Luxury housing rules the roost in price appreciation & demand in top 7 Indian cities

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The supply-demand and price appreciation for luxury housing in India’s top seven cities has continued to outpace the same for affordable segment, according to property consultant ANAROCK. Luxury homes (costing over Rs 1.5 crore) in Delhi NCR, Mumbai MMR, Kolkata, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai have risen 40% since 2022, while affordable housing…

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UK wage rise: Minimum pay raised for 2.7 million workers from April; businesses warn of higher cost pressures

[ad_1] File photo: Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Picture credit: AP) Millions of low-paid workers in the UK will receive a pay increase from April as the government confirmed new minimum wage rates ahead of Wednesday’s Budget. The hourly rate for over-21s will rise by 50p to £12.71, with 18–20-year-olds seeing an 85p jump to £10.85, and…

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Rs 11.5L: Sierra SUV back in new avatar

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Tata Motors fired fresh competition in SUV market with launch of Sierra at an aggressive entry price of Rs 11.5 lakh (ex-showroom), aiming to take on Hyundai Creta, Maruti’s Grand Vitara and Mahindra’s Thar and Scorpio-N.The Sierra is an iconic SUV nameplate of nineties that the company has revived almost after 25…

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Mining backlash: Kyrgyzstan detains China firm head; mining probe widens amid environmental damage claims

[ad_1] Kyrgyzstan has arrested the Chinese chief executive of a gold mining company accused of causing “large-scale” environmental damage, marking a sharp escalation in local scrutiny of Chinese investment in the Central Asian nation.The Chinese national, who heads Kemin Resource Group, was detained last Thursday for allegedly damaging thousands of square metres of land and…

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