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New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said that all-India House Price Index (HPI) based on transaction-level data of 18 major cities increased by 3.6 per cent (on-year) in the first quarter of the current fiscal (Q1 FY26). The value of house price index registered a marginal increase in Q1 2025-26, with Nagpur, Chandigarh, Chennai and Kochi registering maximum increase over the last quarter. “All-India HPI increased by 3.6 per cent in Q1 2025-26 as compared to 7.6 per cent growth in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. On a sequential (QoQ) basis, all-India HPI increased…

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New Delhi: Driven by favourable policy moves, lower rates, and improving liquidity conditions, India’s domestic investment cycle, will rebound in corporate earnings in the second half of Financial Year 2026 noted a report by brokerage firm Antique Stock Broking. The report noted that “We continue to believe in the domestic investment theme and turn tactically positive on financials. Service exports like IT services and domestic consumption (staples) may continue to be a drag on growth.” The firm underscored that the ongoing capex momentum, coupled with policy support, is expected to provide a boost to investment-linked sectors even as traditional export…

Cooper: UK ‘stands ready to play our part’ in implementing Gaza peace planThe UK “stands ready to play our part” in implementing the Gaza peace plan, foreign secretary Yvette Cooper has said.Speaking to reporters at Hillsborough Castle, PA Media report she said: “Work will continue as nations across the world come together to support a just and lasting peace and security for Palestinians and Israelis alike. We have seen some of the images of relief and hope on the streets of Gaza and on the streets of Israel overnight, and all nations will want to make sure that that is…

President Donald Trump’s announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed the first phase of a ceasefire deal was widely welcomed Thursday by world leaders, the families of hostages and Palestinians who have endured more than two years of war.But huge questions remain about whether Trump’s 20-point plan can successfully resolve the long-term future of the Gaza Strip, with uncertainty over its directive for Hamas to disband as well as the governance of the shattered enclave.The plan, which was mediated by Qatar, Turkey and Egypt, will also need formal agreement at 5 p.m. local time Thursday (10 a.m. ET) by Israel’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Mikie Sherrill bashed President Donald Trump’s National Guard deployments to major American cities, saying that troops in the streets “makes people less safe.”Speaking during a gubernatorial debate against GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli on Wednesday night, Sherrill said that “military members should not be on our streets.””It makes people less safe, it makes people feel less safe,” she said.Asked how she would respond to Trump sending the National Guard to a New Jersey city and whether there were any circumstances in which she would support such a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump will undergo a routine medical exam on Friday during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the White House said.Trump will be visiting and meeting with troops at the hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.”On Friday morning, President Trump will visit Walter Reed Medical Center for a planned meeting and remarks with the troops,” Leavitt said in a statement. “While there, President Trump will stop by for his routine yearly checkup. He will then return to the White House.”Trump, 79, is also…

New Delhi: The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) serves as an important retirement savings plan for salaried individuals, helping them build a financial cushion for the future. Both employees and employers contribute 12 per cent of the employee’s salary to this fund every month. To keep track of your growing savings, it’s important to regularly check your EPF balance. For this, you’ll need an active Universal Account Number (UAN)  a unique ID mentioned on your salary slip that links all your PF accounts under one number. You can easily check your EPF balance online through the official EPFO portal. Here’s how…

Cabinet ministers have been told they will not be able to use the Treasury reserve to fund public sector pay rises and cannot access it unless there are exceptional circumstances.In the run-up to the budget, James Murray, the chief secretary to the Treasury, has written to ministers setting out a decision to clamp down on departments’ access to the reserve.Any secretaries of state seeking to draw from it will need to demonstrate to the Treasury how they have exhausted all cost-cutting options before their claim is considered.Murray told colleagues that “departments must take responsibility for managing pressures and making choices…

New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Wednesday that the RBI has conceptualised a Unified Market Interface (UMI) and work is underway to develop standards for customer onboarding on digital platforms. Addressing the Global Fintech Fest 2025 event here, Malhotra also said that the proposed “Unified Lending Interface (ULI) aims to enable the use of data for lenders to build alternative credit models just as UPI has done in the payment space”. He urged fintech firms to “design products and services that are easy to use, accessible for all, with assistive technologies, ensuring that the vulnerable…