Real estate investment trusts (REITs), that rent out office space, are set to expand the leasable area by 25-30% to 190-195 million square feet (MSF) by the next fiscal year.Based on Crisil Ratings’ analysis of five listed commercial office REITs, the expansion will be led by inorganic additions. 16 MSF of the expected 40-45 MSF…
Indian-American lawmakers in US urge diaspora to enter politics (ANI) NEW DELHI: Indian-American lawmakers in the US urged the diaspora to join politics to tackle the rise of “anti-Hindu, anti-Indian, anti-Desi hate”.Speaking at an event on Capitol Hill hosted by the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) on Tuesday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said…
Any acquisition would depend on ONGC obtaining a licence from US authorities permitting it to operate the two fields. (AI image) Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is reportedely in discussions with Venezuela’s state-owned oil producer PDVSA to purchase either a portion or all of its holdings in two oilfields located in the South American…
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Mariano Grossi confirms that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be inspected. The head of the UN’s nuclear agency signaled on Wednesday that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim deal between the United States and Iran, despite Tehran’s denial…
TMC MP accuses BJP of ‘imposing vegetarianism’. Photo credit: ANI, X Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien on Wednesday criticised the BJP over reports suggesting eggs could be removed from mid-day meals in West Bengal schools, alleging that such a move would deprive children of nutrition and amount to “imposing vegetarianism”.The controversy erupted after…
After losing her corporate marketing job in 2025, Southern California events producer Lauren Tetef decided to bet on a dream she had long imagined. Over several months, she saved about $24,000 through freelance work and transformed a vacant former Joann fabric store in Torrance, California, into Open House Creative Fest, a two-day event celebrating creativity…
Qatar eyes LNG output recovery within weeks, easing fears of wider Iran war energy shock Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has said the Gulf nation expects to restore normal liquefied natural gas (LNG) production within weeks, as signs of progress emerge in US-Iran peace negotiations aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz.QatarEnergy,…
BENGALURU: In a gruesome triple murder, a 24-year-old techie and her live-in partner allegedly stabbed the woman’s parents and younger sister to death inside the duo’s Seegehalli apartment in east Bengaluru Monday night before making a dramatic escape.Police said a dispute over the accused woman’s unpaid bank loans, which had reportedly crossed Rs 30 lakh,…
NEW DELHI: A Pune family court has ordred interim custody of a minor boy to his Singapore-based father, finding that the child’s welfare would be better served with him after the mother defied orders of both Singapore and Indian courts and repeatedly blocked the father’s access to the child.What was the dispute about?A Pune couple…
DMK slams Vijay govt over arrest attempt of Gen Z leader NEW DELHI: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi on Wednesday strongly condemned the Vijay-led government’s “attempt to arrest its Gen Z wing coordinator, Anbananthan Ariyappan, during a late-night operation at his residence.“The actions of the police under the TVK government, who allegedly entered…