South of Gurugram has emerged as the city’s new frontier for development, with Sohna, Dwarka Expressway, Golf Course Road, Golf Course Extension Road and southern peripheral road (SPR) being the top five micro-markets which demonstrate potential, a report showed on Monday.

Out of total graded residential supply of 85,921 units in NCR, Gurugram including Sohna, has the highest supply share (73 per cent), across emerging micro-markets, according to a Colliers report.

Among those, Sohna leads the possibility of price appreciation tally with up to 1.6 times growth by 2030. While Golf Course Extension and SPR corridors cater to premium and upper-mid housing, Sohna is steadily evolving as a complementary hub with its own real estate momentum, shaped by affordable-to-upper mid housing, industrial estates and rapidly improving infrastructure, the report maintained.

The Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme, launched a decade ago, has become a grand success and the credit for raising awareness goes to Piyush Pandey — a Padma Shri recipient and architect of the Indian advertising — Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday.

Over a decade ago, on January 5, 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi entrusted “me with rollout of the ambitious UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) scheme to revolutionise India's energy consumption by promoting efficient lighting solutions,” Goyal posted on X social media platform.

“We focussed on reaching every household not just through policy, but through powerful messaging that touched hearts, and that's where Piyush Pandey stepped in,” said Goyal.

Federal Bank on Friday announced that its Board has approved the sale of a 9.99 per cent stake to an affiliate of US-based private equity firm Blackstone.

The deal, valued at Rs 6,196.5 crore, will be carried out through the issue of preferential equity shares and warrants, the bank said in a statement.

Under the agreement, 25 per cent of the warrant issue price will be paid at the time of subscription, while the remaining 75 per cent will be payable when the warrants are converted into equity shares.

Once the transaction is completed, Asia II Topco XIII Pte. Ltd., a Blackstone affiliate, will hold a 9.99 per cent stake in Federal Bank.

 A major cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover, the British car manufacturer owned by India’s Tata Motors, has cost the UK economy an estimated $2.55 billion (£1.9 billion), according to a report released on Wednesday by the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC).

The attack forced a six-week shutdown of JLR’s production, impacting thousands of suppliers and dealerships nationwide, marking it as the most expensive cyber event ever recorded in the UK.

More than 5,000 companies across the UK were affected by the incident, the report said.

Samsung Electronics Co. plans to use its in-house Exynos mobile processor in upcoming Galaxy S26 smartphone models, industry sources has said.

The company's System Large Scale Integration (LSI) division, a fabless unit that focuses on designing and developing advanced system-on-chip (SoC) products, has completed development of the latest Exynos 2600 chip and will supply it for parts of the Galaxy S26 series starting in November, according to the sources, reports news agency.

Exynos chipsets are designed and produced by Samsung Electronics' semiconductor business.

Riding on the stellar performance of the new iPhone 17 series, Apple is heading towards the $4 trillion market valuation, thus becoming the second-most valuable company after chip major Nvidia.

Apple shares surged to an all-time high at $262.9 on Monday (US time). This took the company to a market valuation of nearly $3.9 trillion.

Data from Counterpoint Research showed that the iPhone 17 series outperformed its predecessor in early sales globally, especially in key markets like China and the US.

Apple will report its quarterly earnings on October 30.

The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) on Saturday unveiled Global Tender Services (GTS) — a transformative step aimed at expanding the global footprint of Indian exporters, especially MSMEs.

Developed and managed by FIEO, GTS is now live on the Indian Trade Portal, India’s one-stop platform for trade-related intelligence and facilitation.

“Launching GTS on Dhanteras is symbolic of new beginnings and prosperity. This is not just a platform — it’s a gateway to the world for Indian exporters,” said Dr Ajay Sahai, Director General and CEO of FIEO.

Indian experts on Thursday shared some professional tips to capture diyas and candles beautifully on the iPhone 17 series, without blowing out the highlights this Diwali.

Photographer Bobby Roy said the Night Mode in iPhone 17 series is one of the best tools to achieve that.

“With 48MP HEIF MAX, try to bring out the fine textures of lights, and festive decor by using the best quality that the iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max provides. You can surely use the Portrait mode for that perfect for soft, cinematic moments and pooja portraits,” he advised.

Also, use the beautiful cinematic mode for great Diwali clips, like the lighting diyas and other such beautiful moments. Thanks to all the lenses have the photonic engine on the iPhone 17 Pro/ Pro Max, it handles low light effortlessly, keeping details and warmth intact, said the photographer.

Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it plans to offer shares to its employees under a new compensation program after the company was expected to have posted market-beating earnings in the third quarter.

The South Korean tech giant made the announcement to employees, noting that it will implement a performance stock units (PSU) program, under which workers will receive higher compensation depending on Samsung's stock performance, reports news agency.

The notice came after Samsung Electronics released an earnings guidance earlier in the day, suggesting it expects an operating profit of 12.1 trillion won ($8.5 billion) for the quarter ending in September, which would mark a 31.8 per cent spike from the 9.18 trillion won tallied a year earlier.

Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday estimated its third-quarter operating profit reached the highest level in more than three years, beating market expectations.

The world's biggest maker of memory chips expected an operating profit of 12.1 trillion won ($8.5 billion) for the quarter ending in September, up 31.8 per cent from 9.18 trillion won a year earlier, according to an earnings guidance released by Samsung Electronics, reports news agency.

It is the largest quarterly earnings since the second quarter of 2022, when the company posted a 14.1 trillion-won operating profit.

The third-quarter operating profit was 17.4 per cent higher than the average estimate from a survey.

Digital transactions contributed 99.8 per cent of India's retail payments in the first quarter of the current financial year (Q1FY26), with paper-based instruments (cheques) nearly obsolete, owing to policy push, infrastructure support, and deep fintech penetration, a report said on Monday.

Digital payments, led by Unified Payment Interface (UPI), Aadhaar-enabled payment system (AePS), Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), and others, dominate retail transactions, accounting for 92.6 per cent of payment value and 99.8 per cent of transaction volume as of the first quarter of the current fiscal (Q1 FY26).

"It highlights that rising internet penetration (from 60.7 per cent in March 2021 to 70.9 per cent in June 2025) and smartphone usage have accelerated this shift, enabling financial inclusion by bringing previously unbanked populations into the formal digital economy," CareEdge Analytics and Advisory said in its report.

LG Electronics, a leading home appliance manufacturer in South Korea, said on Monday that its third-quarter operating profit is estimated to have dropped more than 8 percent from a year earlier due to rising tariff costs.

Operating profit for the three months ended in September came to an estimated 688.9 billion won ($482.6 million), down 8.4 per cent from a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing, reports news agency.

Its revenue decreased 1.4 per cent on-year to 21.87 trillion won. The data for net income was not available.

The operating profit, however, beat market expectations as it was 13.9 per cent higher than the average estimate, according to a survey.

LG Electronics attributed the profit decline to rising tariff burdens, particularly stemming from changes in the U.S. trade policy.

In a fillip for ‘Make in India’ and the production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes, tech giant Apple has registered iPhone exports worth about $10 billion or more than Rs 88,500 crore from the country in the April-September period in the current financial year, according to industry estimates.

This is a 75 per cent growth in iPhone exports from India compared to the same period last fiscal (FY25), the estimates suggested.

“Made in Bharat. Trusted globally,” said IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a post on X on Wednesday.

As per industry data, Apple shipped iPhones worth $1.25 billion in September alone -- a massive surge from $490 million exports in the same month last year.

Led by domestic capital, institutional investments in the Indian real estate sector stood at $4.3 billion during the first nine months of 2025, a report showed on Tuesday.

The nine-months investment volumes remained above the average of $4 billion inflows in the January-September period of last five years, according to a Colliers India report.

The trend underscores ongoing investor confidence in the fundamentals of Indian economy and real estate market.

This also reflects the cautious investor approach amid prevailing global headwinds, trade frictions and other external volatilities.

Researchers at Nagaland University have developed a flexible supercapacitor device capable of powering next-generation wearable electronics, electric vehicles (EVs), and renewable energy systems, a breakthrough that has the potential to transform energy storage technologies in the country.

The research supported by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and funded by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), could help India reduce dependence on imported batteries while boosting clean energy and storage technologies under the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, said the researchers.

The share of 5G handsets in the smartphone shipments in India soared to 87 per cent during the first half of CY 2025, indicating the consumers are increasingly adopting the new technologies in the smartphone market, a new report has said.

According to the report from Counterpoint Research, India now stands at the 14th spot globally in terms of overall 5G share in total smartphone shipments.

The share of smartphone shipments in the Indian market was 47 per cent in the first half of 2023, when the country was in 40th spot. It went up rapidly in the first half of 2024.

5G smartphones have become mainstream, accounting for 71 per cent of overall global smartphone shipments in H1 2025, the report said.

Deal making activity involving India has touched a three-year high, with disclosed deal value reaching $109.9 billion in the first nine months of 2025, a new report said on Wednesday.

According to a report by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), this marks a 72 per cent increase compared to last year, making it the highest January–September total since 2022.

Target India M&A activity stood at $91.2 billion, up nearly 57 per cent year-on-year (YoY).

More than 6 lakh lost and stolen mobile handsets have been recovered on the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) Sanchar-Saathi initiative, the government said on Tuesday.

The ‘Block Your Lost/ Stolen Mobile Handset’ facility on the citizen-centric digital safety initiative has crossed a significant milestone, marking a significant outcome reinforcing the citizens’ trust in digital governance, according to Ministry of Communications.

Samsung Heavy Industries said on Monday it has partnered with India's Swan Defence and Heavy Industries to collaborate in shipbuilding and offshore engineering.

Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed earlier, the two companies will pursue cooperation in engineering, procurement and management of shipbuilding and offshore projects, Samsung Heavy said, reports news agency.

Swan Defence and Heavy Industries operates India's largest dry dock, capable of constructing very large crude carriers (VLCCs).

Samsung Heavy said the partnership will help it establish a foothold in India, with plans to gradually expand its business there.

Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate India’s fully indigenous 4G stack and more than 97,500 Swadeshi BSNL towers to bolster digital connectivity across the country.

This rollout will ensure 100 per cent 4G saturation nationwide, strengthening digital connectivity for every citizen, said the minister in a post on X.

“In a landmark moment for Bharat’s telecom sector, and celebrating 25 glorious years of BSNL, PM Modi will inaugurate India’s fully indigenous 4G stack and more than 97,500 Swadeshi BSNL towers across Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Assam, Gujarat and Bihar,” Scindia said.

Festive season 2025 is likely to generate up to 2 lakh jobs, of which 70 per cent are expected to be gig roles, particularly in tier 2 cities, according to a report on Thursday.

The report by NLB Services showed that India’s festive economy has traditionally been a major driver of consumer spending, and 2025 is marking a structural transformation in how seasonal demand is shaping employment models.

Global capability centre (GCC)-driven demand of office space in India rose 8 per cent in the first nine months this year, reaching 50.9 million square feet, a report showed on Thursday.

While Bengaluru continued to drive overall transaction volumes in the third quarter, Pune, Mumbai and Chennai, particularly witnessed high demand traction.

The three cities cumulatively accounted for more than half of the quarterly Grade A office space uptake. Notably, each of the three cities saw an annual demand growth of at least 40 per cent in Q3 2025, according to the report by Colliers.

Bengaluru retained its dominance with 14 million sq. ft. of leasing and 27 per cent share in the overall India office space demand.

The auspicious start of Navratri, amplified by the momentum from the GST 2.0 reforms, has infused strong positivity into the automobile market, with car dealers registering robust sales across the country.

The GST reforms have considerably brought down prices of passenger and commercial vehicles, in cheers for customers.

While Maruti Suzuki said its retail sales were likely to surpass 30,000 units on Day 1 of the rate rationalisation, Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) recorded nearly 11,000 dealer billings, its highest single-day performance in the last five years.

India continues to stand out as a promising country within the Asia Pacific’s (APAC) real estate investment landscape, attracting significant capital inflows of $3.0 billion in the first half of 2025 (H1 2025), a report said on Monday.

Foreign investments stood at $1.6 billion, accounting for around 52 per cent of the investment in the sector during H1.

"While the investment declined Year-on-Year (YoY), overall investor interest remained intact. The foreign capital continued to dominate overall investments; meanwhile, domestic capital deployment gained significant traction, surging 53 per cent YoY," Colliers said in a report.

Around 48 per cent of the real estate investments during H1 2025 came from domestic investors.

Shares of the Adani Group companies surged by up to 10 per cent on Friday following the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) clean chit into the allegations made by US short-seller Hindenburg Research.

As of 11 a.m., with a 7.99 per cent surge to Rs 655.45, Adani Total Gas Ltd. led the pack in terms of gains. Adani Power Ltd surged 7.02 per cent to Rs 675.65. While Adani Enterprises Ltd rose 3.68 per cent to settle at Rs 2,490.40, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd reached Rs 1,429.60, up 1.19 per cent. At Rs 1,007.85, Adani Green Energy Ltd. was up by 2.96 per cent.

Global Capability Centres (GCCs) acted as the major driver of India’s commercial real estate sector, with leasing projected to grow by 15–20 per cent over the next two years, said a report on Wednesday.

GCCs are projected to lease 60–65 million square feet of Grade A office space by 2027, according to a report by real estate services firm Colliers.

These centres have leased around 100 million square feet in India's top seven cities since 2021, accounting for 36 per cent of total office demand. Leasing activity by global corporates is expected to touch 28 million square feet by 2025, nearly doubling the 2021 figure, the report said.

India’s fitness tech sector has raised $989 million across 203 equity rounds till date, underscoring its steady expansion despite current cautious funding activity, a report said on Tuesday.

The fitness tech ecosystem currently comprises more than 600 active startups, of which 96 have secured equity funding.

"Over the last decade (2016–2025 YTD), annual funding grew from $24.2 million in 2016 to a record $387.9 million in 2021, before moderating to $48.3 million in 2024. Meanwhile, 2021 marked the most funded year," Tracxn said in a report.

In terms of top-funded startups, to date, Cult.fit remains the most funded startup in the sector with $666.6 million, followed by HealthifyMe with $145.3 million, while Ultrahuman has secured $54.9 million in funding.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has raised the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction limits for person-to-merchant (P2M) payments to up to Rs 10 lakh in 24 hours for specified categories, effective from Monday.

The move seeks to facilitate larger payments in key sectors and enhance digital adoption in high-value segments. The NPCI maintained the person-to-person (P2P) limit at Rs 1 lakh per day.

Earlier users often encountered restrictions, forcing them to split payments or revert to traditional methods like cheques or bank transfers.

Under the revised framework, capital market and insurance payments, the per-transaction limit has been hiked from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh, with a daily limit of Rs 10 lakh.

India's smartphone exports have crossed Rs 1 lakh crore in value in the first five months of FY26, setting a new record, according to industry estimates.

Even amid tariff and trade disputes with the US, India’s smartphone export figure represented a 55 per cent increase -- from Rs 64,500 crore during the same period last fiscal (FY25).

Tech giant Apple's contract manufacturers, Tata Electronics and Foxconn, made up nearly 75 per cent of outbound shipments, contributing over Rs 75,000 crore worth of exports, as per industry sources.

In a significant development, Adani Power Ltd (APL) has signed a 25-year power supply agreement with Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd (BSPGCL) to supply 2,400 megawatt (MW) of power to the state, the Adani Group's firm said on Saturday.

Under the agreement, the India's largest private sector thermal power generator would supply the proposed power from a greenfield ultra super critical plant to be set up at Pirpainti in Bhagalpur district of Bihar.

The development came after a Letter of Award (LoA) by BSPGCL to APL, on behalf of North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd (NBPDCL) and South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd (SBPDCL) in August.

The total number of mutual fund folios touched a record high of 24.89 crore in August, marking a 5.3 per cent jump over the first five months of FY26.

The growth rate has decelerated compared to the first five months of FY25, when folio count increased around 14 per cent, rising from 16.99 crore to 19.4 crore. The numbers don't represent individual investors, as one investor may hold multiple folios across various schemes.

Equity schemes accounted for the largest segment, totalling 17.32 crore folios, according to August data from the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI).

US software giant Oracle's Co-founder and CTO, Larry Ellison, has become the world's richest person, overtaking Tesla CEO Elon Musk, following a significant increase in his wealth due to the price surge of his company's shares.

Forbes’ real-time billionaire rankings show Ellison’s fortune increased by $101 billion, raising his total net worth to $395.7 billion after Oracle shares experienced a historic rally, surging 41 per cent on Wednesday on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) — marking the steepest increase since 1992. Musk's fortune has slipped after Tesla shares fell 14 per cent in 2025.

Electronic visa (e-visas) accounted for 82 per cent of all visa applications in India in 2025, up from 79 per cent in 2024, according to a report on Wednesday.

The report by Atlys, a visa processing platform, showcased the expanding list of countries offering Indians simplified digital entry options with detailed stay durations and validity terms.

The UAE, Vietnam, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Egypt emerged as the leading e-Visa destinations for Indians this year.

एक नई रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि भारत ने 2025 की पहली छमाही में 3.8 गीगावाट (GW) सौर ओपन-एक्सेस क्षमता और दूसरी तिमाही में 2.7 गीगावाट की वृद्धि की है।

मेरकॉम की एक रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, 2025 की दूसरी तिमाही में सौर ओपन-एक्सेस क्षमता वृद्धि में महाराष्ट्र शीर्ष पर रहा, जिसने कुल स्थापनाओं में 30 प्रतिशत से अधिक का योगदान दिया।

रिपोर्ट में संकेत दिया गया है कि 2024 की पहली छमाही में स्थापनाओं में वृद्धि की संभावना है क्योंकि ओपन-एक्सेस डेवलपर्स ने अनुमोदित मॉडलों और निर्माताओं की सूची को फिर से लागू करने से पहले परियोजनाओं की कमीशनिंग में तेजी लाई। 2025 की पहली छमाही में, परियोजना निष्पादन में थोड़ी गिरावट आई।

India added 3.8 gigawatts (GW) of solar open access capacity in the first half of 2025, and 2.7 GW in the second quarter alone, a new report has said.

Maharashtra topped solar open access capacity additions in Q2 2025, contributing over 30 per cent of total installations, according to a report from Mercom.

The report indicated that the installations in H1 2024 were skewed towards the upside as open access developers expedited project commissioning before the reimposition of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers. In H1 2025, project execution faced a slight decline.