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Real Estate Prices In Delhi-NCR Increase by 19%: Highest In India!
Delhi-NCR continues to dominate India’s real estate market, achieving record-breaking growth in both residential and commercial segments. According to Knight Frank India’s Q3 2025 Residential and Office Market Report (July–September 2025), home...

2 Chinese scam 'masterminds' owned London properties worth £107m including 10 'sky pool' flats
17:48, 14 Oct 2025 (Image: Victoria Jones/PA) The UK has sanctioned two Chinese men accused of running "industrial-scale" scams from south-east Asia, freezing assets including 19 London properties. Chen Zhi and Qiu Wei Ren were both added to the...

World News | Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar Meets Singapore Consul-General to Boost Urban Development, Investment Ties
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 14 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar met with Edgar Pang, Consul-General of Singapore, during his visit to Bengaluru on Tuesday. The two leaders discussed opportunities to strengthen...

Thatta Cement Strengthens Capital Base with Rs. 5.5 Billion Sukuk, expands into Pakistan’s Hospitality Sector by acquiring 28% share of Pakistan Services Limited (PSL)
Thatta Cement Company Limited (TCCL) has achieved a major milestone in its financial growth and diversification strategy with the successful completion of a PKR 5.5 billion Islamic Sukuk and a strategic acquisition in Pakistan’s hospitality sector...

Third try a charm? New gov't real estate regulations to roll out Wednesday
Published: 14 Oct. 2025, 17:15 Apartments across Seoul are seen on Oct. 14. [YONHAP] The government will announce a new set of real estate regulations on Wednesday — its third policy rollout in just four months under the Lee Jae Myung...

India News | Om Prakash Singh Takes Additional Charge as Haryana DGP Amidst Y Puran Kumar Death Probe
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], October 14 (ANI): IPS officer Om Prakash Singh took charge as the Haryana Director General of Police as he reached the police headquarters in Panchkula on Tuesday. OP Singh has been given additional charge as the...
Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar meets Singapore Consul-General to boost urban development, investment ties
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 14 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar met with Edgar Pang, Consul-General of Singapore, during his visit to Bengaluru on Tuesday. The two leaders discussed opportunities to strengthen...

China unlocks new loans to help lift property sector
BEIJING, China, Oct 14 — China has approved bank loans totaling 7 trillion yuan ($981.9 billion) for unfinished real estate projects through a State-coordinated “whitelist” mechanism designed to ensure the completion of stalled housing projects...

India’s young urban consumers lead global push for climate action and social equity: Ingka Group Report
Young, urban Indians are emerging as a powerful force driving climate action and social equity, with health and transparency — not cost — defining their sustainability choices. According to People & Planet Consumer Insights & Trends 2025, a global...
LVMH sales return to growth as China improves
By Tassilo Hummel and Mimosa Spencer PARIS -France's LVMH reported a 1% rise in third quarter sales on Tuesday, helped by improved demand in China, as the luxury goods industry grapples with a prolonged slump. It was the first quarter of slight...

Tariffs on wood products begin as talk of US-China trade war heats up
New Trump administration tariffs began today on imports of wood products like furniture, kitchen cabinets and lumber. The levies range from 10% to 50% as the administration looks to boost the domestic logging and furniture industries. Critics...

Fractional ownership & lifestyle living - The Gen Z real estate playbook
India’s real estate landscape is undergoing a generational shift as Gen Z investors enter the market with clarity, ambition, and a distinctly different set of expectations. Unlike previous generations, this cohort approaches property not just as a...

India's EV adoption at risk: Proposed building code changes restrict charging in basements
Proposed National Building Code amendments restricting EV charging in basements could hinder India's 2030 EV adoption target. India’s target of increasing the share of electric vehicles (EVs) to 30 per cent by 2030 may face a speed bump. Proposed...
What is Boost Ads? How Boost Ads Became the Best Google Ads Agency in India: A Success Story of Strategy and Innovation
VMPL New Delhi [India], October 14: Boost Ads is the best Google Ads agency in India, founded by Anaam Tiwary, who is recognized as the country's leading Google Ads expert. With over 15+ years of experience in PPC and performance marketing, Boost...
Brantford India Boosts Real Estate Growth with Smart Marketing Tools
Brantford India launches an integrated platform for developers, agents, and partners Automation and unified tools help streamline marketing and sales processes Platform supports growth across India’s fast-evolving real estate market Brantford...
China Focus: Global mayors discuss balancing heritage preservation, modernity in China's Dunhuang
LANZHOU, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- How can cities protect their priceless cultural heritage while navigating the demands of modern development? This question has brought mayors, diplomats and scholars from 10 countries to the ancient Silk Road hub of...

‘We are mapping India’s digital future,’ Rakesh Verma MD of MapmyIndia Mappls
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently publicly endorsed MapmyIndia’s indigenous navigation app called Mappls, praising its advanced features and usability. He announced that Indian Railways will soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...

Kolkata real estate: Housing sales grew 2% YoY to 4,374 units in Q3 2025: Report
Housing sales in the Kolkata real estate market grew to 4,374 units, a modest 2% YoY growth in Q3 2025, indicating a period of sustained stability and capital value appreciation in Kolkata, according to a Knight Frank report. Kolkata housing sales...

Thai-Indian Duo Arrested for $59K Gold-Buying Scam Targeting American
BANGKOK — Thai cybercrime police have arrested an Indian man and a Thai woman for operating a transnational fraud scheme that tricked an American citizen into transferring $59,350, which was then used to purchase gold in Thailand. Pol. Maj. Gen....

Thai Authorities Target Nominee Businesses on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan
SURAT THANI — Thai authorities have launched an investigation into nominee businesses—companies where Thai nationals hold assets on behalf of foreign owners—on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan in Surat Thani province, following concerns from local...