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Six listed Indian REITs distribute ₹3,136 cr to unitholders in Q1FY27

August 17, 2026 admin

Six listed REITs manage more than 214 million square feet of Grade A office and retail space across India | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s six publicly listed Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have collectively distributed ₹3,136 crore to more than 4.85 lakh unitholders during the first quarter (Q1) FY27, according to the Indian REITs…

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Government to soon announce high-level panel on ‘Banking for Viksit Bharat’

August 17, 2026 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others during the inaugural session of the two-day ‘PSB Confluence’ (PSB Manthan) ideation conclave organized by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), in New Delhi | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday (August 17, 2026) said the government would soon constitute a high-level panel on ‘Banking…

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Stock markets decline in early trade amid rising crude oil prices

August 17, 2026 admin

Market results outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Monday (August 17, 2026) amid rising crude oil prices and persistent geopolitical tensions in West Asia. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 284.85 points to 77,717.05 during initial trading. The…

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Rupee falls 17 paise to 95.59 against U.S. dollar in early trade

August 17, 2026 admin

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The rupee depreciated 17 paise to 95.59 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Monday (August 17, 2026), as the overall risk-reward appears tilted towards weakness. Forex traders said investors’ sentiment turned cautious after the Reserve Bank of India on August 14 said that its swap facility…

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Convertible, portable?

August 16, 2026 admin

If you are likely to continually experience work-related relocation, then you must consider investing primarily in financial assets; buying land must be to park surplus cash, not to achieve life goal Source link

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Your portfolio without you – The Hindu

August 16, 2026 admin

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Imagine you are stranded in a desert with no broker’s app, no Internet. Buying/selling shares or mutual funds is out of the question. You can’t even check your investments. “So what?” you may ask. “It is only a matter of a few hours.” But what if you stay…

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Think before you don’t renew your policy!

August 16, 2026 admin

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos She was insured for 11 years with not a single hospitalisation claim but no premium discount in appreciation of a profitable customer was forthcoming. So, my friend did not renew her hospitalisation policy. Mistake. One because she did not have a fallback policy. But, more so because, in…

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The cost of unconditional cash transfers

August 16, 2026 admin

Women receive the Pongal gift items, along with 21,000 provided by the Tamil Nadu government in Madurai in January 2023 | Photo Credit: THANGARATHINAM N On August 1, the Delhi Chief Minister launched the Lakshmi Yojana which will provide eligible women with an Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) of ₹2,500 per month, fulfilling one of the…

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What do the latest White House allegations mean for India? | Explained

August 16, 2026 admin

The story so far: The U.S. has once again named India as a supposed transgressor of what it considers fair trade practices. This time, the White House has come out with a report, called ‘The Great Transhipment Scam’ in which it accuses about 40 countries, including India, of helping China evade U.S. tariffs. What is…

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Government sets LPG production targets for refiners; Reliance gets largest quota

August 16, 2026 admin

The government has for the first time fixed maximum cooking gas LPG production targets for individual public- and private-sector refineries and upstream companies, as it seeks to build a domestic supply buffer after the West Asia conflict exposed the country’s vulnerability to disruptions in imported cooking gas. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry, in an…

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