Industrial and warehousing demand in India's top five commercial cities dropped to 6.2 million square feet in Q3 or the July-September period of 2023, as per a report released by real estate consultancy group Colliers India on October 20.

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ISRO has successfully launched the TV-D1 test vehicle in 2nd attempt at 10 am from Sriharikota at 10 am today. #GaganyaanMission

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#NewDelhi tops the list with an #AQI of 362, closely followed by Meerut at 358 and Hapur at 344.

Muzaffarnagar, Bulandshahr, and Faridabad also contend with extremely poor air quality, with AQI values of 326, 320, and 319, respectively.

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The Wall Street major #MorganStanley on 20 October upgraded India to "standout overweight", citing the relative economic & earnings growth is improving and the macro-stability setup looks sufficient to withstand the higher real rate environment., reported news agency PTI.

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RBI has given its nod for the appointment of industry veteran #AshokVaswani as the next CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank, the private's lender founder and director Uday Kotak said on October 21.

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England World Cup winner and Manchester United great #BobbyCharlton died at the age of 86, news agency AFP quoted a statement on behalf of the Charlton family as saying.

"It is with great sadness that we share the news that Sir Bobby passed peacefully in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was surrounded by his family," AFP quoted a statement on behalf of the Charlton family.

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#India has sent humanitarian aid to war-torn #Palestine.

An IAF C-17 flight carrying around 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief material for the people of Palestine on Sunday departed for Ei-Arish airport in Egypt.

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#MintCharts | A new report on “city systems” by Janaagraha, a Bengaluru-based non-profit, has shed light on the systemic gaps in India’s urban governance that make reforms sluggish and quality of life substandard.

One of the issues it raises is that of staffing: Indian cities run on staffing that's way less than global ones.

The #Maharashtra government has raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) on liquor served in various establishments, causing a slight increase in prices, as per reports.

Specifically, the VAT for permit room liquor service has been hiked by 5%, resulting in a new total rate of 10%, as per a GR issued on October 20, it added.

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According to estimates from the industry, after the introduction of the #VandeBharat train, there has been a sharp decline of 10–20% in air traffic and a reduction of 20–30% in airfare, said Shivraj Manaspure, chief PRO of Central Railway.

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#ParagDesai, the Executive Director of the Wagh Bakri Tea Group has passed away aged 49, as per multiple reports. He is survived by wife Vidisha and daughter Parisha.

Desai suffered a brain haemorrhage after reportedly falling while trying to escape chasing street dogs outside his house on October 15, the Ahmedabad Mirror reported.

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#PersonalFinance | Sebi banned investment advisers & research analysts from showing their past performance. On the other hand, Smallcase is not hiding their performance.

Some advisers & analysts have left the platform due to this reason while others are plain confused.

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#PersonalFinance | A #HomeLoan 🏡 is called a ‘good loan’ because it helps you acquire a tangible asset that can appreciate over the long term. It makes sense to buy a house if you plan to live in it.

Here's a look at the lowest home loan interest rates of some leading banks.

Israel has sharply criticized Swedish climate activist #GretaThunberg for her post voicing support for #Gaza.

#Israel noted that the victims of #Hamas' attacks could have been Thunberg's friends and asked her to speak up on the violence perpetrated by the terrorist organization.

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#Disney is said to finalise a multibillion dollar India deal with Ambani group, reported Bloomberg on Monday.

According to media reports, the US based media house was mulling over to sell its India assets. A month ago, Gautam Adani appeared as the frontrunner to grab the multi billion dollar entertainment deal. However, the deal was grabbed by #MukeshAmbani, according to the Bloomberg's report.

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#BishanSinghBedi, a former Indian cricket team captain and one of the most renowned spinners to have featured in the national team, died on October 23. He was aged 77.

The legendary Indian spinner had played 67 Test matches between 1967 and 1979, and has 266 wickets to his name. At the time of his retirement, he was India's leading wicket-taker in Test cricket.

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#ViratKohli’s 95 against New Zealand during the ongoing #ICCCricketWorldCup at Dharamshala on Sunday helped Disney+ Hotstar clock a record 4.3 crore concurrent viewers during the last few overs of the game.

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The air quality in the #Delhi-NCR region was recorded to be in 'very Poor' category, according to SAFAR-India.

A data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released on 22 October 4 at 4 pm showed that areas like Greater Noida, Faridabad, Delhi toped the list of cities with worst air quality all in ‘very poor’ category.

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The air quality in the Delhi-NCR region was on Monday morning recorded to be in 'very Poor' category, according to SAFAR-India.

A data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released on 22 October 4 at 4 pm showed that areas like Greater Noida, Faridabad, Delhi toped the list of cities with worst air quality all in ‘very poor’ category.

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#MintCharts | The Reserve Bank of India’s October Monetary Policy Report indicated that transmission on savings deposit rates is not yet complete.

Still, transmission during the current rate hiking cycle has been far better than past cycles thanks to the external benchmark regime.

This time, #reporate rose by 250 basis points (bps) versus 233 bps rise in interest rates on fresh deposits.

#SriLanka Cabinet approves issuing of free visas to India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand with immediate effect as a pilot project till 31 March, tweets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry.

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