Budget 2026 for real estate: What FM Sitharaman can do for affordable housing – wishlist for reviving urban housing affordability

For the common man, this isn’t about chasing speculative gains—it’s about securing a stable home without overleveraging the future. By Raj KhoslaFor India’s urban middle class, owning a home remains the single largest financial aspiration—and increasingly, the most elusive one. Despite rising incomes, homeownership in cities is being squeezed by high land prices, escalating construction…

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‘Structural metal of world’s economic future’: Why Rich Dad Poor Dad author thinks silver is superior to gold; predicts $200 per ounce in 2026

Why Rich Dad Poor Dad author thinks silver is superior to gold (Picture credit: X/@theRealKiyosaki, Google Gemini) Financial author Robert Kiyosaki on Thursday took to X to highlight silver’s rising importance in the global economy, describing it as “superior” to gold in the Technology Age. In his post, Kiyosaki wrote, “Gold and silver have been…

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Asian stocks today: Markets climb as Trump eases EU tariff threats over Greenland; gold and silver fall

Asian stocks climbed Thursday following a relief rally in the United States after President Donald Trump stepped back from his threat to impose tariffs on several European countries over their opposition to a US takeover of Greenland. Safe-haven metals, including gold and silver, extended their losses.Asian markets were broadly higher, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rising…

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Operation Trashi-I: Day 5 sees fresh encounter in J&K’s Kishtwar; JeM terrorists holed up in dense forests | India News

. NEW DELHI: A fresh gunfight broke out on Thursday between security forces and holed-up terrorists during an ongoing search operation in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said.The operation, codenamed “Operation Trashi-I”, was launched in Sonnar village near Mandral-Singhpora in the Chatroo belt on Sunday. During the initial contact, three…

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Budget 2026 Expectations Live Updates: FM Sitharaman’s Budget in focus amidst Trump’s tariff threats; more income tax relief coming?

Budget 2026 Expectations Live: Key expectations of M&A sector “From an M&A taxation perspective, in cross border share swaps, many times employee stock options are also swapped. While share swaps done by way of tax neutral mergers enjoy a tax exemption, stock options do not enjoy similar exemption, which raises issues around taxability for employees…

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Donald Trump at WEF Davos: US President projects $600 billion in tariff revenue; claims bigger inflows next year

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States is set to receive around $600 billion in tariff revenue, adding that the figure is expected to be “much more than that” next year. Trump made the remarks while addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit…

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SC asks panel to decide fate of ‘Aravali Zoo Safari’ plan | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the central empowered committee (CEC) to decide the fate of the proposed mega ‘Aravali Zoo Safari Project’, which has been billed by Haryana govt to be the world’s biggest zoo-safari spread across 10,000 acres of afforested land in Gurgaon and Nuh districts in the eco-sensitive Aravali Hills.Haryana’s senior…

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