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SECTOR | 24 Sep 2026, 03:00PM

InvITs, Reits combined AUM seen doubling to 20 trillion by FY31: Icra

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Icra expects InvITs' AUM to rise to 13.5 trillion and Reits' AUM to 6.5 trillion by FY31, supported by infrastructure monetisation and new asset classes

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SECTOR | 23 Sep 2026, 07:19PM

Accenture leases over 560,000 sq ft office space in Bengaluru for 269 cr

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The five-year deal at Pritech Park SEZ includes renewal of an earlier lease for 441,000 sq ft and an additional 126,000 sq ft of office space

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SECTOR | 22 Sep 2026

Billionaire Chandru Raheja sells 1.49% stake in Mindspace REIT for 500 cr

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Billionaire Chandru Lachmandas Raheja has divested his holding in Mindspace Business Parks REIT by selling a 1.49 per cent stake for Rs 500 crore through a bulk deal on the BSE. After the stake sale, Mindspace Business Parks REIT were trading 0.18 per cent lower at Rs 504.05 a unit on Tuesday. Raheja, Chairman of real estate major K Raheja Corp, sold 99,00,990 units, representing a 1.49 per cent unitholding in the Mumbai-based REIT. The transaction was executed on Monday at an average price of Rs 505 per unit, taking the transaction value to Rs 499.99 crore, according to exchange data. Details of the buyers of Mindspace Business Parks REIT's units could not be identified from the exchange data. Raheja's latest transaction comes as the K Raheja Corp group continues to have a significant footprint in India's commercial real estate market, with brands such as Mindspace, Commerzone, Crossword Bookstores and Shoppers Stop. Mindspace Business Parks REIT, a Sebi-registered real estate .

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SECTOR | 21 Sep 2026

Vedanta Aluminium emerges as second-largest SEZ goods exporter

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It contributed $3.5 billion in exports in 2025-26, that translates to 6% of India's total SEZ goods exports, says the company

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SECTOR | 21 Sep 2026

India real estate transparency improves; reforms key to capitalising on AI, data centre wave: Report

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JLL's 2026 Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI) indicates two-thirds of tracked markets from 88 countries and territories have seen significant improvements in transparency

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SECTOR | 20 Sep 2026

ICAI, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams work on Reits to monetise land assets

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Chartered accountants' apex body ICAI is working with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTDs) to help monetise its land assets through real estate investment trusts, as well as ways to verify and value gold that is in the possession of the trust. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is also in advanced stages of preparing the updated accounting manual for TTD, the official custodian of the Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, and is considered the richest Hindu shrine in the world. An ICAI official on Sunday said the institute is working with TTD on various projects, including the accounting manual, setting up of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) and valuing its gold assets. REITs allow entities to monetise their real estate assets, and TTD has large parcels of land, mainly donated by devotees. On Saturday at a session here, ICAI President Prasanna Kumar D said its work for preparing the accounting manual for TTD is in the advanced stages of...

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SECTOR | 18 Sep 2026

Draft Cabinet note on rupee payment for SEZ services floated for inter-ministerial view

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Aims to remove forex rule that has cost SEZ-based MRO, IT, defence firms out of domestic contracts

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SECTOR | 18 Sep 2026

Tax planning with parents: 6 legal ways to reduce your tax outgo

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Rent to parents, insurance premiums, gifts: Your tax-planning checklist

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SECTOR | 17 Sep 2026

Beyond Traditional Equity: Where REITs, InvITs and International Funds Fit

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REITs, InvITs and international funds can diversify a portfolio, but their tax treatment, liquidity constraints and specialised risks require careful evaluation.

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SECTOR | 11 Sep 2026

Kotak Realty Fund to invest over 800 crore in 2 Gurugram projects

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Kotak Realty Fund invests 800 crore in two luxury housing projects by Smartworld Developers in Gurugram, deepening institutional capital flows into premium residential real estate

Realty rout! Index tanks 4.5% as rate hike bets spark risk-off mood

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