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India’s Office Market to Surpass 1 Billion Sq Ft: Report

NEW DELHI: A recent report by Knight Frank India indicates that India’s total office stock will exceed one billion square feet by Q3 2025. The report reveals that the cumulative office space in the top eight Indian cities was 993 million sq ft as of H1 2025. From less than 200 million sq ft in 2005, the office supply has experienced a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.6%, approaching one billion sq ft by 2025. Bengaluru currently leads with 229 million sq ft, representing 23% of India’s total office stock. It is followed by the National Capital Region (NCR)…

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Maharashtra CM Advocates Housing Near Metro Terminals

NAGPUR: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, while reviewing 30 key infrastructure projects across the state on Monday, advocated for housing initiatives near Metro corridor terminals to optimize land use and improve last-mile connectivity in urban planning. “Housing colonies should be developed next to Metro endpoints to truly leverage our transport infrastructure,” Fadnavis stated during a meeting at the state secretariat. “We have both the technology and resources. These projects should be completed within three years,” he emphasized. The meeting, part of an ongoing series in the Chief Minister’s War Room, involved top bureaucrats and district-level officials via videoconference. This was the…

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Aamir Khan Rents Four Apartments in Mumbai’s Pali Hill

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has signed a rental contract for four luxury apartments across two floors in a residential tower located in Mumbai’s upscale Pali Hill neighborhood. The agreements amount to a monthly rent of ₹24.5 lakh, with a total security deposit of ₹1.47 crore. The leave-and-license contracts were registered on May 20, 2025, with a five-year tenure from May 15, 2025, to May 14, 2030, and a lock-in period of 45 months for both parties. Each agreement will see an annual rent increase of 5%. According to documents obtained via Zapkey.com, each of the two floors commands a rent…

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Godrej Properties to launch biggest bond issue yet: Sources

MUMBAI: Godrej Properties, the real estate arm of India’s Godrej Industries, plans to enter the corporate bond market later this month with its largest issuance to date, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The company is expected to raise approximately 20 billion rupees ($230 million) by selling short-duration bonds with a maturity between three to five years, the sources revealed last week. “The firm may seek to enter the market following the central bank’s monetary policy decision this week, anticipating further easing of yields,” one source mentioned. All sources spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the…

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FIRs Launched to Combat Illegal Sand Mining in Maharashtra

PUNE: The state government has instructed district collectors and police commissioners to register FIRs and take strict criminal action against individuals engaged in unauthorized excavation, transport, and use of sand or other minor minerals. On July 17, the revenue and forest departments issued a circular that empowers officials to prosecute offenders under various laws, including the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code of 1966, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) of 2023, the Environment Protection Act of 1986, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act of 1957, and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. The circular also states that any…

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Angel One Founder’s Son Sells Mumbai Apartment for ₹52 Crore

Vinay Thakkar, part of the family of Dinesh Thakkar—the founder of Angel One, a well-known stockbroking and wealth management firm—has sold a high-end apartment in Andheri West, Mumbai, for Rs 52.48 crore. This 25th-floor apartment, boasting a RERA carpet area of 3,891 sq ft and an additional 409 sq ft of balcony space, is valued at an effective carpet area rate of Rs 1.4 lakh per sq ft. This positions it as one of the priciest residential transactions on a per sq ft basis. The sale, recorded on June 20, includes four exclusive car parking slots for the buyer, as…

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Mumbai Residents Worry About Builder-Committee Nexus in Redevelopment

Representative image created by AI Residents of a housing society in Khar were taken aback to discover that some members of the managing committee indulged in an all-expenses-paid trip to Bangkok, sponsored by a builder. The son of the society chairman, who runs a small software firm, secured contracts worth ₹6.5 crores, while his sister, a doctor, landed a high-ranking position at a hospital. Meanwhile, the secretary of another society, who owns a printing press, received a lucrative deal to print annual reports for a construction firm. In a society located in Vile Parle, a female committee member has taken…

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MahaRERA Offers Physical and Virtual Hearings After HC Order

PUNE: On Saturday, the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) announced that it provides both physical and virtual options for hearing complaints, allowing parties to appear in person upon request. This statement comes in light of a recent directive from the Bombay High Court urging MahaRERA to reinstate hybrid hearings, emphasizing that access to justice should encompass the option for physical presence. “We regularly offer physical hearings to those who choose this option. While virtual hearings are more favored, we ensure that no one is excluded from attending physically,” a senior official from MahaRERA stated to TOI. The court’s ruling…

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ED Files Extra Chargesheet on 1,700-Acre PMC-HDIL Lands

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has submitted a third supplementary chargesheet in the PMC Bank and Housing Development & Infrastructure Pvt Ltd (PMC-HDIL) loan fraud investigation. This chargesheet pertains to around 1,700 acres of land in the Sindhudurg district, which the agency has already attached and is seeking to have confiscated by the court. In the chargesheet, the ED alleges that Rakesh Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan, along with others, misused funds embezzled from PMC Bank to acquire agricultural land in the names of proxies, including their employees. Their intention was to sell this land at a profit for a proposed…