read More >
Mumbai: The board of IndusInd Bank has shortlisted three candidates for the role of managing director and chief executive officer - Rajiv Anand, deputy managing director at Axis Bank; Rahul Shukla, group head of commercial and rural banking at HDFC Bank; and Anup Saha, managing director of Bajaj Finance. With the Reserve Bank of India's June 30 deadline nearing, the board is unlikely to consider more contenders, people aware of the development said. The RBI had asked the board to submit three n ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) Realtors' body NAREDCO president G Hari Babu on Friday demanded that interest on home loans should come down to around 6 per cent to boost sales that have fallen during the first six months of this year across the top seven cities. He attributed the fall in housing sales to excess supply, sharp rises in prices of residential properties and global economic uncertainties. Real estate data analytics firm PropEquity has reported a 19 per cent drop in sales during the curren ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Alleging "serious irregularities and possible violation of SEBI rules" by the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC), BRS MLA and former minister T Harish Rao on Thursday asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India to initiate appropriate action against the corporation under the provisions of SEBI Act, 1992 and allied regulations. Harish also wanted SEBI to investigate the process of land mortgage and loan/NCD issuance by TGIIC. In a letter to SEBI chairm ...Read More >
Hyderabad: BRS senior leader T Harish Rao on Thursday urged Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to order an urgent investigation into serious irregularities and potential violations of SEBI regulations by the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) and the Government of Telangana. The BRS leader wrote a detailed letter to the SEBI Chairman. In the letter, Harish Rao raised strong objections over the mortgaging of 400 acres of land in the Kancha-Ga ...Read More >
Mumbai: Banks will have to innovate to get fresh deposits as lower interest rates will make it more difficult to attract new savers, said investment experts. Products such as fixed deposit-linked credit cards, sweep-in deposits and savings bank-linked home loans will have to be marketed more as younger savers will continue to move towards capital market products like short-term debt funds, while senior citizens will be increasingly more dependent on government savings schemes, said bankers and i ...Read More >
Mumbai: Banks have started to reduce lending rates, passing the benefit of the Reserve Bank of India's reduction of repo rate. This is expected to benefit home loan borrowers as well as small businesses, as most of these loans are linked to external benchmarks like the RBI's repo rate. Bank of Baroda and Punjab National Bank reduced repo-linked lending rate by 50 basis points each. Bank of Baroda's revised repo-linked lending rate (RLLR) now stands at 8.15% compared to 8.65%, while PNB's RLLR ...Read More >
Mumbai: Banks will have to innovate to get fresh deposits as lower interest rates will make it more difficult to attract new savers, said investment experts. Products such as fixed deposit-linked credit cards, sweep-in deposits and savings bank-linked home loans will have to be marketed more as younger savers will continue to move towards capital market products like short-term debt funds, while senior citizens will be increasingly more dependent on government savings schemes, said bankers and i ...Read More >
Pune: Hospitals in Pune have started reporting an increase in dengue cases among children following recent heavy rainfall and intermittent showers. Conditions are now ripe for mosquito breeding, experts said, as they warned citizens to ensure there's no waterlogging or stagnant pools near homes and offices. "Dengue is typically seen first in children as they often play outside," said Dr Sagar Lad, a senior neonatologist and pediatric intensivist at Jehangir Hospital and Sahyadri Hospital, Shastr ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The announcement by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday to cut the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.5% is likely to have far-reaching implications, particularly in tier-II cities like Bhubaneswar, where middle-income homebuyers stand to benefit from more accessible home loans, experts said.Amit Mamgain, director of a real estate firm, said that home loans with interest rates below 7.75% will make housing more affordable, especially in the mid-income and affordable housing segment ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has chosen to frontload its rate cuts, turning to support growth amid benign inflation prospects, according to a Crisil report, which expects one more repo rate cut this fiscal (FY26), and a pause after that. The global ratings agency also expects India's GDP at 6.5 per cent this fiscal, with risks on the downside due to US tariff hikes. Crisol listed some factors which are expected to help domestic growth hold up against globa ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has chosen to frontload its rate cuts, turning to support growth amid benign inflation prospects, according to a Crisil report, which expects one more repo rate cut this fiscal (FY26), and a pause after that. The global ratings agency also expects India's GDP at 6.5 per cent this fiscal, with risks on the downside due to US tariff hikes. Crisol listed some factors which are expected to help domestic growth hold up against global tariff risks. "Positi ...Read More >
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